PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 2950 p4p, 149 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 2856 p4p, 145 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jedrzejczyk
vs
Fortytwo

168 cm
27
147 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

222 cm
23
142 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Vegan Gains
Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortytwo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk wants to slow Fortytwo down by chopping away at his legs.
Fortytwo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortytwo moves out of range of the body kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jedrzejczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fortytwo connects with the punch.
Fortytwo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortytwo misses with a wild body shot.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortytwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortytwo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jedrzejczyk is able to avoid easily.
Fortytwo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body punch but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk 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.
Fortytwo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortytwo lands with a nice body punch.
Fortytwo throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk cracks the inside of Fortytwo's front leg.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jedrzejczyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fortytwo checks a low kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk tries to score with a low kick but Fortytwo moves his leg out of the way.
Jedrzejczyk ducks under a wild hook from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk staying out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick that misses
and Fortytwo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fortytwo throws out a powerful jab.
Fortytwo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortytwo. Jedrzejczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortytwo avoids the head kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk looks for the body kick but Fortytwo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jedrzejczyk gets tackled into the cage by Fortytwo. Fortytwo maintains the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk working aggressively here.
Jedrzejczyk pushes off an throws an elbow but Fortytwo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fortytwo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortytwo has double underhooks.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an elbow over the top.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but it misses.

Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortytwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortytwo.
One Fortytwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortytwo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fortytwo scores with a nice right hand.
Jedrzejczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortytwo connects with a body shot that sends Jedrzejczyk's belly button to the back.
Jedrzejczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jedrzejczyk slips under a jab.
Jedrzejczyk throwing a counter right hand but Fortytwo manages to avoid it.
Fortytwo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortytwo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortytwo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Fortytwo misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a looping overhand right but Fortytwo ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Fortytwo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jedrzejczyk tries to move into range but Fortytwo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fortytwo!
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick
and Fortytwo counters with a straight right hand.
Jedrzejczyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Fortytwo.

Fortytwo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fortytwo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jedrzejczyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fortytwo clinches up with Jedrzejczyk and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortytwo lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortytwo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
Fortytwo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jedrzejczyk controls his hands.
Fortytwo lands a nice uppercut.
Fortytwo lands an uppercut.
Fortytwo landing knees to the head.
Fortytwo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jedrzejczyk controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortytwo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jedrzejczyk's face.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortytwo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortytwo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Fortytwo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jedrzejczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo slips under a jab.
Fortytwo tries to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk shakes him off and moves away.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortytwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortytwo lands with a cross.
Fortytwo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Fortytwo finds it's way through Jedrzejczyk's defenses.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a left hand
and Fortytwo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortytwo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jedrzejczyk.
One Fortytwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Fortytwo counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortytwo cracks the inside of Jedrzejczyk's front leg.
Jedrzejczyk ducks under a wild hook from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo thuds a left hand into Jedrzejczyk's body.
Fortytwo scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortytwo throws a leg kick which misses Jedrzejczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Jedrzejczyk tries to avoid it.
Fortytwo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Jedrzejczyk misses
and Fortytwo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortytwo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jedrzejczyks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fortytwo throws a body punch but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Fortytwo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fortytwo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jedrzejczyk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jedrzejczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fortytwo defending well as Jedrzejczyk loads up on a big left hand.
Fortytwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fortytwo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jedrzejczyk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fortytwo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortytwo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo avoids the head kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jedrzejczyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jedrzejczyk checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Jedrzejczyk misses
and Fortytwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick
and Fortytwo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fortytwo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fortytwo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fortytwo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fortytwo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jedrzejczyk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortytwo wants to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk pushes him away.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick but Fortytwo checks it.
Fortytwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jedrzejczyk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fortytwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Fortytwo finds it's target.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Fortytwo strikes.
Fortytwo lands a head shot.
Fortytwo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jedrzejczyk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fortytwo jabs Jedrzejczyk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fortytwo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jedrzejczyk's sensitive parts.
Jedrzejczyk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jedrzejczyk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Fortytwo moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws the kick towards the body but Fortytwo avoids it.
Fortytwo lands with a kick to the temple. Jedrzejczyk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortytwo scores with a shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a push kick but Fortytwo slaps the foot to one side.
Fortytwo throws a series of punches but Jedrzejczyk avoids them all with ease.
Jedrzejczyk throwing a counter right hand but Fortytwo manages to avoid it.
Fortytwo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fortytwo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortytwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortytwo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a front kick but Fortytwo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortytwo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortytwo lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Fortytwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jedrzejczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fortytwo misses with a kick to the body.
Fortytwo throws a push kick but Jedrzejczyk slaps the foot to one side.
Fortytwo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jedrzejczyk. Jedrzejczyk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice looking body kick.
Fortytwo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Fortytwo drives through and clinches with Jedrzejczyk against the cage.

Jedrzejczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fortytwo takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortytwo scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortytwo misses with a knee to the head.
Fortytwo scores with a knee to the head.
Fortytwo dodges an elbow strike from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jedrzejczyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fortytwo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fortytwo's defenses.
Fortytwo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jedrzejczyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fortytwo looking to throw knees to the head but Jedrzejczyk is blocking nicely.
Fortytwo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortytwo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fortytwo blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an elbow strike.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow that misses.
Jedrzejczyk prevents a body shot from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jedrzejczyk blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortytwo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk prevents a body shot from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fortytwo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortytwo misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortytwo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jedrzejczyk has a couple of punches blocked by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jedrzejczyk or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jedrzejczyk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortytwo's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortytwo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortytwo lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jedrzejczyk lands a shot to the body.
Fortytwo blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Fortytwo.
A right hand to the body from Fortytwo.
Still in the clinch, Fortytwo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortytwo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jedrzejczyk's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but misses.
Fortytwo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jedrzejczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Fortytwo with a knee to the head.
Fortytwo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortytwo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jedrzejczyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk tries to break the clinch but Fortytwo is controlling the position.
Fortytwo lands an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortytwo lands a nice shot to the body.
One Fortytwo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jedrzejczyk fails to land.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the body.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jedrzejczyk is rocked!

It looks like Jan Jedrzejczyk has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jedrzejczyk.
Oh Jedrzejczyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but misses.
Jedrzejczyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Jedrzejczyk tries to throw a body punch but Fortytwo avoids it by throwing Jedrzejczyk back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortytwo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fortytwo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jedrzejczyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jedrzejczyk lands an elbow that stopped Fortytwo in his tracks for a moment.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jedrzejczyk blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortytwo throws a knee to the head but misses.
One Fortytwo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortytwo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
One Fortytwo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortytwo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Fortytwo!
One Fortytwo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.