PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Szczęsny will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gotti
vs
Szczęsny

165 cm
39
152 lbs
25 - 25 - 0

225 cm
29
135 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti walks into a stiff left hand from Szczęsny.
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Szczęsny! But no joy.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gotti manages to avoid it.
Gotti throws a counter high kick but Szczęsny was just alert enough to avoid it.
Szczęsny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gotti throws a low kick but Szczęsny avoids it.
Szczęsny lands a really nice looking cross but Gotti seems unphased.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gotti misses with a double jab
and Szczęsny counters with a thumping low kick.
Gotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczęsny with a nice cross.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Szczęsny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gotti tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves away
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gotti.
Gotti misses with a double jab
and Szczęsny counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Szczęsny forces Gotti back against the cage and clinches.
Szczęsny works on Gotti's body with a couple of short punches.
Szczęsny lands an elbow just above Gotti 's eye.
Szczęsny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Szczęsny cracks Gotti with a nice body shot.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it misses.
Szczęsny lands an elbow just above Gotti 's eye.

Gotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szczęsny scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gotti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
As Szczęsny looks to move away, Gotti throws a big counter combo bu Szczęsny just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Szczęsny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczęsny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczęsny thinks about the counter body kick.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Gotti misses with the combination.
A head kick by Gotti misses
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Gotti misses with a combination
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny avoids the body shot from Gotti.
Gotti walks into a stiff left hand from Szczęsny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jimmy Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
A jab from Szczęsny finds it's way through Gotti's defenses.

Szczęsny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Szczęsny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gotti throws a right hand that Szczęsny ducks under and follows up with a left that Szczęsny also avoids with ease.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny lands with an uppercut that bounces Gotti off the cage and back into range.
Szczęsny with a hook.
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!
Gotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szczęsny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gotti has time to react.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny scores with a jab. Gotti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gotti looks to land a combination but Szczęsny avoids it well.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Szczęsny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gotti's head.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gotti blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gotti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gotti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Szczęsny dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Szczęsny forces Gotti back against the cage and clinches.
Szczęsny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Szczęsny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Szczęsny throws an elbow that misses.

Gotti breaks from the clinch.
Szczęsny connects with a single shot there.
Gotti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Szczęsny finds it's way through Gotti's defenses.
Good exchange - Szczęsny coming out on top.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Szczęsny throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gotti.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Szczęsny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szczęsny thuds his shin into the meat of Gotti's side.
Szczęsny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szczęsny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Gotti misses with a left hand
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.

Szczęsny rushes Gotti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Szczęsny lands an elbow that stopped Gotti in his tracks for a moment.
Szczęsny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it misses.
Szczęsny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szczęsny pushes off an throws an elbow but Gotti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Szczęsny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Szczęsny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Szczęsny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Szczęsny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szczęsny misses with an elbow over the top.

Gotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szczęsny circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczęsny to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gotti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Szczęsny darts in and clinches Gotti up against the cage.
Gotti dodges an elbow strike from Szczęsny.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczęsny.
Gotti blocks an elbow strike.
Szczęsny misses with a knee to the head.

Gotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Szczęsny catches Gotti right on the button with a cross.
Gotti throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Gotti throws a solid leg kick but Szczęsny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gotti.
Gotti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczęsny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gotti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Gotti.
Jimmy Gotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Szczęsny pushes Gotti up against the cage in a clinch.
Szczęsny tries a body shot but Gotti blocks it.
Nice body punch from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a punch to the body.

Gotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gotti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Szczęsny takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gotti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Szczęsny finds it's way round the side to connect with Gotti's head.
Szczęsny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Gotti is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczęsny tests Gotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Gotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gotti swinging wildly here.
Gotti throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczęsny lands an overhand right.
Szczęsny fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gotti to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gotti looks to clinch but Szczęsny throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gotti taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Victor Szczęsny!
Victor Szczęsny got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'