PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 646 p4p, 76 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 525 p4p, 67 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Panikov's choice of entrance music: Fighters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pietrzak
vs
Panikov

171 cm
43
152 lbs
48 - 23 - 1

160 cm
36
145 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov misses with a hook.
Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panikov.
Pietrzak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Pietrzak catches Panikov right on the button with a cross.
Panikov misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Panikov is looking to chop away at Pietrzak's legs.
Panikov avoids the body shot from Pietrzak.
Panikov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Panikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pietrzak throws a lazy body kick
and Panikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pietrzak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pietrzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pietrzak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietrzak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Panikov.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Panikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Pietrzak counters with a stiff right hand.
Panikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pietrzak lands with an uppercut that bounces Panikov off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Panikov.
Pietrzak jabs at Panikov's body.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pietrzak connects with a single shot there.
Panikov scores with a shot to the body.
Panikov missing with a left hand there. Pietrzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pietrzak misses with a looping right.
Panikov moves out of range as Pietrzak strikes.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Panikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergey Panikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panikov catches Pietrzak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Panikov staying out of range there.
Panikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
It seemed like Panikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pietrzak dips to his left and cracks Panikov with an uppercut!
Pietrzak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietrzak looks to land a combination but Panikov avoids it well.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown but Panikov shows good takedown defense.
Pietrzak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panikov misses with a two punch combination.
Pietrzak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pietrzak slips a straight right by Panikov.
Panikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Panikov misses.
Pietrzak slips under a jab.
Pietrzak lands a nice hook to Panikov's body. Panikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov throws out a loose jab but Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid it.

Panikov forces Pietrzak back against the cage and clinches.
Pietrzak misses with some punches.
Pietrzak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Pietrzak.
Panikov lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Panikov as the two fighters clinch.
Panikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pietrzak backwards.
Panikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pietrzak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panikov blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Pietrzak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov works on Pietrzak's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panikov.
Pietrzak looking for a takedown.
Panikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pietrzak fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pietrzak or not.
Pietrzak lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries a knee to the head but Panikov blocks it.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pietrzak blocks an uppercut.
Pietrzak tries to stall but Panikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pietrzak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Panikov lands a shot to the body.
Pietrzak is breathing heavily.
Panikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Pietrzak misses with some punches.
Panikov digs a right hand underneath Pietrzak's ribcage. Pietrzak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panikov has Pietrzak pushed against the cage.
Panikov lands a right hand.
Panikov keeps control of Pietrzak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panikov lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak is trying to force a seperation but Panikov has the dominant position.
Panikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Pietrzak backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Panikov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Panikov lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pietrzak falls backwards - clearly groggy! Panikov dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Panikov!
An intense looking Sergey Panikov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.