PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Szczerek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. The crowd seem to be enjoying Szczerek's choice of entrance music: Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Desjardins
vs
Szczerek

181 cm
24
185 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Szczerek!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins lands with a hook. Szczerek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Desjardins lands with a good body shot.
Szczerek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Desjardins clinches with his opponent.
Desjardins stalling the fight.

Desjardins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desjardins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Szczerek tenderised Desjardins's leg. Desjardins is trying to keep his angry face on.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Desjardins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desjardins cracks Szczerek with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desjardins misses with the head strike.
Desjardins pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczerek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Desjardins wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczerek won't allow it.
Desjardins misses with an elbow strike.
Desjardins can't find room to land a body shot as Szczerek controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerek blocks an uppercut.
Szczerek is trying to maintain a safe position but Desjardins gets an underhook and turns Szczerek into the cage.
Szczerek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Szczerek blocks a body shot from Desjardins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Szczerek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desjardins tries to break free but Szczerek pushes him back against the cage.
Szczerek misses with a punch on the inside.
Desjardins tries to work over Szczerek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Szczerek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Szczerek misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Desjardins.
Szczerek misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczerek wants to break free but Desjardins has control.
Desjardins lands a body shot.
Szczerek tries to work over Desjardins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Desjardins as Szczerek tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desjardins.
Szczerek misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desjardins jumps guard but Szczerek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Szczerek manages to break the clinch.

Szczerek moves into the clinch.
Desjardins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Szczerek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desjardins.
Szczerek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Desjardins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczerek's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek effectively controlling the action here.
Szczerek is trying to stall.

Desjardins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desjardins tries to work over Szczerek's front leg with a kick but Szczerek checks it.
Szczerek walks into a straight right hand from Desjardins.
Szczerek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Szczerek takes the fight into the clinch.
Szczerek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szczerek wants to break free but Desjardins has control.
Desjardins tries to circle away but Szczerek has him pinned against the cage.
Szczerek looking to stall.
A short right from Desjardins on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Desjardins as Szczerek tries to tie him up.
Desjardins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerek.
Szczerek gets underhooks to prevent Desjardins's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerek taking a breather.

Desjardins breaks the clinch.
Desjardins is looking to score with low kicks.
Szczerek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szczerek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Desjardins scores with a jab. Szczerek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Desjardins throws a right hand that misses
and Szczerek counters with a three punch combo that has Desjardins backing up. Desjardins nods at Szczerek to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczerek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Szczerek blocks a low kick nicely.
Szczerek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Desjardins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Szczerek throws a low kick, looking for Desjardins's leg but Desjardins calmly moves out of range.
Desjardins throws a body punch but Szczerek moves out of range.

Desjardins closes the distance and clinches.
Szczerek cracks Desjardins with a nice body shot.
Szczerek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Desjardins swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczerek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desjardins is trying to force a seperation but Szczerek has the dominant position.

Desjardins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonathan Desjardins is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczerek throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Desjardins misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczerek. Desjardins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczerek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szczerek counters with an inside leg kick.
Szczerek is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Desjardins.
Tomasz Szczerek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desjardins takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jonathan Desjardins has been cut.
Desjardins misses with an uppercut
and Szczerek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Desjardins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Desjardins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Szczerek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Desjardins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Desjardins wants to control but Szczerek is keeping him busy.
Szczerek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Szczerek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desjardins trying to advance position but Szczerek counters by regaining guard.
Desjardins trying to control but Szczerek is working from the bottom.
Szczerek looking for a sweep. Not yet Szczerek, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek has control of Desjardins's left arm, preventing Desjardins from doing any damage.
Desjardins passes Szczerek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Szczerek trying to hold on to Desjardins's head to control him but Desjardins postures up.
Szczerek is looking for a sweep. Desjardins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Szczerek wants to control but Desjardins passes into side.
Szczerek tries to bench press Desjardins off him but Desjardins keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Desjardins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Szczerek has escaped the position, nice work there.

Desjardins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Szczerek has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Desjardins but great work by Szczerek.
Desjardins isn't going anywhere.
Szczerek trying to control the position but Desjardins is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desjardins wants to control but Szczerek postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tomasz Szczerek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szczerek doesn't manage to clinch there - Desjardins circles away.
Szczerek misses with a shot to the body
and Desjardins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Szczerek slams his shin into Desjardins's torso.
Desjardins tries to clinch there but Szczerek circles away.
Szczerek thumps Desjardins with a low kick.
Desjardins moves in looking to clinch but Szczerek pushes him off.
Szczerek misses with a double jab.
Desjardins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desjardins wants to clinch.
Desjardins is looking to clinch.

