PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Sykora (ranked 2150 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 149 p4p, 233 weight class). Michal Sykora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sykora
vs
Hatter

170 cm
28
142
13 - 13 - 0

150 cm
27
130
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatter throws a right hand that misses
and Sykora counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sykora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sykora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sykora throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Sykora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatter throws a series of punches but Sykora avoids them all with ease.
Sykora lands a lovely overhand right.
Sykora scores with a jab.
Hatter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hatter slips a jab from Sykora.
Sykora jabs Hatter right on the nose. Hatter blinks but takes it well.
Sykora scores with the left hand. Hatter knows he should have avoided that one.
Hatter blocks a jab.
Hatter misses the shot to the body.
Sykora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora lands a head shot.
Hatter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sykora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sykora misses with a hook
and Hatter counters with a nice uppercut.
Sykora is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykora.
It seemed like Hatter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sykora is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sykora throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hatter throws a head kick but Sykora moves out of range.
Sykora staying out of range there.
Hatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykora.
Sykora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatter counters with a straight right hand.
Sykora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatter.
Sykora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sykora walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sykora. That's going to slow Hatter down.
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!
Sykora cracks Hatter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sykora feints and then cracks Hatter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatter down.
We've been told by Sykora's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hatter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter throws a right hand that Sykora ducks under and follows up with a left that Sykora also avoids with ease.
Sykora lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sykora moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatter ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Hatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Hatter moved out of range nicely.
Sykora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sykora throws a right hand that Hatter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatter also avoids with ease.
Sykora lands a nice shot to the body.
Sykora throws a sloppy head kick and Hatter moves out of range easily.
Hatter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from Hatter.
Hatter's corner calls for a 1-2. Hatter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sykora lands with a right hand.
Hatter throws a jab when Sykora was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter misses with a straight right.
Hatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Hatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Sykora.
Hatter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sykora has time to react.
A big right from Sykora misses.
Hatter lands with an overhand left.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatter moves away.
A little jabbing left from Hatter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sykora misses with a body punch
and Hatter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sykora is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sykora moves away from the strike by Hatter.
Sykora moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatter walks into a stiff left hand from Sykora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatter unleashes a big counter combination but Sykora bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykora moves away from the strike by Hatter.
Hatter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hatter throws a nice looking combination but Sykora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sykora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatter.
Hatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykora.
Hatter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sykora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Hatter misses.
As Hatter looks to move away, Sykora throws a big counter combo but Hatter just gets out of the way.
Sykora throws a head kick but Hatter moves out of range.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Hatter moves away and avoids it.
Sykora scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykora connects with a crisp jab.
Sykora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Sykora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sykora fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michal Sykora will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hatter lands with a cross.
Hatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sykora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sykora gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Hatter moves away and avoids it.
Hatter staying out of range there.
Sykora looks for the body kick but Hatter saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hatter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Hatter.

Sykora is rocked!
Sykora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Sykora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sykora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatter! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Sykora there.
Sykora ducks under a wild hook from Hatter.
An attempted straight right counter from Sykora misses the target.
Sykora seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatter misses with a straight right.
Sykora tried to counter with a leg kick but Hatter avoided it.
Sykora on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykora lands a nice looking body kick.
Hatter moves away from the strike by Sykora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter misses with a straight left.
Hatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Sykora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Sykora finds it's way through Hatter's defenses.
Hatter missing with a left hand there. Sykora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatter lands a really nice looking cross but Sykora seems unphased.
Sykora catches Hatter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sykoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sykora scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sykora lands with a nice body punch.
Sykora bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatter's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykora.
Sykora swings widly with a right hand
and Hatter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Sykora misses
and Hatter counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora scores with a head kick. Hatter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hatter throws a body kick that misses.
Sykora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatter.
Sykora lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Sykora misses.
Sykora slips a jab from Hatter.
Hatter missing with a left hand there. Sykora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sykora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sykora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatter under the eye.
Hatter ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Sykora moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sykora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter throws a push kick but Sykora slaps the foot to one side.
Sykora tried to counter with a leg kick but Hatter avoided it.
Hatter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykora to score with a decent uppercut.
Hatter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hatter throws a hook to the side of Sykora's head but Sykora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sykora on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatter blocks the leg kick.
Hatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sykora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykora swings widly with a right hand

and Hatter counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sykora! Hatter lets Sykora back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like Michal Sykora has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykora looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatter is just out of range.
Hatter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sykora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hatter is looking to land body kicks.
Hatter throws a monster overhand right that drops Sykora! Hatter follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Hatter!