PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 17659 p4p, 823 weight class) and Carson West (ranked 16792 p4p, 836 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Szczęsny
vs
West

201 cm
30
223 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

186 cm
36
208 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the nose.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szczęsny. That did some damage!
Donk. West catches Szczęsny right on the button with a cross.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szczęsny's calf.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Szczęsny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West thuds his right hand into Szczęsny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szczęsny.
West throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice uppercut there from West.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szczęsny.
West misses with a head kick.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Szczęsny takes an elbow to the temple.
Szczęsny blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by West.
A left hand lands to the body for Szczęsny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny works on West's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
Szczęsny can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West takes a shot to the head.
Szczęsny misses with the head strike.
Szczęsny tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
Szczęsny can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Szczęsny tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Szczęsny back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Szczęsny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny dodges an elbow strike from West.

Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
West misses the shot to the body.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West cracks a nice hook into Szczęsny's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Szczęsny finds it's way through West's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczęsny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

West has Szczęsny up against the ropes in a clinch.
Szczęsny digs a right hand underneath West's ribcage. West let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.

West instigates a clinch.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szczęsny is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Szczęsny lands a body shot.

Szczęsny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West blocks the body kick.
West unleashes a big counter combination but Szczęsny bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
West wants to slow Szczęsny down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Szczęsny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Szczęsny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
West scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Szczęsny throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Szczęsny misses
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
Szczęsny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Carson West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczęsny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a predictable looking body shot
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
West misses with a knee to the head.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with a head kick.
West has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West lands a right hook to the body.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczęsny throws out the jab.
West throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
Szczęsny swings for the body but West moves out of range.
A low kick from West misses
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a head kick.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good shot there by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
Szczęsny looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
A head kick misses from West.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick
and West counters with a slapping leg kick.
Szczęsny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by West.
Szczęsny is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Szczęsny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

West gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throws an elbow that misses.
West blocks a body shot from Szczęsny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carson West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Szczęsny loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
Szczęsny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szczęsny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Szczęsny misses.
As Szczęsny backs off West throws a huge counter combo but Szczęsny manages to avoid it all.
Szczęsny is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
West throws a nice looking combination but Szczęsny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West misses with a combination
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
West connects with a solid leg kick.
West misses with a low kick.
Szczęsny is looking to counter punch.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczęsny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a few strikes there.
West ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Szczęsny.
Nice cross by West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
West lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Szczęsny connects with the punch.
A jab from West does it's job there.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Szczęsny tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it.
West throws a right hand that Szczęsny ducks under and follows up with a left that Szczęsny also avoids with ease.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
West misses with the combination.
Szczęsny slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Szczęsny.
West misses with a leg kick
and Szczęsny counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Szczęsny finds it's target.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West feints and then cracks Szczęsny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szczęsny down.

West walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Szczęsny rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but West has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

West is rocked!
West looks to throw the jab but Szczęsny is out of range.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczęsny finish him?
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szczęsny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
West tried to score with a low kick but Szczęsny checks it.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.
West throws out a leg kick but Szczęsny moves out of range and West only half commits.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from West does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Szczęsny. That's going to slow West down.
Szczęsny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Szczęsny takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szczęsny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.
Szczęsny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny misses with a hook.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Szczęsny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Szczęsny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
West misses with a looping right.
Krzysztof Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
West moves out of range of the body kick from Szczęsny.
West throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
West throws a solid leg kick but Szczęsny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at West.
A punch combination from West misses.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Szczęsny back to the ropes. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny misses with a leg kick.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szczęsny throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
Szczęsny throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
West looking to land some kicks to the body here.

West instigates a clinch.
Szczęsny managing to block the knees to the body from West.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny motions for West to come forward. Szczęsny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Good standup being displayed there by Szczęsny as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for West.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Szczęsny throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
West misses with a hook.
West throws a leg kick but Szczęsny checks it.
Szczęsny thinks about countering with a body kick.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
West thumps Szczęsny with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Carson West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krzysztof Szczęsny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks.
West connects with a solid leg kick.
Szczęsny misses with a series of wild punches.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West slips a straight right by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West works the jab nicely.

West has closed the distance and engaged Szczęsny in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body.
Szczęsny digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.

Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
West is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.

West pushes Szczęsny up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Szczęsny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Szczęsny tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Szczęsny back against the ropes.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczęsny delivers a nice body kick.

Szczęsny scores a knockdown with a big right hand! West beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
West walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! West is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny retains his light heavyweight title!
Krzysztof Szczęsny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.