PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Spencer (ranked 22428 p4p, 610 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 7783 p4p, 556 weight class). Biernat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marzenia. Sam Spencer is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Spencer
vs
Biernat

172 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biernat clinches.
Biernat tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Biernat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biernat has Spencer pressed against the ropes, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Spencer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Biernat blocks the body kick.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spencer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Biernat gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Biernat wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biernat was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Biernat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spencer lands a jab to the head.
Spencer tries to land a front kick but Biernat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Biernat moves into the clinch.
Biernat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biernat misses with a hook from the clinch.

Spencer breaks from the clinch.

Biernat lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Spencer goes down! The ref sends Biernat to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Spencer is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Spencer is rocked!
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Biernat.
Oh Spencer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biernat is looking to clinch.
Spencer seems to have got his legs back now.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biernat at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biernat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Biernat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Biernat throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer blocking some punches.

Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Biernat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Spencer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biernat misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Biernat fails to land.
Biernat misses with some punches.
Biernat misses with a knee strike.
Biernat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat is trying to stall.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Biernat is trying to maintain a safe position but Spencer gets an underhook and turns Biernat into the ropes.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Biernat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Biernat misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biernat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Biernat is controlling him.
Biernat throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer working hard to break the clinch.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Biernat misses with some punches.
Biernat looking to slow down the pace here.
Spencer blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biernat.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biernat has him pressed against the ropes.
Biernat leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Biernat stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biernat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Biernat takes the fight into the clinch.
Biernat throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.

Spencer breaks the clinch.
Spencer tries to land a front kick but Biernat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Biernat avoids a kick to the body.
Spencer scores with a hook.

It looks like Mateusz Biernat has been cut.
Spencer thows a body kick. Biernat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biernat is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer motions for Biernat to come forward. Spencer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Biernat unleashes a big counter combination but Spencer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spencer cracks Biernat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Biernat has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Mateusz Biernat should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Biernat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biernat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Biernat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Biernat swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biernat lands a shoulder strike.
Biernat misses with the head strike.
Biernat has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biernat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Biernat has Spencer pressed against the ropes, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biernat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spencer is keeping busy.
Biernat has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Biernat fails to land.
Biernat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Biernat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biernat has Spencer pressed against the ropes, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Biernat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spencer is keeping busy.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biernat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Biernat is controlling him.

Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biernat at a distance.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Biernat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biernat looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Mateusz Biernat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spencer with a jab.
Spencer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biernat tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Biernat is just out of range.

Biernat drives through and clinches with Spencer against the ropes.
Biernat misses with a punch to the body.
Biernat keeps control of Spencer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Biernat tries to stall but Spencer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Spencer 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.

Biernat closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the ropes.
Biernat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Spencer gets tackled into the ropes by Biernat. Biernat maintains the clinch.
Biernat working aggressively here.
Biernat works on Spencer's body with a couple of short punches.

Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biernat is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Biernat.
Spencer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biernat tries to clinch up.
Biernat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Biernat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spencer, pushing him back against the ropes.
Biernat tries to work over Spencer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biernat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Biernat tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
Biernat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biernat swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biernat wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biernat doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Biernat doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Spencer connects with a right hand. Biernat shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mateusz Biernat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Biernat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Biernat is just out of range.
Spencer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biernat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Biernat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Biernat's head back.

Biernat is rocked!
BAM! Spencer delivers a spinning backfist that drops Biernat like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Sam Spencer!
An out of breath Sam Spencer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.