PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Skrzek (ranked 6080 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Huxy (ranked 4608 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrzek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kękę - Presja. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Skrzek
vs
Huxy

173 cm
18
171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcin Skrzek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Huxy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huxy moves into range and clinches up with Skrzek.

Skrzek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skrzek lands a nice looking body shot.
Skrzek misses with a body kick.

Skrzek clinches with his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Skrzek has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Skrzek breaks from the clinch.

Skrzek instigates a clinch.

Skrzek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huxy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huxy misses with a body shot.
Marcin Skrzek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxy misses with a series of wild punches.
Skrzek looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Huxy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skrzek, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Skrzek moves into range and clinches up with Huxy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Skrzek breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huxy closes the distance and clinches.
Huxy fails to pull guard.
Skrzek prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Skrzek forces Huxy back against the cage and clinches.

Skrzek breaks from the clinch.

Skrzek closes the distance and clinches.

Skrzek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrzek.
Skrzek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Huxy.

Huxy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Skrzek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Skrzek has Huxy up against the cage in a clinch.
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!

Skrzek breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Skrzek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huxy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrzek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Skrzek breaks the clinch.

Huxy closes the distance and pushes Skrzek back into the cage.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skrzek obliges.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Skrzek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Huxy duly obliges.

It looks like Marcin Skrzek has been cut.

Skrzek rushes Huxy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Skrzek closes the distance and clinches.

Huxy pulls guard.
Huxy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Huxy is still trying to improve position.
Huxy trying to keep a closed guard but Skrzek is proving a slippery customer.
Huxy looks winded!
Skrzek is standing up over Huxy. Huxy looks to escape but Skrzek dives into side control.

Skrzek decides to stand back up. Skrzek steps back and let's Huxy get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huxy rushes Skrzek and presses him up against the cage.

Skrzek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrzek.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Skrzek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Huxy manages to break the clinch.
Huxy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrzek misses with a head kick.

Skrzek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Skrzek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Skrzek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Skrzek misses with a double jab.
Huxy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Huxy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skrzek lands a shot to the body.

Huxy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skrzek scores with a one two! Huxy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Tom Huxy has been cut.

Huxy has closed the distance and engaged Skrzek in a clinch.

Skrzek manages to break the clinch.
Skrzek is looking to clinch.

Huxy rushes Skrzek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huxy goes for a takedown attempt but Skrzek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Skrzek breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzek dodges the punch combination from Huxy.
Huxy is breathing heavily.
Huxy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skrzek has managed to clinch.

Huxy breaks from the clinch.
Skrzek steps in with a hook that catches Huxy right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Skrzek follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Huxy looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Skrzek!
Marcin Skrzek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.