PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Przemek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Krinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Przemek comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish- Last Ride Of The Day. Henry Krinkle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Przemek
vs
Krinkle

182 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid 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 New York, Marek Przemek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Krinkle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Przemek fails with a takedown attempt.
Krinkle is looking to chop away at Przemek's legs.
Przemek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krinkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krinkle stuffs the takedown attempt from Przemek. Przemek gets slowly back to his feet.

Krinkle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Przemek on his heels. He'll look to pass Przemek's guard now, I'm sure.
Przemek really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krinkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Przemek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Przemek being controlled here, momentarily.
Przemek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krinkle.
Krinkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Przemek is keeping the position for now.
Krinkle throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krinkle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krinkle trying to control but Przemek is working from the bottom.

Henry Krinkle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Krinkle has a takedown stuffed.
Krinkle throws a lazy right hand but Przemek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krinkle slaps away a takedown attempt from Przemek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Przemek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Przemek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krinkle as he avoids it easily.

Krinkle clinches up against the cage.
Krinkle just leaning against Przemek, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Przemek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krinkle uses from the top position.
Przemek has momentary wrist control but Krinkle slips an elbow through the middle.
Krinkle wants to pass the guard but Przemek is keeping the position.
Krinkle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krinkle throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Przemek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krinkle controls the pace.
Przemek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krinkle on the ground.
Krinkle lands a couple of elbows.
Krinkle connects with a couple of short punches.
Krinkle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krinkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Przemek trying to keep a closed guard but Krinkle is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krinkle advances to half guard.
Krinkle winds up and cracks Przemek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Krinkle controlling the action here.
Krinkle passes the guard and advances to mount!

Krinkle jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Przemek manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Przemek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krinkle connects with a decent elbow.
Krinkle working the ground and pound.
Przemek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krinkle connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krinkle remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Krinkle is looking to take a break and control but Przemek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krinkle working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Przemek tries for a takedown but Krinkle circles away easily

and Krinkle counters with a shoot takedown. Przemek fights it but they end up in guard.
Przemek wants to improve his position but instead Krinkle has moved into half guard.
Krinkle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Krinkle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Krinkle is keen to just control but Przemek is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krinkle working Przemek over with strikes.
Przemek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Przemek is looking to stand back up but Krinkle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Przemek.
Krinkle works his way into side control.
Krinkle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Przemek struggling a bit here.
Henry Krinkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krinkle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krinkle taking a breather here.
Krinkle cracks Przemek with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krinkle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Krinkle cracks Przemek with a big elbow.
Krinkle working the head with strikes.
Krinkle cracks Przemek with a big elbow.
Krinkle is chipping away with strikes.

Przemek is rocked!
Krinkle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Przemek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krinkle working the head and body with strikes.
Krinkle lands an elbow.
Krinkle landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Przemek is not content to let Krinkle control the position.
The referee asks Krinkle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Krinkle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Przemek seems to have got his legs back now.
Przemek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Krinkle controls the position.
Krinkle is working Przemek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Przemek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Przemek is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krinkle content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Krinkle lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krinkle is working Przemek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krinkle trying to control the position but Przemek is working away.
You can see the frustration on Przemek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krinkle lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Krinkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Przemek tries for a takedown but Krinkle circles away easily

and Krinkle counters by clinching up.

Krinkle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krinkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Przemek sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Krinkle has taken the fight to the clinch.

Krinkle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krinkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Przemek throws a hook but Krinkle blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Przemek.
Krinkle looks to land a body kick but Przemek moved away.
Przemek avoids the head kick by Krinkle.
Przemek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Przemek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krinkle throws the left hand but Przemek avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krinkle moves out of range as Przemek strikes.
Krinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Krinkle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krinkle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Krinkle slips a nice elbow through Przemek's hands, connecting with Przemek's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krinkle lands a nice short elbow.
Przemek trying to control here.
Przemek taking some punishment here, with Krinkle in his half guard.
Krinkle working Przemek over with strikes.
Krinkle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry Krinkle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krinkle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Krinkle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Przemek tries to move into range but Krinkle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krinkle thows a body shot but no joy.

Przemek tries to sprawl but Krinkle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krinkle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Krinkle in particular looking to stall.
Krinkle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Krinkle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry Krinkle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Krinkle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Przemek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Przemek gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Krinkle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krinkle landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Krinkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krinkle 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

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