PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 5 p4p, 171 weight class) and Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 1 p4p, 27 weight class). Kahn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, كارتل مدان. Byczkiewicz has chosen The Analogs - Szczecin as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Blazej Byczkiewicz enters the cage!

Kahn
vs
Byczkiewicz

188 cm
31
205
24 - 5 - 1

180 cm
31
215
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

Voodoo Nutrition
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Kahn misses
enabling Byczkiewicz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Byczkiewicz manages to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byczkiewicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byczkiewicz.

It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Byczkiewicz.
Jab from Byczkiewicz.
A swing and a miss from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczkiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kahn.
Byczkiewicz tries to clinch but Kahn is having none of it.
Byczkiewicz looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Byczkiewicz misses with a lunging right hand
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz scores with a decent looking hook.
Kahn tests Byczkiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byczkiewicz sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kahn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Byczkiewicz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kahn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Byczkiewicz! Kahn lets Byczkiewicz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczkiewicz misses with a straight left.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byczkiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczkiewicz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Byczkiewicz closes the distance and clinches.

Byczkiewicz pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Byczkiewicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahn content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz 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.
Kahn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byczkiewicz is on top in guard.

Kahn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz throwing strikes from guard but Kahn blocks nicely.
Byczkiewicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Byczkiewicz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz distracts Kahn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mohammed Kahn's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz with a nice head shot there.
Byczkiewicz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kahn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Byczkiewicz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Byczkiewicz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kahn keeping moving, preventing Byczkiewicz from controlling successfully.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Byczkiewicz wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
Byczkiewicz stands up over Kahn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Mohammed Kahn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Byczkiewicz.
Kahn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Byczkiewicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kahn is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn stalling.
Byczkiewicz is looking for a sweep. Kahn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kahn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Byczkiewicz is looking for a sweep. Kahn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kahn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kahn prevents Byczkiewicz from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blazej Byczkiewicz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Byczkiewicz throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byczkiewicz swings widly with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body.
Byczkiewicz misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Byczkiewicz swinging wildly here.
A big right from Byczkiewicz misses.
Byczkiewicz throws an off balance right hand
and Kahn counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left lands for Kahn.

That has opened up Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczkiewicz misses with a left hand
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Byczkiewicz takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Byczkiewicz just manages to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczkiewicz with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Byczkiewicz misses
and Kahn counters with a huge right that knocks Byczkiewicz out cold! Kahn is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohammed Kahn!
Mohammed Kahn retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mohammed Kahn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Blazej Byczkiewicz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm trying to bring danger back in to MMA & there are no limits & no laws & I break down every barrier put in front of me till the day I die'.