PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 388 p4p, 857 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 56 p4p, 126 weight class). Byczkiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Szczecin. Hilly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Byczkiewicz
vs
Hilly

180 cm
32
215
22 - 13 - 0

185 cm
36
210
25 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
NARCOS

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly misses with a body kick.
It looked like Byczkiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Hilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hilly.

It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byczkiewicz takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Hilly misses.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Byczkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Byczkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Byczkiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly misses the jab.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Byczkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczkiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
Byczkiewicz throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Byczkiewicz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hilly misses with a looping right.
Hilly throws the left hand but Byczkiewicz avoids the punch easily.
Byczkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Byczkiewicz moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Byczkiewicz misses
and Hilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byczkiewicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byczkiewicz lands with a hook. Hilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilly misses the target.
Byczkiewicz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hilly manages to circle out of the way.
Hilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byczkiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Byczkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byczkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Byczkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.

Byczkiewicz pushes Hilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byczkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczkiewicz misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilly.
Hilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Byczkiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hilly misses with a body punch.
Byczkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hilly's elbow.
Byczkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hilly backwards.
Hilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Byczkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Hilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byczkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hilly backwards.
Byczkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byczkiewicz.
Hilly lands a shoulder strike.
Hilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Byczkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Byczkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilly controls his hands.

Byczkiewicz breaks from the clinch.
Hilly moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Byczkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilly.
Byczkiewicz is looking to clinch.
Jab from Byczkiewicz.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Byczkiewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byczkiewicz momentarily.

Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Hilly takes a swing at Byczkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Byczkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Hilly is out of range.
Hilly tries to land a front kick but Byczkiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byczkiewicz misses the shot to the body.
Hilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hilly lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Byczkiewicz swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byczkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Hilly is out of range.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range as Hilly strikes.

Byczkiewicz rushes Hilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byczkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hilly.
Byczkiewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Hilly backwards.
Hilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byczkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Byczkiewicz breaks from the clinch.
Byczkiewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hilly lands with a hook. Byczkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Hilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Byczkiewicz moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Hilly. That snapped Byczkiewicz's head back.

Byczkiewicz moves into range and clinches up with Hilly.
Byczkiewicz tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz is trying to pull guard but Hilly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Byczkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Byczkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly can't find room to land a body shot as Byczkiewicz controls the action.
Blazej Byczkiewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byczkiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byczkiewicz misses with some punches.
Byczkiewicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hilly walks away with a smile on his face. Byczkiewicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bill Hilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Byczkiewicz is out of range.
Byczkiewicz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly misses the jab.
Byczkiewicz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilly.
A cross from Byczkiewicz lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Byczkiewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly walks into a jab.
Hilly with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hilly.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byczkiewicz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hilly lands a nice looking body shot.
Hilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Byczkiewicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Byczkiewicz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Byczkiewicz.
Hilly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byczkiewiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczkiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byczkiewicz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Byczkiewicz is rocked!
Hilly punishes Byczkiewicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Byczkiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byczkiewicz throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hilly connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Byczkiewicz out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Hilly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bill Hilly thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Blazej Byczkiewicz spoke after the fight, 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'.