PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 17167 p4p, 852 weight class) and Inspectah Deck (ranked 739 p4p, 111 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Szczęsny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Szczęsny
vs
Deck

201 cm
32
223 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

191 cm
42
214 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Inspectah Deck!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Deck is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Deck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Szczęsny wants to slow Deck down by chopping away at his legs.
Deck looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Szczęsny throws a front kick aimed at Deck's knee but Deck avoids it well.
Szczęsny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deck under the eye.
Krzysztof Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczęsny to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczęsny throws a jab when Deck was well out of range.
Deck throws a series of strikes that have Szczęsny backpedaling.
Szczęsny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deck was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczęsny.
Deck looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Szczęsny misses.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Szczęsny fakes the leg kick and cracks Deck in the body.
Szczęsny lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny lands a nice hook to Deck's body. Deck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Szczęsny feints and then cracks Deck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deck down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws the kick towards the body but Deck avoids it.
Deck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Szczęsny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick from Szczęsny.
Deck looks winded!
Szczęsny throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Szczęsny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczęsny lands a jab to Deck's midsection.
Szczęsny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Szczęsny thuds a left hand into Deck's body.
Szczęsny scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Inspectah Deck has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Szczęsny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deck takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deck's calf.
Szczęsny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but Deck moves out of range.
Deck was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Szczęsny dips to his left and cracks Deck with an uppercut!
Szczęsny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deck wants to counter the offense by Szczęsny and move into the clinch position.
Szczęsny takes a swing at Deck's ribcage but misses.
Deck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szczęsny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deck on the side of the head.
Szczęsny lands a nice hook to Deck's body. Deck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Szczęsny lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Szczęsny tests Deck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Szczęsny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inspectah Deck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Szczęsny pushes Deck away with a front kick.
Szczęsny fakes the leg kick and cracks Deck in the body.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Szczęsny lands a front kick to the face, that drops Deck to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Deck drops his guard momentarily, allowing Szczęsny to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Deck! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Szczęsny takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Krzysztof Szczęsny thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.