PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szymanski
vs
Harper

179 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Harper!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Szymanski shows good takedown defense.
Harper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szymanski's waist but Szymanski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harper off to one side.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Szymanski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szymanski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szymanski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szymanski misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szymanski throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Szymanski throws a big shot that misses.
Lukasz Szymanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szymanski just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Szymanski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Szymanski which made him look bad.
Lukasz Szymanski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
Harper takes one to the chin there.
Lukasz Szymanski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Harper wants to clinch.
Harper is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Decent striking displayed by Szymanski there.
Szymanski throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Szymanski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Szymanski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Szymanski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
A swing and a miss from Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Szymanski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harper moves out of range as Szymanski strikes.
Szymanski misses with a body shot.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Szymanski tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Szymanski.
Szymanski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harper backs up against the cage.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Harper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Szymanski looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Szymanski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Szymanski circles away.
Szymanski swinging wildly here.
Szymanski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
Harper looks for a takedown but Szymanski sprawls well.
Szymanski throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szymanski misses with a body shot.
Szymanski throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Szymanski.
Lukasz Szymanski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szymanski throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Szymanski misses with a two punch combination.
Szymanski misses with a double jab.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szymanski.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Szymanski, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Szymanski against the cage but Szymanski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Szymanski throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Szymanski scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Szymanski throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szymanski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
Szymanski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Szymanski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szymanski misses with a few strikes there.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Szymanski.
Lukasz Szymanski is winning the standup battle so far.
Szymanski scores with a three punch combo!
Szymanski misses with a double jab.
Harper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Harper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Szymanski tries to avoid it but Harper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Szymanski to the ground. Szymanski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lukasz Szymanski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
Szymanski misses with an uppercut.
Szymanski throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Szymanski shows good takedown defense.
Szymanski misses with a body shot.
Szymanski works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Szymanski dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szymanski.
Szymanski scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one.
Szymanski throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szymanski swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Szymanski.
Szymanski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szymanski lands a body shot.
Szymanski just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Szymanski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szymanski throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Szymanski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harper avoids the body shot from Szymanski.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Szymanski.
Szymanski takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot.
Szymanski misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Szymanski as Harper shoots in.
Szymanski throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Szymanski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Harper pushes Szymanski up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Szymanski's efforts to push away.
Harper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Szymanski prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper can't get the takedown.
Lukasz Szymanski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Harper.
Szymanski is working for takedown but Harper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Szymanski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Szymanski avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.

Harper manages to break the clinch.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lukasz Szymanski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Szymanski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Szymanski. No joy for Harper on that attempt.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Szymanski.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szymanski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danny Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice uppercut lands for Szymanski. That snapped Harper's head back.
Szymanski connects with a nice looking jab.
Szymanski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Szymanski misses with a few strikes there.
Szymanski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Szymanski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Szymanski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Szymanski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Szymanski!