PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince McVicker (ranked 704 p4p, 1071 weight class) and Marek Brychczy (ranked 51 p4p, 71 weight class). Marek Brychczy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

McVicker
vs
Brychczy

164 cm
26
141
13 - 3 - 0

166 cm
23
135
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince McVicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brychczy tests McVicker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brychczy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McVicker was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy.
The crowd cheers as Brychczy lands an impressive looking overhand right. McVicker doesn't seem phased though.
McVicker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brychczy.
Brychczy lands with a nice body punch.
McVicker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brychczy's head backwards.
Nice shot lands for Brychczy.
Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McVicker moves away.
McVicker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brychczy misses with a looping right.
McVicker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brychczy staying out of range there.
McVicker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brychczy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McVicker is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVicker misses with a low kick as Brychczy jumps back.
McVicker connects with a looping right hand.
Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but McVicker is just out of range.
McVicker throwing a counter right hand but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
Brychczy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marek Brychczy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Brychczy.
McVicker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brychczy is out of range and McVicker settles back down.
Brychczy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. McVicker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brychczy dips to his left and cracks McVicker with an uppercut!
Marek Brychczy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brychczy throws out a loose jab but McVicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVicker misses with a leg kick.
Brychczy misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brychczy misses the target.
Good exchange - McVicker coming out on top.
Brychczy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brychczy misses with a wild combination.
Brychczy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Brychczy misses the target.
Good exchange - Brychczy coming out on top.
Brychczy keeps the fight on the outside.
Brychczy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brychczy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brychczy misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - McVicker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McVicker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McVicker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McVicker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brychczy circles away.
Brychczy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brychczy lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. McVicker does a little dance to reset his feet.
McVicker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brychczy digs a good hook to McVicker's body.
A punch combination from Brychczy misses.
McVicker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brychczy.
McVicker throws an overhand right that lands on Brychczy's shoulder, as Brychczy tries to avoid the shot.
McVicker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Brychczy does no damage.
Brychczy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brychczy throws a series of punches but McVicker avoids them all with ease.
McVicker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McVicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
McVicker attempts a counter takedown but Brychczy avoids it well and moves away.
Brychczy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for McVicker. That snapped Brychczy's head back.
Brychczy throws an overhand right that lands on McVicker's shoulder, as McVicker tries to avoid the shot.
Brychczy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brychczy tests McVicker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brychczy misses with a hook. McVicker ducked under it nicely.
Brychczy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brychczy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brychczy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brychczy's jab looks to have found its range, popping McVicker under the eye.
McVicker misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Brychczy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McVicker lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brychczy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brychczy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McVicker's head backwards.
McVicker misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brychczy! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy scores with a jab to the jaw.
McVicker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McVicker looks to land a right hand but Brychczy moved out of range.
Brychczy lands with an overhand left.
Brychczy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like McVicker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brychczy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McVicker.
Brychczy throws a body punch but McVicker moves out of range.
Brychczy misses with a right hand
and McVicker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McVicker shoots in looking for a takedown but Brychczy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McVicker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McVicker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McVicker misses with an uppercut. Brychczy saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Brychczy misses.
Brychczy looks to land a combination but McVicker avoids it well.

McVicker closes the distance and pushes Brychczy back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brychczy tries a body shot but McVicker blocks it.
Brychczy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVicker tries to score a body lock takedown but Brychczy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince McVicker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brychczy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Brychczy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big right from Brychczy misses.
McVicker throws an overhand right that lands on Brychczy's shoulder, as Brychczy tries to avoid the shot.
Brychczy throws a right hand that McVicker ducks under and follows up with a left that McVicker also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Brychczy.
McVicker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McVicker defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand.
McVicker throwing a counter right hand but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
Brychczy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McVicker misses with a two punch combination.
McVicker looks to throw the jab but Brychczy is out of range.
Brychczy dips to his left and cracks McVicker with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McVicker.
McVicker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brychczy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Brychczy.
The fighters circling - McVicker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy misses with a two punch combination.
McVicker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McVicker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brychczy's hands.
McVicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brychczy throws a lazy right hand but McVicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brychczy misses with a wild body shot.
McVicker ducks under a wild hook from Brychczy.
McVicker misses with a straight right.
McVicker slips under a jab from Brychczy.
Brychczy throws a body punch but McVicker moves out of range.
McVicker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McVicker misses with the combination.
McVicker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brychczy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marek Brychczy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy lands a right hook to the body.
Brychczy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

McVicker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVicker trying to control but Brychczy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brychczy wants to sweep but no luck.
McVicker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McVicker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brychczy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McVicker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker advances position into side control!
McVicker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brychczy keeps working.

McVicker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brychczy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brychczy is not content to let McVicker control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McVicker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brychczy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McVicker throwing shots but missing, from side control.

McVicker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

McVicker tries for a kimura but Brychczy is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marek Brychczy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brychczy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brychczy scores with a decent looking hook.
Brychczy takes a swing at McVicker's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Brychczy misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Brychczy misses its intended target.
McVicker slips under a jab from Brychczy.
McVicker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McVicker tries to clinch but Brychczy moves out of range.
Brychczy slips a jab from McVicker.
McVicker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brychczy is fending him off so far but McVicker persists. Nope, Brychczy circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brychczy misses with a looping left.
Brychczy misses with a wild body shot.
Brychczy throws a jab but it's blocked by McVicker.
Brychczy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McVicker shoots in for a takedown but Brychczy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy scores with a shot to the body.
Brychczy punishes McVicker's body with a nice straight punch.
McVicker slips a jab from Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a hook. McVicker ducked under it nicely.
Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McVicker was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy.
McVicker lands the left hand.
Brychczy slips under a jab from McVicker.
McVicker slips under a jab.
McVicker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brychczy slips a straight right by McVicker.
McVicker dives in and grabs Brychczy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brychczy pushes down on McVicker's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince McVicker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McVicker avoids the body shot from Brychczy.
McVicker tries to clinch up but Brychczy circles away and keeps his distance.
McVicker misses with a hook. Brychczy ducked under it nicely.
Brychczy lands a nice shot to the body.
McVicker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy lands with an uppercut that bounces McVicker off the cage and back into range.
Brychczy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McVicker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McVicker throwing a counter right hand but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVicker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brychczy was well out of range. Poor timing from McVicker.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
McVicker throwing a counter right hand but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
McVicker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brychczy.
McVicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McVicker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McVicker moves away.
McVicker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from McVicker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brychczy, as that shot connected.
McVicker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brychczy.
Brychczy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McVicker.
Brychczy slips under a jab.
McVicker connects with a body shot.
McVicker throws a nice looking combination but Brychczy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brychczy to score with a decent uppercut.
McVicker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McVicker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brychczy throws a hook but McVicker blocks it.
Brychczy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McVicker throws out a loose jab but Brychczy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVicker throws the left hand but Brychczy avoids the punch easily.
Brychczy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but McVicker is just out of range.
McVicker throwing a counter right hand but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
McVicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McVicker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McVicker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brychczy.
Brychczy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brychczy misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker darts in looking for a takedown but Brychczy gets double underhooks and turns McVicker into the cage.
Brychczy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brychczy works on McVicker's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brychczy.
Brychczy has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
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!

Brychczy manages to break the clinch.
Brychczy misses with a looping left.
Brychczy connects with a looping right hand.
Brychczy throws the left hand but McVicker avoids the punch easily.
Brychczy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McVicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Brychczy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McVicker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McVicker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brychczy throws a body punch but McVicker moves out of range.
Prince McVicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brychczy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McVicker's head.
McVicker misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Brychczy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brychczy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Brychczy!