PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Tomasz Szczakowiecki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szczakowiecki
vs
Zeller

169 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szczakowiecki.
A combination from Szczakowiecki does no damage.
Cody Zeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczakowiecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczakowiecki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeller.
Zeller swinging wildly here.
Zeller throws a right and a left that Szczakowiecki avoids nicely.
Jab by Szczakowiecki.
Zeller scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeller.
A jab from Zeller misses.
Zeller throws a looping overhand right but Szczakowiecki ducks down to avoid it.
Zeller missing with a left hand there. Szczakowiecki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczakowiecki.
Zeller throws a hook but Szczakowiecki avoids it easily.
Zeller takes a swing at Szczakowiecki's ribcage but misses.
Szczakowiecki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeller thuds his right hand into Szczakowiecki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Szczakowiecki moves out of range as Zeller strikes.
Zeller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeller throws a hook but Szczakowiecki avoids it easily.
Szczakowiecki takes a swing at Zeller's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki feints a jab promting Zeller to slip. Szczakowiecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zeller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zeller misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczakowiecki counters with a straight right hand.

Zeller is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Zeller misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczakowiecki misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a lunging right hand
letting Szczakowiecki counter with a right hand.
Zeller is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczakowiecki finish him?
Szczakowiecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Szczakowiecki throws a body punch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zeller seems to have recovered his senses.
Zeller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczakowiecki.
Zeller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Szczakowiecki lunges at Zeller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zeller's hand.
Szczakowiecki moves out of range as Zeller strikes.
Szczakowiecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeller manages to avoid it.
A jab from Zeller misses.
Zeller throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeller misses with a straight left.
Szczakowiecki throws a body punch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zeller misses with an uppercut
and Zeller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczakowiecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeller.
Zeller throws a right hand that Szczakowiecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Szczakowiecki also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Szczakowiecki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Szczakowiecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeller.
A jab from Zeller misses.
Zeller misses the jab.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up
and Zeller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Szczakowiecki gets a clinch.
Szczakowiecki has a couple of punches blocked by Zeller.
Szczakowiecki tries a body shot but Zeller blocks it.
Zeller working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zeller takes a shot to the head.
Szczakowiecki misses with a punch on the inside.
Szczakowiecki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczakowiecki has a couple of punches blocked by Zeller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeller.
Szczakowiecki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczakowiecki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczakowiecki misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeller blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Szczakowiecki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zeller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeller.
Szczakowiecki misses with a hook. Zeller ducked under it nicely.
Zeller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeller tries to bum rush Szczakowiecki with a series of wild strikes but Szczakowiecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeller ducks right into an uppercut from Szczakowiecki.
Zeller misses with a right hand
and Szczakowiecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szczakowiecki throws a shot from downtown. Zeller moves away and avoids it.
Zeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szczakowiecki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zeller scores with a punch to the head.
Szczakowiecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szczakowiecki is looking to clinch but Zeller is avoiding it.
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Szczakowiecki closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Szczakowiecki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szczakowiecki has a couple of punches blocked by Zeller.
Szczakowiecki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zeller's efforts to push away.
Szczakowiecki struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeller controls his hands.
Szczakowiecki throws a head punch that misses.
Szczakowiecki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeller pushes Szczakowiecki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Szczakowiecki pushes Zeller back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki throws a head punch that misses.
Szczakowiecki working aggressively here.
Zeller blocks a body shot from Szczakowiecki.
Zeller is trying to break the clinch but Szczakowiecki has him pressed against the ropes.
Szczakowiecki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Szczakowiecki working aggressively here.
Szczakowiecki misses with a punch on the inside.
Szczakowiecki pushes Zeller back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeller is looking to break free of the clinch but Szczakowiecki has double underhooks.
Szczakowiecki swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeller uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki has Zeller pressed against the ropes, preventing Zeller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zeller throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczakowiecki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeller.
Szczakowiecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Szczakowiecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szczakowiecki tries to work over Zeller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Szczakowiecki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zeller is trying to break the clinch but Szczakowiecki is controlling him.
Zeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczakowiecki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zeller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zeller misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Szczakowiecki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Szczakowiecki tries to bum rush Zeller with a series of wild strikes but Zeller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeller throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczakowiecki counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeller misses with an uppercut
and Szczakowiecki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Szczakowiecki.
Zeller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Szczakowiecki closes the distance and pushes Zeller back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szczakowiecki.

Zeller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szczakowiecki moves out of range as Zeller strikes.
Zeller lands a jab to the head.
Szczakowiecki ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
Szczakowiecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Zeller.
Zeller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szczakowiecki counters with a three punch combo that has Zeller backing up. Zeller nods at Szczakowiecki to acknowledge the strikes.
Zeller thows a body shot but no joy.
Szczakowiecki is looking to clinch.
Zeller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczakowiecki throws a body punch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zeller misses with a looping left.
Zeller misses with an uppercut. Szczakowiecki saw that one coming.
Zeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Szczakowiecki slips a jab from Zeller.
A cross from Zeller lands.
Zeller misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczakowiecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller misses with a hook
and Szczakowiecki counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Zeller misses.
Szczakowiecki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Szczakowiecki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zeller on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Szczakowiecki rushes Zeller and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zeller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczakowiecki has him pressed against the ropes.
Szczakowiecki can't find room to land a body shot as Zeller controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczakowiecki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki blocking some punches.
Szczakowiecki is leaning against Zeller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Szczakowiecki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Szczakowiecki fails to land.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeller tries to break free but Szczakowiecki pushes him back against the ropes.
Zeller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Szczakowiecki fails to land.
Szczakowiecki lands with a short shot to the head.
Szczakowiecki misses with a short punch on the inside.

Zeller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Szczakowiecki with a jab.
Zeller misses with a hook
and Szczakowiecki counters with a left and a right that stings Zeller.
Szczakowiecki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeller misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczakowiecki counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Zeller! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Szczakowiecki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
Tomasz Szczakowiecki retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Tomasz Szczakowiecki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.