PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank The (ranked 3399 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Bartosz Purzycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank The could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bartosz Purzycki's chin.

The
vs
Purzycki

190 cm
25
210
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
198
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Purzycki!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The forces Purzycki back against the cage and clinches.
Purzycki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Purzycki wants to break free but The has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Purzycki letting The take a breather here.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The just misses with a elbow thrown towards Purzycki's brow.
Purzycki takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Bartosz Purzycki has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purzycki blocks an elbow strike from The.
The dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Purzycki blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
Purzycki takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
The throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Purzycki avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The gets underhooks to prevent Purzycki's takedown attempt.
The gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Purzycki takes an elbow to the temple.

Purzycki is rocked!

That has opened up Bartosz Purzycki's cut even more.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Purzycki is still on wobbly legs! Can The finish him?
The has Purzycki pressed against the cage, preventing Purzycki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Purzycki avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The has Purzycki pressed against the cage, preventing Purzycki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The throws an elbow but it misses.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
Purzycki seems to have recovered his senses.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The lands an elbow just above Purzycki 's eye.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Purzycki looking to slow down the pace here.
Purzycki is pressed against the cage. The pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Purzycki! Two more big strikes from The and Purzycki crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hank The!