PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 987 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Mike Bard (ranked 149 p4p, 225 weight class). Wieczorek comes to the cage accompanied by Kryzesimir Debski - Husaria Ginie. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wieczorek
vs
Bard

184 cm
25
215
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
30
205
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Bard scores with a four punch combination!
Bard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wieczorek misses with a few strikes there.
Bard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wieczorek leaves Bard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Wieczorek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bard.
Bard lands a right hook to the body.
Wieczorek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bard.
Wieczorek is looking to counter punch.
Wieczorek avoids the body shot from Bard.

Bard clinches.
Bard blocking some punches.
Bard misses with some punches.
Wieczorek gets through Bard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieczorek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bard.

Wieczorek manages to break the clinch.
Bard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bard with a nice cross.
Wieczorek leaves Bard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bard.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the side of Bard's head but Bard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wieczorek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bard.
A big left from Bard misses.
Wieczorek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bard lands a really nice looking cross but Wieczorek seems unphased.
Wieczorek loads up on a big right hand but Bard slips the punch.
Bard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wieczorek with a body shot.
Bard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wieczorek counters with a straight right hand.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Bard blocks it.
Wieczorek looks to land a combination but Bard avoids it well.
Bard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wieczorek defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieczorek takes one on the button.
Bard blocks a jab.
Wieczorek throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wieczorek won't be happy with that.
Bard lands a few punches from side control.
Bard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Bard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wieczorek rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bard's guard! Nice work there by Wieczorek!
Bard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Bard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Wieczorek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wieczorek has managed to get both his arms back between Bard's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wieczorek tries to free his leg and advance position but Bard is retaining full guard.
Wieczorek is working hard here to advance position.
Bard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard 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.

Bard working for a triangle but Wieczorek defends it easily.
Wieczorek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bard working for a triangle but Wieczorek defends it easily.
Wieczorek wants to pass the guard but Bard is keeping the position.
Bard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wieczorek is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wieczorek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Wieczorek stands up from Bard's guard - Wieczorek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bard.
Bard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Wieczorek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wieczorek was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Wieczorek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Bard scores with a hook to the body. Wieczorek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wieczorek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wieczorek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bard lands a body shot.
A jab from Bard finds it's way through Wieczorek's defenses.
Wieczorek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wieczorek wants it to stay on the feet.
Wieczorek misses the jab.
Wieczorek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bard throws a body punch but Wieczorek moves out of range.
Bard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
Wieczorek dodges the punch combination from Bard.
Wieczorek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wieczorek throws a series of punches but Bard avoids them all with ease.
Bard with the counter takedown but Wieczorek avoids it easily.
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!
No joy there for Wieczorek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard lands a really nice looking cross but Wieczorek seems unphased.
Bard misses with a wild body shot.
Bard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wieczorek throws a big shot that misses.
Bard misses with a leg kick.
Wieczorek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bard misses with a hook. Wieczorek ducked under it nicely.
Bard misses with a lunging right hand
and Wieczorek counters with a three punch combo that has Bard backing up. Bard nods at Wieczorek to acknowledge the strikes.
Bard blocks a jab.
Bard scores with a shot to the body.
Bard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wieczorek to score with a decent uppercut.
Bard shoots in for a takedown but Wieczorek shows good takedown defense.
Lukasz Wieczorek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Wieczorek misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
Mike Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wieczorek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Bard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieczorek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bard throws a shot to the body.
Wieczorek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
Wieczorek connects with the punch.
Wieczorek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wieczorek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wieczorek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bard thuds a left hand into Wieczorek's body.
Bard misses with a takedown attempt
and Wieczorek counters with a stiff right hand.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bard.
Wieczorek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Bard.
Lukasz Wieczorek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Bard blocks it.
Wieczorek throws a looping overhand right but Bard ducks down to avoid it.
Bard doesn't manage to clinch there - Wieczorek circles away.
Bard shoots in for a takedown but Wieczorek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bard lands a nice hook to Wieczorek's body. Wieczorek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Bard scores with a body shot.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wieczorek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bard.
Bard cracks Wieczorek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bard misses with a jab to the body
and Wieczorek counters with a straight right hand.
Bard wants to slow Wieczorek down by chopping away at his legs.
Bard lands with a straight right. Wieczorek didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wieczorek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bard loads up on a big right hand but Wieczorek slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wieczorek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wieczorek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bard throws a leg kick

and Wieczorek counters with a nice right hand that sends Bard toppling to the canvas! Bard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wieczorek finish him?!

Bard is rocked!
Wieczorek connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Bard covering up! Wieczorek comes in with a big uppercut and Bard goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lukasz Wieczorek!
Lukasz Wieczorek thanked the fans post fight for their support.