PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 17303 p4p, 842 weight class) and Carson West (ranked 16442 p4p, 780 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Szczęsny
vs
West

201 cm
32
223 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

186 cm
37
208 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Arcticus University: London

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Szczęsny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! West scrambles back to his feet.
West throws a low kick, looking for Szczęsny's leg but Szczęsny calmly moves out of range.
Szczęsny throws a poor cross that misses
and West counters with a three punch combo that has Szczęsny backing up. Szczęsny nods at West to acknowledge the strikes.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szczęsny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West scores with a hook.
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Szczęsny checks it well.
West throws out a leg kick but Szczęsny moves out of range and West only half commits.
West slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Szczęsny. Beautiful body shot.
West ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
As Szczęsny backs off West throws a huge counter combo but Szczęsny manages to avoid it all.
A solid leg kick lands there for West.
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!
Szczęsny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from West.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Szczęsny.
West plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szczęsny. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Szczęsny blocks the low kick.
Szczęsny connects with a crisp jab.
Szczęsny keeps West at a distance using the push kick.
Szczęsny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Szczęsny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szczęsny throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Szczęsny on the side of the head.
A punch combination from West misses.
West staying out of range there.
Szczęsny swings for the body but West moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West avoids a kick to the body.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczęsny looks for the body kick but West saw that one coming.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Szczęsny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from West finds it's way through Szczęsny's defenses.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Szczęsny misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from West.
A low kick from West is predictable there
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Krzysztof Szczęsny will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

West throws a head kick that misses.
Szczęsny is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by West.
West throws out a loose jab but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczęsny tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it.
Szczęsny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Szczęsny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before West can pounce on him.
Szczęsny jabs at West's body.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krzysztof Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczęsny looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West cracks Szczęsny with an open hand slap.
West has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Szczęsny finds it's way round the side to connect with West's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

West is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from West - that will leave a mark!
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczęsny finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny misses the jab.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Szczęsny.
West looks for the body kick but Szczęsny saw that one coming.
West throws a series of strikes that have Szczęsny backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Szczęsny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by West as he checks the leg kick.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.

West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
West tries a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks it.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczęsny lands with a light punch inside.

Szczęsny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szczęsny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
West misses with an attempted mid kick.
Szczęsny throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from West tenderised Szczęsny's leg. Szczęsny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szczęsny swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick that misses.
West throws a quick inside leg kick.
Szczęsny moves away from the strike by West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from West.
Szczęsny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczęsny.
A big left from West misses.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Szczęsny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
West takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczęsny connects with a single shot there.
Szczęsny takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by West.
West throws out a leg kick but Szczęsny moves out of range and West only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Szczęsny blocks a low kick nicely.
Szczęsny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
West shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Szczęsny is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szczęsny. Szczęsny obviously looking to wear him down.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
West wants to counter the offense by Szczęsny and move into the clinch position.
Szczęsny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Szczęsny checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
West slips under a jab from Szczęsny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szczęsny.
West misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
Szczęsny throws a jab when West was well out of range.
Szczęsny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny slips a straight right by West.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczęsny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as West blocks the low kick.
Szczęsny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
West throws a leg kick but Szczęsny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Szczęsny fires out a quick counter leg kick but West just manages to avoid it.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczęsny catches West with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Szczęsny throws a push kick but West slaps the foot to one side.
Szczęsny looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Szczęsny throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczęsny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
West misses with a straight left.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
West will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
West scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West feints a jab promting Szczęsny to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Szczęsny slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the strikes.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczęsny misses with an uppercut
and West counters with a three punch combo that has Szczęsny backing up. Szczęsny nods at West to acknowledge the strikes.
Szczęsny misses with a double jab.
West wants to clinch but Szczęsny slips to the side
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carson West.
Well West has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.