PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Saylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Krawczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Saylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Saylor
vs
Krawczyk

188 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Saylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Krawczyk!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saylor throws a front kick aimed at Krawczyk's knee but Krawczyk avoids it well.
Krawczyk misses with a hook.
Saylor is looking to land body kicks.
Krawczyk throws a shot from downtown. Saylor moves away and avoids it.
Saylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saylor slips under a jab.
Krawczyk wants to clinch
and Saylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krawczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Krawczyk with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krawczyk. Saylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krawczyk takes a swing at Saylor's ribcage but misses.
Krawczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krawczyk swings for the body but Saylor moves out of range.
Rocky Saylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saylor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krawczyk is out of range and Saylor settles back down.
Saylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krawczyk.
Some wild striking there from Saylor.
Saylor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Saylor stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawczyk looks to land a left hand but Saylor moved out of range nicely.
Saylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krawczyk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saylor defends it nicely.
Rocky Saylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Krawczyk.
Krawczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawczyk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saylor as he avoids it easily.
Krawczyk misses with an uppercut
and Saylor counters with a three punch combo that has Krawczyk backing up. Krawczyk nods at Saylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Krawczyk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Saylor circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Saylor counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krawczyk misses with an uppercut.
Saylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krawczyk misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawczyk shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel Krawczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krawczyk blocks a jab.
Krawczyk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krawczyk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Saylor misses with a hook.
Krawczyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saylor is fending him off so far but Krawczyk persists. Nope, Saylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Krawczyk tries to clinch but Saylor is having none of it.
Saylor misses with a two punch combination.
Krawczyk throws a hook but Saylor blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krawczyk.
Krawczyk misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Saylor dominated that round.
That's time! Saylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Krawczyk shoots for a double leg takedown but Saylor sprawls well. He's pushed Krawczyk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krawczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawczyk wants to clinch but Saylor slips to the side
and Saylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krawczyk thinking.
Saylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krawczyk shoots in looking for a takedown but Saylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krawczyk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krawczyk misses the jab.
Saylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krawczyk tries to move into range but Saylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krawczyk slips under a jab from Saylor.
Saylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawczyk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saylor counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krawczyk fails with the takedown
and Saylor counters with a huge head kick that drops Krawczyk! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Saylor!