PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kto Rycerz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frederick
vs
Rycerz

216 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnson Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kto Rycerz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick leaves Rycerz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Frederick drives through and clinches with Rycerz against the cage.
Frederick can't break the clinch.
Rycerz is trying to drag Frederick to the mat but Frederick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Rycerz pulls guard effortlessly.
Rycerz controls Frederick momentarily but Frederick frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Rycerz has his foot on Frederick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frederick works his way back into a safe position though.
Frederick wants to stand but Rycerz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Frederick stands up from Rycerz's guard - Frederick perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick fails to land the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Frederick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Frederick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rycerz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frederick's efforts to push away.
Rycerz taking a breather.
Rycerz prevents Frederick from breaking the clinch.
Frederick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson Frederick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kto Rycerz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rycerz breaks the clinch.
Frederick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rycerz fails with a takedown attempt.
Frederick appears to be looking for a big counter.

Rycerz closes the distance and clinches.

Rycerz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rycerz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frederick throws a strike but Rycerz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Frederick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Frederick is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rycerz's guard.

Frederick postures up and lands a big shot to Rycerz's brow.

Frederick stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Frederick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rycerz tries to avoid it but Frederick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rycerz to the ground. Rycerz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Rycerz moves into the clinch.
Frederick tries to circle away but Rycerz has him pinned against the cage.
Frederick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rycerz has him pressed against the cage.
Frederick is trying to break the clinch but Rycerz has him pressed against the cage.
Frederick has a couple of punches blocked by Rycerz.

Frederick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Rycerz with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick looks for a takedown but Rycerz sprawls well.
Rycerz tries a head kick but it misses.
Frederick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frederick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rycerz.
Rycerz swats away the attempt to clinch by Frederick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rycerz is looking to slow Frederick down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kto Rycerz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rycerz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rycerz misses with a leg kick
and Frederick counters with a two punch combo.

Rycerz forces Frederick back against the cage and clinches.
Frederick working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Frederick.

Rycerz manages to break the clinch.

Rycerz closes the distance and pushes Frederick back into the cage.
Frederick is trying to push Rycerz away but Rycerz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick is trying to break the clinch but Rycerz is controlling him.

Rycerz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rycerz connects with a leg kick. Frederick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No luck for Frederick with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rycerz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rycerz goes for a double leg but Frederick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frederick continues to drive forward.
Rycerz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kto Rycerz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rycerz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frederick defends well and Rycerz ends up having to push Frederick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frederick moves out of range of the strikes.
Rycerz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frederick avoids it really well and circles away.
Frederick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson Frederick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kto Rycerz.
Rycerz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rycerz has closed the distance and engaged Frederick in a clinch.
Frederick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Rycerz gets control of Frederick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rycerz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Frederick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rycerz is trying to keep Frederick in close.
Rycerz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Rycerz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Frederick presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Frederick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rycerz shoots in for a double leg but Frederick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frederick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rycerz pinned against the cage. Rycerz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frederick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rycerz.

Rycerz instigates a clinch.
Frederick wants to break the clinch but can't.

Frederick breaks from the clinch.
Frederick tries to clinch up.
Rycerz throws a counter combo.

Rycerz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frederick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frederick can't break the clinch.
Frederick swings wildly with an uppercut but Rycerz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Rycerz.

Frederick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rycerz as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frederick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rycerz goes for a double leg but Frederick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frederick continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kto Rycerz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rycerz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frederick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rycerz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rycerz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rycerz looking to control.

Rycerz is working an open guard so Frederick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Frederick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rycerz.
Rycerz shoots in for a takedown but Frederick shows good takedown defense.
Frederick throws a big counter combination but Rycerz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rycerz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frederick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson Frederick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kto Rycerz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rycerz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rycerz or perhaps it was just good defense by Frederick, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick dives in for a single leg takedown but Rycerz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rycerz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rycerz stuffs the takedown.
Rycerz misses with a takedown
and Frederick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Frederick.
Rycerz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson Frederick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Frederick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kto Rycerz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick lands with a punch from half guard.

Frederick is working for a submission of some sort.

Frederick seems to be working for a kimura but Rycerz defends the submission attempt.
Rycerz is trying to control but can't.

Frederick is working for a submission of some sort.
Rycerz wants to improve his position but Frederick is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frederick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Frederick is trying to work for a kimura but Rycerz is defending well.

Frederick is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rycerz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frederick.
Frederick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.
Rycerz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Frederick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rycerz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frederick wants to get up but he can't break Rycerz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson Frederick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kto Rycerz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rycerz controls Frederick momentarily but Frederick frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnson Frederick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rycerz 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kto Rycerz!
During a confident post fight interview, Kto Rycerz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.