PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 156 p4p, 603 weight class) and Marek Brychczy (ranked 10 p4p, 46 weight class). James Clerk Maxwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clerk Maxwell
vs
Brychczy

165 cm
25
136
15 - 7 - 0

166 cm
25
135
11 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brychczy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clerk Maxwell has time to react.
Brychczy lands an overhand right.
Brychczy misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Brychczy misses
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Clerk Maxwell slips a jab from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brychczy.
Danga de danga de dang - Clerk Maxwell scores with a four punch combination!
Clerk Maxwell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Brychczy is rocked!
Brychczy with a nice cross.
Brychczy is still on wobbly legs! Can Clerk Maxwell finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clerk Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brychczy was well out of range. Poor timing from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy seems to have recovered his senses.
Brychczy throws an off balance right hand
and Clerk Maxwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clerk Maxwell slips under a jab from Brychczy.
Brychczy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Clerk Maxwell does no damage.
Good shot there by Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a body shot.
A jab from Brychczy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brychczy finds it's way round the side to connect with Clerk Maxwell's head.
Clerk Maxwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brychczy throws out the jab.
Brychczy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clerk Maxwell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brychczy.
Brychczy 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.
Brychczy lands a slapping body shot.
Clerk Maxwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Clerk Maxwell has managed to clinch.
Brychczy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brychczy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Marek Brychczy has been cut.
Clerk Maxwell blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brychczy.
Brychczy working aggressively here.
A short right from Clerk Maxwell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clerk Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Brychczy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clerk Maxwell's elbow.
Good body shot from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow just above Brychczy 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but misses.
Brychczy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brychczy's brow.
Brychczy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brychczy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brychczy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clerk Maxwell lands a hook that snaps the head of Brychczy backwards.
Brychczy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brychczy throws a punch but it's blocked by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brychczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Clerk Maxwell controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clerk Maxwell.
A short right from Brychczy on the inside.
Brychczy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clerk Maxwell backwards.
Clerk Maxwell misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell gets through Brychczy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy lands a shot to the body.
Brychczy is working Clerk Maxwell over against the cage.
Brychczy throws a head punch that misses.
Brychczy misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brychczy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brychczy pushes Clerk Maxwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clerk Maxwell gets through Brychczy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brychczy tries to work over Clerk Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brychczy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brychczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Clerk Maxwell controls his hands.

Brychczy manages to break the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clerk Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by clinching up but Brychczy breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Brychczy - just one landing.
Brychczy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand.
Clerk Maxwell loads up on a big right hand but Brychczy slips the punch.
Clerk Maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brychczy jabs Clerk Maxwell right on the nose. Clerk Maxwell blinks but takes it well.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a jab.
Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Brychczy misses with a hook
and Clerk Maxwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clerk Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Brychczy is just out of range.
Brychczy dodges the punch combination from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Brychczy is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brychczy manages to circle out of the way.
Brychczy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clerk Maxwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Brychczy's head.
Clerk Maxwell dodges the punch combination from Brychczy.
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 James Clerk Maxwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marek Brychczy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Clerk Maxwell is just out of range.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Brychczy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clerk Maxwell throws out the jab.
Clerk Maxwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brychczy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clerk Maxwell with a body shot.
Clerk Maxwell tries to clinch but Brychczy is having none of it.
Brychczy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brychczy lands a glancing blow to the side of Clerk Maxwell's head.
Brychczy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brychczy ducks under a wild hook from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell takes a swing at Brychczy's ribcage but misses.
Clerk Maxwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter the offense by Brychczy and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Brychczy.
Brychczy throws a hook but Clerk Maxwell avoids it easily.
Clerk Maxwell moves out of range as Brychczy strikes.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brychczy manages to circle out of the way.
Brychczy moves out of range of the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clerk Maxwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brychczy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. Clerk Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brychczy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clerk Maxwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clerk Maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brychczy.
A slow jab from Clerk Maxwell misses its intended target.
Clerk Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Brychczy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brychczy misses with an uppercut. Clerk Maxwell saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Brychczy.
Brychczy takes a swing at Clerk Maxwell's ribcage but misses.
Clerk Maxwell looks to land a left hand but Brychczy moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Clerk Maxwell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clerk Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Brychczy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brychczy ducks right into an uppercut from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell slips under a jab from Brychczy.
Brychczy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Clerk Maxwell tries to clinch there but Brychczy circles away.
Brychczy misses with an uppercut. Clerk Maxwell saw that one coming.
Brychczy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brychczy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clerk Maxwell's hands.
Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy misses with a hook.
Marek Brychczy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clerk Maxwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brychczy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clerk Maxwell throws a hook but Brychczy blocks it.
Brychczy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy swings for the body but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brychczy throws a hook but Clerk Maxwell blocks it.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Clerk Maxwell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brychczy sprawling to the canvas! Brychczy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Clerk Maxwell finish him?!
Clerk Maxwell cracks Brychczy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Brychczy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Clerk Maxwell pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Brychczy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Clerk Maxwell!
James Clerk Maxwell retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath James Clerk Maxwell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.