PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Black Lab-This Night. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

King
vs
Sajewski

180 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Resistance

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sajewski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from King misses.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sajewski throws a hook but King blocks it.
King defending well as Sajewski loads up on a big left hand.
Sajewski moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws a right hand that Sajewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sajewski also avoids with ease.
Sajewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
King defending well as Sajewski loads up on a big left hand.
King tries to move into range but Sajewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Lukasz Sajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sajewski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Sajewski settles back down.
King throws a nice looking combination but Sajewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sajewski misses with a looping right.
Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sajewski throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King slips under a jab from Sajewski.
Sajewski looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Sajewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski misses with a right hand
and King counters with a big head kick but Sajewski shrugs it off.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sajewski staying out of range there.
Sajewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sajewski slips under a jab from King.
Sajewski lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Leonidas King has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sajewski defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Sajewski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King misses with a low kick as Sajewski jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Sajewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King swings for the body but Sajewski moves out of range.
Sajewski throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Sajewski misses the jab.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King defending well as Sajewski loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with a wild combination.
Sajewski scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sajewski cracks King with a good jab.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King misses with a looping left.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Sajewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King slips a straight right by Sajewski.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Sajewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonidas King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sajewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sajewski misses with a wild combination.
Sajewski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Sajewski tries a head kick but it misses.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sajewski throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Sajewski counters with a straight right hand.
King avoids the body shot from Sajewski.
King slips a straight right by Sajewski.
Leonidas King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sajewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sajewski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sajewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sajewski scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

King is rocked!
Sajewski throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King misses with an uppercut. Sajewski saw that one coming.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sajewski.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sajewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
A slow jab from Sajewski misses its intended target.
Sajewski throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King throws a nice looking combination but Sajewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sajewski.
Sajewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sajewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sajewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Sajewski ducks under a wild hook from King.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sajewski.
King loads up on a big right hand but Sajewski slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sajewski misses the target.
Sajewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sajewski.
Sajewski scores with a nice strike.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
King misses with the combination.
King loads up on a big right hand but Sajewski slips the punch.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sajewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a jab when Sajewski was well out of range.
Sajewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Sajewski. That snapped King's head back.
Sajewski throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Sajewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonidas King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sajewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sajewski ducks under a wild hook from King.
Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Sajewski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sajewski loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
King misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Sajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Sajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Sajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sajewski misses with a double jab
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sajewski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sajewski slips a jab from King.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sajewski lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Sajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King lands a jab.
King cracks Sajewski with an open hand slap.
King throws a looping overhand right but Sajewski ducks down to avoid it.
Sajewski misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with the combination.
Sajewski scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sajewski scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from King.
Sajewski staying out of range there.
Sajewski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonidas King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sajewski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sajewski connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Sajewski.
King looks to land a right hand but Sajewski moved out of range.
Sajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lukasz Sajewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sajewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sajewski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sajewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Sajewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sajewski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Sajewski!
A very excited looking Lukasz Sajewski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.