PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 716 p4p, 380 weight class) and Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 113 p4p, 52 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Knuckles
vs
Wojcik

182 cm
32
185
16 - 8 - 0

177 cm
39
197
26 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik lands with a cross.
Wojcik throws out a powerful jab.
Knuckles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Knuckles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knuckles thumps Wojcik with a low kick.
Wojcik walks into a stiff left hand from Knuckles.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik throws a shot from downtown. Knuckles moves away and avoids it.
Knuckles throws a solid leg kick but Wojcik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knuckles.
Knuckles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Wojcik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knuckles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut. Knuckles saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojcik.
Knuckles fakes the leg kick and cracks Wojcik in the body.
Wojcik throws a looping overhand right but Knuckles ducks down to avoid it.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Wojcik swings widly with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Wojcik misses with a lunging right hand
and Knuckles counters with an inside leg kick.
Knuckles lands a slapping body shot.
Knuckles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wojcik throws out a counter right but Knuckles avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knuckles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wojcik lands with a straight right. Knuckles didn't see that one coming.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
Wojcik lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Knuckles misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Knuckles.
Wojcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojcik throws a hook but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Wojcik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wojcik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wojcik throws a hook but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Wojcik works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.
Knuckles is looking to wear down Wojcik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick lands from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knuckles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojcik's sensitive parts.
Knuckles scores with the left hand. Wojcik knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Wojcik swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Wojcik takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik throws an off balance right hand
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wojcik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knuckles connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wojcik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik missing with knees to the body.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wojcik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knuckles blocks it with crossed arms.
Wojcik gets through Knuckles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Wojcik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
A short left from Wojcik.
Wojcik is working Knuckles over against the cage.
Wojcik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Knuckles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojcik throws out the jab.
It appears Knuckles was looking to counter with a kick there.
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
Wojcik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knuckles swings for the body but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik connects with a right hand. Knuckles shakes it off.

It looks like Bobby Knuckles has been cut.
Wojcik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knuckles misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojcik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wojcik counters with a crisp right hand that drops Knuckles! Wojcik lets Knuckles back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Knuckles is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojcik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knuckles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles scores with a leg kick.
Knuckles scores with a jab to the head.
Wojcik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wojcik punishes Knuckles's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Wojcik.
Knuckles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Knuckles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wojcik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Wojcik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the body.
Wojcik connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to counter with a clinch but Knuckles shakes him off and moves away.
Wojcik misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wojcik clinches.
Wojcik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wojcik lands an uppercut.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Wojcik lands a good knee to the midsection. Knuckles won't want to take too many of those.
Knuckles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Knuckles's ribcage. Knuckles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wojciks head.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Knuckles.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik pushes Knuckles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knuckles.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knuckless head.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Wojcik throws a head punch that misses.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knuckles is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles cracks Wojcik with a nice body shot.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knuckless head.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wojcik obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryszard Wojcik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wojcik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles tries to move into range but Wojcik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wojcik avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the body.
Wojcik jabs Knuckles right on the nose. Knuckles blinks but takes it well.
Knuckles fails to land with a series of punches.
Wojcik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles staying out of range there.
Knuckles half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wojcik tests Knuckles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wojcik throws a looping overhand right but Knuckles ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles swings widly with a right hand
and Wojcik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knuckles thinking.
Wojcik connects with a body shot.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Wojcik.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut

and Wojcik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wojcik.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Knuckles's head.
Knees to the body from Wojcik.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Wojcik landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik crunches a lovely knee into Knuckles's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wojcik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wojcik lands a knee to the body.
Wojcik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knuckles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wojcik lands a left hand.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Wojcik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knuckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knuckles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wojcik landing knees to the body.

Wojcik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wojcik tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryszard Wojcik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Wojcik saw that one coming.
Knuckles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wojcik's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik missing with a left hand there. Knuckles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojcik. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Wojcik lands.
Knuckles throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojcik.
A slow jab from Wojcik misses its intended target.
Wojcik misses with a hook. Knuckles ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Knuckles.
Knuckles thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donk. Wojcik catches Knuckles right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knuckles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wojcik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wojcik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik works the jab nicely.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Wojcik checks it.
A jab from Wojcik finds it's way through Knuckles's defenses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knuckles - that will leave a mark!
Good shot there by Wojcik.
Wojcik looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuckles is just out of range.
Knuckles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojcik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles connects with a right hand. Wojcik shakes it off.
Wojcik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryszard Wojcik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wojcik 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryszard Wojcik!