PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankmaster Phlex (ranked 1203 p4p, 2823 weight class) and Jedrek Piotrowicz (ranked 168 p4p, 348 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phlex
vs
Piotrowicz

182 cm
25
170
8 - 5 - 0

179 cm
25
170
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankmaster Phlex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jedrek Piotrowicz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrowicz looks to land a right hand but Phlex moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Phlex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Piotrowicz scores with a jab.
Piotrowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piotrowicz misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piotrowicz. Phlex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phlex was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Piotrowicz has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Piotrowicz.
Phlex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phlex scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phlex.
Piotrowicz blocking some punches.
Phlex has had enough of the clinch but Piotrowicz keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phlex is trying to push Piotrowicz away but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Piotrowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piotrowicz lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Phlex.
Phlex is trying to stall.
Piotrowicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piotrowicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piotrowicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phlex's elbow.
Piotrowicz misses with the head strike.
Piotrowicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phlex lands a shot to the body.
Phlex wants to get back to striking at distance but Piotrowicz won't allow it.
Phlex working hard to break the clinch.
Piotrowicz misses with a punch to the body.
Piotrowicz keeps control of Phlex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phlex blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Piotrowicz.
Phlex is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Phlex scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piotrowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piotrowicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phlex's elbow.
Phlex is trying to force a seperation but Piotrowicz has the dominant position.
Piotrowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Piotrowicz as the two fighters clinch.
Phlex blocking some punches.
Phlex can't break the clinch.
Piotrowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piotrowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phlex can't break the clinch.
Piotrowicz lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piotrowicz.
Phlex prevents a body shot from Piotrowicz.
Phlex misses with a punch to the body.
Piotrowicz lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Piotrowicz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phlex.
Piotrowicz scores with a hook to the body.
Piotrowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phlex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piotrowiczs head.
Piotrowicz scores with a shot to the side of Phlex's head.
Phlex misses with some punches.
Phlex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Phlex controls his hands.
Piotrowicz prevents Phlex from breaking the clinch.
Piotrowicz throws a head punch that misses.
Piotrowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Phlex.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piotrowicz.
Phlex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phlex wants to stall.
Piotrowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piotrowicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phlex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phlex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phlex looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Piotrowicz scores with a shot to the side of Phlex's head.
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!
Still in the clinch, Piotrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piotrowicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz lands a nice uppercut.
Phlex prevents a body shot from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phlex looking to stall.
Piotrowicz digs a right hand into Phlex's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phlex's gas tank.
Piotrowicz can't find room to land a body shot as Phlex controls the action.
Piotrowicz scores with a hook to the body.
Piotrowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piotrowicz throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jedrek Piotrowicz 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.

Piotrowicz pushes Phlex up against the cage in a clinch.
Phlex tries to break the clinch but Piotrowicz is controlling the position.
Phlex tries to stall but Piotrowicz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Piotrowicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phlex wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Piotrowicz.
Phlex can't find room to land a body shot as Piotrowicz controls the action.
Piotrowicz misses with a punch to the body.
Piotrowicz lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz digs a right hand into Phlex's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phlex's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Piotrowicz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piotrowicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phlex prevents a body shot from Piotrowicz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piotrowicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piotrowicz tries to throw a body punch but Phlex avoids it by throwing Piotrowicz back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Piotrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowicz lands a nice uppercut.
Piotrowicz digs a right hand underneath Phlex's ribcage. Phlex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Piotrowicz.
Phlex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piotrowicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phlex misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz gets through Phlex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phlex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piotrowicz lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Piotrowicz.
Phlex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piotrowicz has him pressed against the cage.
Piotrowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piotrowicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phlex backwards.
Piotrowicz works on Phlex's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Piotrowicz - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phlex.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piotrowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Phlex controls his hands.
Phlex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Piotrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phlex can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Phlex.
Piotrowicz digs a right hand underneath Phlex's ribcage. Phlex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piotrowicz lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz tries to work over Phlex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piotrowicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phlex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piotrowicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phlex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phlex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Piotrowicz.
Phlex can't find room to land a body shot as Piotrowicz controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Piotrowicz on the inside.
Piotrowicz lands an uppercut.
A short left from Piotrowicz.
Phlex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piotrowicz lands a shot to the body.
Piotrowicz lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piotrowicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Phlex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Piotrowicz works on Phlex's body with a couple of short punches.
Piotrowicz lands an uppercut.
Piotrowicz prevents Phlex from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phlex backwards.
Phlex prevents a body shot from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz working aggressively here.
Phlex lands with a short shot to the head.
Piotrowicz tries a body shot but Phlex blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phlex trying to control the position but instead, Piotrowicz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phlex into the cage.
Phlex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piotrowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phlex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phlex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrek Piotrowicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Piotrowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Phlex.
Piotrowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piotrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Phlex controls his hands.
Piotrowicz lands with a right to the head.
Piotrowicz scores with a shot to the side of Phlex's head.
Phlex blocks a body shot from Piotrowicz.
Phlex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phlex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phlex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phlex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piotrowicz digs a right hand into Phlex's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phlex's gas tank.
Piotrowicz prevents Phlex from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jedrek Piotrowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Piotrowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Phlex is just out of range.
Frankmaster Phlex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phlex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Phlex was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Piotrowicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phlex counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phlex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piotrowicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Phlex.
Phlex circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phlex counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Piotrowicz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowicz looks to throw the jab but Phlex is out of range.
Phlex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Piotrowicz looks to move away, Phlex throws a big counter combo but Piotrowicz just gets out of the way.
Piotrowicz misses with a body shot
and Phlex counters with a right hand to the body.
Piotrowicz takes a swing at Phlex's ribcage but misses.
Phlex is looking to counter punch.
Piotrowicz throws a hook to the side of Phlex's head but Phlex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piotrowicz is looking to clinch.
Piotrowicz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piotrowicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz throws a shot to the body.
Phlex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phlex throwing a counter right hand but Piotrowicz manages to avoid it.
Piotrowicz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phlex rather than just go for the knockout.
Piotrowicz doesn't manage to clinch there - Phlex circles away.
Phlex appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phlex punishes Piotrowicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Piotrowicz punishes Phlex's body with a nice straight punch.
Piotrowicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phlex was well out of range. Poor timing from Piotrowicz.
Piotrowicz tries to clinch but Phlex moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz darts in trying to clinch
and Phlex counters with a one-two to the body.
Jedrek Piotrowicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piotrowicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phlex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Piotrowicz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phlex scrambles back to his feet.
Piotrowicz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phlex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowicz closes the distance but Phlex moves to the side
and Phlex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Piotrowicz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Piotrowicz - that landed with a thud.
Phlex trying to control the position but instead, Piotrowicz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phlex into the cage.
Piotrowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phlex backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phlex avoiding damage.
Jedrek Piotrowicz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phlex blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankmaster Phlex.
I think Piotrowicz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jedrek Piotrowicz!