PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 769 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 97 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mikhasevich
vs
Wojcik

180 cm
33
187
27 - 19 - 0

177 cm
33
197
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mikhasevich is predictable there
and Wojcik counters with a straight right hand.
Wojcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wojcik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mikhasevich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wojcik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wojcik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Wojcik misses with a body shot
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mikhasevich lands a glancing blow to the side of Wojcik's head.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws the kick towards the body but Wojcik avoids it.
Mikhasevich throws out a loose jab but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhasevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wojcik blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mikhasevich throws a leg kick
and Wojcik counters with a straight right hand.
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick that misses.
Mikhasevich throws a low kick but Wojcik avoids it.
Mikhasevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojcik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wojcik tests Mikhasevich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wojcik just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik swings for the body but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich misses with a low kick.
Mikhasevich is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mikhasevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mikhasevich thows a leg kick but Wojcik checks it
letting Wojcik counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojcik.
Wojcik throws out a counter right but Mikhasevich avoids it with no problem.
Mikhasevich jabs Wojcik right on the nose. Wojcik blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich misses with a low kick.
Mikhasevich throws a low kick but Wojcik avoids it.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick that misses
and Wojcik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik throws an off balance right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a thumping low kick.
Wojcik throws a combination that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Mikhasevich throws an overhand right that lands on Wojcik's shoulder, as Wojcik tries to avoid the shot.
Mikhasevich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich connects with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich works the jab nicely.
Wojcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mikhasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Mikhasevich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Wojcik.
Mikhasevich throws a series of punches but Wojcik moves out of range.
Mikhasevich thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mikhasevich connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhasevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wojcik doesn't seem bothered though.
Mikhasevich with a jab.
Mikhasevich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wojcik looks to land a left hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range nicely.
Wojcik just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikhasevich throws a sloppy head kick
and Wojcik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wojcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mikhasevich tests Wojcik's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That has opened up Ryszard Wojcik's cut even more.
Wojcik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mikhasevich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wojcik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wojcik swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Mikhasevich throws a big shot that misses.
Wojcik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wojcik ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands with a right hand.
Mikhasevich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wojcik throws a counter combo.
Mikhasevich misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Wojcik.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Wojcik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wojcik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook.
Wojcik misses with a straight right.
Mikhasevich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wojcik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mikhasevich scrambles back to his feet.
Mikhasevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wojcik can do to turn this around?
Mikhasevich with the inside leg kick.
Wojcik tries to bum rush Mikhasevich with a series of wild strikes but Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wojcik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojcik connects with a body shot that sends Mikhasevich's belly button to the back.
Wojcik misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wojcik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wojcik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Wojcik misses.
Mikhasevich misses with a right hand
and Wojcik counters with a straight right hand.
Wojcik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Wojcik avoids the punch easily.
Wojcik scores with a one two! Mikhasevich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mikhasevich connects with a crisp jab.
Wojcik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mikhasevich.
Gennady Mikhasevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikhasevich connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a good low kick that Wojcik was not able to check.
Mikhasevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wojcik throws a combination that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Wojcik is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Wojcik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikhasevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojcik.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Wojcik manages to avoid it.
Wojcik tries to move into range but Mikhasevich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wojcik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wojcik looks to land a left hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Mikhasevich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wojcik might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mikhasevich has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch combination from Wojcik misses.
Mikhasevich seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wojcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wojcik throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhasevich's shoulder, as Mikhasevich tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with a right hand
and Wojcik counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich misses with a right hand
enabling Wojcik to counter with a crisp jab.
Wojcik throws a body punch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wojcik misses with a looping left.
Wojcik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Wojcik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Wojcik.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikhasevich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wojcik. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gennady Mikhasevich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
That's time! Mikhasevich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Wojcik misses with a body punch
and Wojcik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikhasevich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wojcik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws an off balance right hand
and Wojcik counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wojcik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mikhasevich counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The cut above Ryszard Wojcik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mikhasevich misses with a left hand
and Wojcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojcik. Mikhasevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wojcik lands an overhand right.
Mikhasevich throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik connects with a single shot there.
Mikhasevich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojcik's sensitive parts.
Wojcik moves into range and connects with a jab.

Mikhasevich is rocked!
Wojcik throws a monster overhand right that drops Mikhasevich! Wojcik follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Wojcik!