Desjardins forces Szczerek back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Szczerek.
A short left from Szczerek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szczerek leaning against his opponent.
Szczerek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Desjardins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomasz Szczerek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Szczerek is struggling to control the position.
Szczerek blocks a body shot from Desjardins.
Desjardins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Desjardins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczerek lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desjardins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczerek's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Desjardins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Szczerek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desjardins tries to clinch up but Szczerek circles away and keeps his distance.
Szczerek lands a slapping body shot.
Szczerek tries to clinch but Desjardins moves out of range.
Szczerek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Szczerek moves out of range as Desjardins strikes.
Szczerek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Desjardins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szczerek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Desjardins avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Desjardins misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins throws a series of punches but Szczerek moves out of range.
Szczerek moves forwards but Desjardins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Szczerek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Desjardins misses with a wild body shot.
Szczerek lands with a shot to the body.
Desjardins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tomasz Szczerek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desjardins tries to score with a low kick but Szczerek moves his leg out of the way.
Szczerek thows a body kick. Desjardins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Szczerek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szczerek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Desjardins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Desjardins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Desjardins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Szczerek throws a chopping leg kick but Desjardins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Desjardins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desjardins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Szczerek.
Desjardins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desjardins motions for Szczerek to come forward. Desjardins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szczerek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desjardins circles away quickly and effectively.
Szczerek throws a right and a left that Desjardins avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desjardins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Szczerek blocks a jab.
Szczerek throws an overhand right that lands on Desjardins's shoulder, as Desjardins tries to avoid the shot.
Desjardins cracks Szczerek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tomasz Szczerek just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Desjardins misses with a takedown
and Szczerek counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Szczerek misses
letting Desjardins counter with a right hand.

Desjardins moves into the clinch.
Szczerek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Desjardins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerek avoids it.
Szczerek swings wildly with an uppercut but Desjardins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Desjardins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Desjardins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczerek's elbow.
Szczerek working aggressively here.
Desjardins misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Desjardins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Szczerek avoids the elbow strike from Desjardins, against the cage.
Desjardins jumps guard but Szczerek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerek blocks a body shot from Desjardins.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Szczerek misses with a hook from the clinch.

Desjardins breaks the clinch.
Szczerek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Desjardins avoids the head kick by Szczerek.
Szczerek throws a series of punches but Desjardins avoids them all with ease.
Szczerek misses with a body kick.
Szczerek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Szczerek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Desjardins connects with a solid leg kick.
Desjardins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Szczerek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Desjardins.
Desjardins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szczerek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek feints a jab promting Desjardins to slip. Szczerek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Desjardins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Szczerek is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczerek misses with a double jab.
Desjardins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Szczerek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Desjardins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Desjardins.

Desjardins gets a clinch.
Szczerek misses with some punches.
Desjardins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Szczerek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desjardins misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek connects with an inside leg kick.
Desjardins scores with a punch to the head.
Desjardins tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczerek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Szczerek.
Szczerek connects with a leg kick. Desjardins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Szczerek swings for the body but Desjardins moves out of range.
Desjardins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szczerek misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Szczerek.
Desjardins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Desjardins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczerek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek blocks a leg kick.
Szczerek tries to land a body kick
and Desjardins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Desjardins keeps the fight on the outside.
Desjardins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Szczerek tries to avoid it but Desjardins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Szczerek to the ground. Szczerek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Szczerek blocks a jab.
Szczerek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Desjardins.
Desjardins fails to land with a series of punches.
Desjardins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczerek lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Szczerek slams his shin into Desjardins's torso.
Szczerek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Desjardins circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Desjardins had his way with Tomasz Szczerek in that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Szczerek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Szczerek misses with the head strike.
Szczerek avoiding damage as Desjardins throws knees to the body.
Szczerek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Desjardins is trying to pull guard but Szczerek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Desjardins tries a body shot but Szczerek blocks it.
Szczerek is stalling here.
Szczerek blocks an elbow strike from Desjardins.
Szczerek managing to block the knees to the body from Desjardins.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szczerek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Desjardins tries to throw a body punch but Szczerek avoids it by throwing Desjardins back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerek is defending well for now.
Desjardins is leaning against Szczerek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Desjardins.
Desjardins wants to break free but Szczerek has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desjardins.
Szczerek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Desjardins is trying to break the clinch but Szczerek has him pressed against the cage.
Szczerek tries a body shot but Desjardins blocks it.
Desjardins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Szczerek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szczerek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Szczerek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desjardins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desjardins.
Desjardins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Szczerek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Desjardins being controlled against the cage.
Szczerek lands with a right to the head.
Desjardins throws a head punch that misses.
Szczerek can't find room to land a body shot as Desjardins controls the action.
Desjardins misses with a punch on the inside.
Desjardins can't find room to land a body shot as Szczerek controls the action.
Desjardins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerek is defending well for now.
Desjardins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szczerek backwards.
Szczerek working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins letting Szczerek take a breather here.
A short right from Desjardins.
Szczerek avoiding damage as Desjardins throws knees to the body.
Szczerek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desjardins prevents a body shot from Szczerek.
Desjardins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczerek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Desjardins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Desjardins.
Desjardins pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczerek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Desjardins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczerek's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Desjardins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Szczerek's brow.
Szczerek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Desjardins up against the cage.
Szczerek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Szczerek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczerek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desjardins connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Szczerek has closed the distance and engaged Desjardins in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Szczerek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desjardins is stalling here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desjardins lands a body shot in the clinch.

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 Jonathan Desjardins.
Well Desjardins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jonathan Desjardins!
Our winner, Jonathan Desjardins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.