PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Misalooba (ranked 7566 p4p, 626 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz (ranked 23658 p4p, 754 weight class). Misalooba comes to the cage accompanied by Beyond the Black. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Misalooba
vs
Szczepaniakiwicz

183 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

181 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Didier Misalooba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misalooba avoids the head kick by Szczepaniakiwicz.
Szczepaniakiwicz is looking to clinch but Misalooba is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczepaniakiwicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Misalooba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Szczepaniakiwicz clinches with his opponent.
Szczepaniakiwicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Misalooba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczepaniakiwicz blocks an elbow strike from Misalooba.

Szczepaniakiwicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Szczepaniakiwicz tries to keep at a distance but Misalooba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misalooba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczepaniakiwicz misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Szczepaniakiwicz.
Szczepaniakiwicz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Misalooba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misalooba misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misalooba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Misalooba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Misalooba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Szczepaniakiwicz keeps control of Misalooba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Szczepaniakiwicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczepaniakiwicz.

Misalooba breaks from the clinch.
Misalooba cracks Szczepaniakiwicz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz has been cut.
Szczepaniakiwicz scores with a head kick.

Szczepaniakiwicz gets tackled into the cage by Misalooba. Misalooba maintains the clinch.
Szczepaniakiwicz working aggressively here.
Szczepaniakiwicz throws a head punch that misses.
Misalooba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Misalooba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misalooba blocks a head kick by Szczepaniakiwicz.
Szczepaniakiwicz misses with a head kick.
Szczepaniakiwicz doesn't manage to clinch there - Misalooba circles away.
Szczepaniakiwicz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misalooba blocks a head kick by Szczepaniakiwicz.
Szczepaniakiwicz throws a nice head kick!
Misalooba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Szczepaniakiwicz throws a sloppy head kick
and Misalooba scores with a counter punch that sends Szczepaniakiwicz to the canvas! Misalooba smells blood - he's punishing Szczepaniakiwicz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Szczepaniakiwicz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Didier Misalooba!
Didier Misalooba made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.