PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Hatter (ranked 2178 p4p, 2744 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 150 p4p, 185 weight class). Michal Sykora will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hatter
vs
Sykora

150 cm
27
130
13 - 12 - 0

170 cm
28
142
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Groove Gear
NARCOS

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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Hatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sykora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatter manages to avoid it.
Hatter swings widly with a right hand
and Sykora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sykora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatter.
Sykora misses with a double jab.
Hatter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sykora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hatter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sykora.
Hatter misses with a wild body shot.
Sykora connects with a body shot.
Hatter loads up on a big right hand but Sykora slips the punch.
Sykora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatter.
We've been told by Hatter's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sykora cracks Hatter with an open hand slap.
Hatter misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sykora throws out a counter right but Hatter avoids it with no problem.
Sykora throws a hook but Hatter blocks it.
Sykora is looking to chop away at Hatter's legs.
Sykora misses with an uppercut
and Hatter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatter misses with an uppercut. Sykora saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatter lands a head shot.
Hatter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hatter misses with an uppercut.
Sykora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatter.
Sykora defending well as Hatter loads up on a big left hand.
Sykora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sykora.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sykora.
Sykora cracks Hatter with a good jab.
Hatter moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatter is looking to counter punch.
Hatter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sykora's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hatter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sykora.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykora lands a nice shot that snaps Hatter's head back.
Hatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykora.
It looked like Hatter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sykora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sykora misses with a hook.
Sykora ducks right into an uppercut from Hatter.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatter misses the target.
Sykora throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatter misses with a hook.
Hatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykora.
Sykora has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hatter blocks a head kick by Sykora.
Sykora has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hatter throws a big shot that misses.
Sykora is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sykora jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter throws a leg kick which misses Sykora's front leg but catches the back leg as Sykora tries to avoid it.
A big right from Hatter misses.
Hatter moves away from the strike by Sykora.
Hatter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sykora connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatter momentarily.
Sykora misses with a body kick.
Sykora connects with a looping right hand.
Hatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykora is just out of range.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatter misses with a looping left.
Sykora scores with a decent looking hook.
Hatter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hatter missing with a left hand there. Sykora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Sykora.
Hatter throws out a leg kick but Sykora moves out of range and Hatter only half commits.
Sykora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sykora paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hatter slips a straight right by Sykora.
Sykora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatter.
Sykora scores with a jab.
Sykora slips under a jab from Hatter.
Hatter misses with a body shot
enabling Sykora to counter with a crisp jab.
Sykora thuds his right hand into Hatter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatter throws a body punch but Sykora moves out of range.
Hatter missing with a left hand there. Sykora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sykora jabs at Hatter's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatter walks into a stiff left hand from Sykora.
Hatter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sykora.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Hatter moves away and avoids it.
Hatter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sykora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Sykora dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hatter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Hatter.
Sykora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sykora slips under a jab from Hatter.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Hatter moved out of range nicely.
Sykora misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Hatter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sykora doesn't seem phased though.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sykora swings widly with a right hand
and Hatter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sykora is rocked!
A big right from Sykora misses.
Sykora is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatter finish him?
Sykora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatter under the eye.
A big left from Hatter misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hatter misses.
Hatter checks a low kick from Sykora.
Sykora seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hatter misses with a body shot.
Hatter throws a hook but Sykora blocks it.
Hatter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sykora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter misses the jab.
Hatter lands a nice hook to Sykora's body. Sykora takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sykora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykora throws a lazy body kick
enabling Hatter to counter with a crisp jab.
Sykora connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sykora tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sykora counters with a straight right hand.
Sykora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatter moves away.
Sykora slips a straight right by Hatter.
Sykora scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Hatter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Hatter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sykora throws a series of punches but Hatter moves out of range.
Hatter throwing a counter right hand but Sykora manages to avoid it.
Sykora slips a jab from Hatter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatter misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykora.
Hatter swings for the body but Sykora moves out of range.
Sykora lands a jab.
Hatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sykora.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Hatter moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Sykora.
Sykora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatter throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sykora.
Sykora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Hatter catches Sykora right on the button with a cross.
Hatter misses with a hook.
Hatter throws a looping overhand right but Sykora ducks down to avoid it.
Sykora only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sykora throws a head kick that misses.
Hatter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sykora.
A nice leg kick from Sykora, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sykora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sykora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sykora blocks a head kick by Hatter.
Sykora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hatter throws a shot from downtown. Sykora moves away and avoids it.
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykora ducks under a wild hook from Hatter.
Sykora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sykora scores with a decent looking hook.
Sykora throws an off balance right hand
and Hatter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sykora connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatter throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sykora counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykora throws a lazy right hand but Hatter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatter misses with a straight left.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykora throws the left hand but Hatter avoids the punch easily.
Hatter throwing a counter right hand but Sykora manages to avoid it.
Hatter misses the shot to the body.
Sykora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatter.
Hatter defending well as Sykora loads up on a big left hand.
Sykora works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatter misses the shot to the body.
Sykora bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatter's head backwards.
Hatter looks to land a right hand but Sykora moved out of range.
Sykora misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sykora misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michal Sykora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sykora lands a nice looking body shot.
Sykora thumps Hatter with a low kick.
Hatter misses with an uppercut. Sykora saw that one coming.
A jab from Hatter misses.
Hatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Sykora throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hatter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sykora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatter.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykora to score with a decent uppercut.
Sykora looks to land a combination. Hatter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sykora fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sykora lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sykora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sykora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sykora lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatter looks for the body kick but Sykora saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sykora! But no joy.
Sykora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatter misses with a left hand
and Sykora counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sykora.
Sykora looks to land a right hand but Hatter moved out of range.
Sykora scores with a decent looking hook.
Sykora lands with a good body shot.
Sykora defending well as Hatter loads up on a big left hand.
Hatter slips under a jab from Sykora.
Hatter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Sykora catches Hatter right on the button with a cross.
Sykora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatter cracks Sykora with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hatter looks to throw the jab but Sykora is out of range.
Hatter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatter moves out of range as Sykora strikes.
Hatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatter throws a jab but it's blocked by Sykora.
A low kick lands for Sykora.
Sykora feints and then cracks Hatter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatter down.
Sykora smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Sykora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sykora moves away from the strike by Hatter.
Hatter lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora misses with a straight right.
Hatter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hatter misses with a body shot.
Sykora throws out a loose jab but Hatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sykora throws a hook but Hatter avoids it easily.
Hatter misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sykora finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hatter throws a big shot that misses.
Hatter throws out a loose jab but Sykora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykora moves out of range as Hatter strikes.
Sykora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sykora. Those never looked like landing.
Hatter is looking to slow Sykora down with leg kicks.
Michal Sykora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Hatter moved out of range nicely.
Hatter throws a big counter combination but Sykora scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Hatter misses its intended target.
Hatter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sykora.
Hatter looks for the body kick but Sykora saw that one coming.
A big right from Hatter misses.
Hatter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatter throws a looping overhand right but Sykora ducks down to avoid it.
Hatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hatter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mad Hatter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Sykora. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sykora.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Sykora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sykora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Sykora!