PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Skrzypczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skrzypczak might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kasabian - Goodbye Kiss. Harrison has chosen five finger death punch- back for more as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skrzypczak
vs
Harrison

184 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Skrzypczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skrzypczak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Harrison looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Skrzypczak trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Skrzypczak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skrzypczak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Skrzypczak.
Skrzypczak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Skrzypczak trying to control the pace.
Harrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzypczak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skrzypczak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
Skrzypczak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skrzypczak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skrzypczak tries to pass to full mount but Harrison defends it.
Skrzypczak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skrzypczak.
Skrzypczak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrzypczak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harrison has hold of Skrzypczak's hands but Skrzypczak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrzypczak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skrzypczak thows a huge punch but Harrison dodges it nicely.
Skrzypczak wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skrzypczak is pressing down on Harrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harrison is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrzypczak lands with a punch from half guard.
Skrzypczak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skrzypczak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skrzypczak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skrzypczak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Skrzypczak.
Skrzypczak unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrzypczak lands a big shot there that rocks Harrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Skrzypczak landing punches.
Skrzypczak trying to control but Harrison is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skrzypczak scoring with strikes but Harrison is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Skrzypczak dominated that 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.

Skrzypczak misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skrzypczak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skrzypczak misses with a double jab.
Skrzypczak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Skrzypczak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Skrzypczak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrzypczak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrison as he jumps to the side.
Skrzypczak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Decent striking displayed by Harrison there.
Krzysztof Skrzypczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skrzypczak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzypczak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Skrzypczak.
Skrzypczak shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skrzypczak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Skrzypczak feints and as Harrison raises his hands in defense, Skrzypczak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skrzypczak looking to sit in guard and control but Harrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skrzypczak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skrzypczak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krzysztof Skrzypczak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skrzypczak is on top in guard.
Skrzypczak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harrison's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrzypczak trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Krzysztof Skrzypczak wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Skrzypczak shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl out of it but Skrzypczak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skrzypczak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrison swivels and escapes.
Harrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Skrzypczak's head.
Skrzypczak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrison sprawls well. Harrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skrzypczak gets slowly back to his feet.
Skrzypczak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Skrzypczak persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Harrison finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skrzypczak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Harrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Skrzypczak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harrison on his heels. He'll look to pass Harrison's guard now, I'm sure.
Skrzypczak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skrzypczak won't allow Harrison to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrzypczak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Skrzypczak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Skrzypczak dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

No luck for Skrzypczak with that takedown attempt.
Harrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harrison wants it to stay on the feet.

Skrzypczak gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Skrzypczak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harrison is not content to let Skrzypczak control the position.
Skrzypczak lands an elbow.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzypczak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Skrzypczak lands some shots froms side control.
Harrison trying to remain calm as Skrzypczak controls from the top position.
Harrison is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Skrzypczak is controlling him well.
Skrzypczak trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Skrzypczak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Krzysztof Skrzypczak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is not content to let Skrzypczak control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Skrzypczak tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrzypczak working the ground and pound from side control.
Harrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Skrzypczak taking a breather here.
Harrison is not content to let Skrzypczak control the position.
Skrzypczak sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harrison is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Skrzypczak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Skrzypczak cracks Harrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Skrzypczak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Skrzypczak is really struggling to control Harrison but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrzypczak scoring with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Skrzypczak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skrzypczak 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Skrzypczak!
Post fight, Krzysztof Skrzypczak took to the microphone: 'I'd like to thank everyone at Tycoon Gym and especially my cousin Kyle and manager Patrick Juskowiack. Hopefully I can make a living out of this sport and put on a great show for the fans every time I perform aswell.'.