PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leif Mortensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Szczepanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Leif Mortensen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mortensen
vs
Szczepanik

170 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leif Mortensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Szczepanik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mortensen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mortensen trying to control the position but Szczepanik is working away.

Szczepanik throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Szczepanik is defended easily by Mortensen.
Szczepanik is looking to clinch.
Szczepanik tries to clinch but Mortensen moves out of range.
Mortensen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Szczepanik counters with a head kick.
Mortensen tries to clinch there but Szczepanik circles away.
Mortensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mortensen darts in and clinches Szczepanik up against the cage.
Mortensen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczepanik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mortensen lands an elbow that stopped Szczepanik in his tracks for a moment.
Mortensen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mortensen.
Mortensen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Szczepanik taking a breather.
Szczepanik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mortensen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Szczepanik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mortensen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mortensen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Mortensen.
Mortensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mortensen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Michal Szczepanik has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczepanik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Szczepanik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mortensen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczepanik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mortensen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szczepanik's face.
Mortensen crunches a lovely knee into Szczepanik's ribcage.
Szczepanik looks winded!
Szczepanik pushes off an throws an elbow but Mortensen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mortensen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mortensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Szczepanik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mortensen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Szczepanik misses with an elbow strike.
Mortensen landing knees to the body.
Szczepanik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mortensen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mortensen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mortensen lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen lands a shot to the body.
Mortensen avoids the elbow strike from Szczepanik, against the cage.
Mortensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Mortensen lands an elbow that stopped Szczepanik in his tracks for a moment.
Mortensen presses Szczepanik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Szczepanik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mortensen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Szczepanik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mortensen.
Mortensen lands a body shot.
Mortensen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Szczepanik's defenses.
Mortensen lands a nice knee to the body.
Mortensen working Szczepanik over with knees to the body.
Mortensen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mortensen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szczepanik's face.
Mortensen crunches a lovely knee into Szczepanik's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mortensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mortensen lands a good knee to the midsection. Szczepanik won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Mortensen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mortensen landing knees to the body.
Mortensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szczepanik backwards.
Mortensen crunches a lovely knee into Szczepanik's ribcage.
Mortensen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mortensen lands a good knee to the midsection. Szczepanik won't want to take too many of those.
Mortensen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szczepanik or not.
A knee to the head by Mortensen.
Mortensen with a knee to the head.
Mortensen lands an elbow inside that Szczepanik shrugs off.
Szczepanik wants to stall.
A short left from Mortensen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mortensen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mortensen lands a right hand.
Mortensen cracks Szczepanik with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Mortensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Szczepanik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Szczepanik tries to clinch but Mortensen is having none of it.

Mortensen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mortensen lands a good knee to the midsection. Szczepanik won't want to take too many of those.
Mortensen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szczepanik's face.
Szczepanik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mortensen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mortensen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Mortensen.
Mortensen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mortensen trying to stall but Szczepanik improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Mortensen.
Mortensen with a knee to the head.
Mortensen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mortensen looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczepanik misses with an elbow over the top.
Mortensen tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczepanik avoids the damage to the body.
Mortensen lands a nice knee to the body.
Mortensen looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leif Mortensen.

Mortensen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Szczepanik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Szczepanik wriggles free and stands up.
Mortensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mortensen wants to clinch up but Szczepanik keeps it at a distance.
Szczepanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Szczepanik tries to clinch but Mortensen moves out of range.
Szczepanik tries to clinch up but Mortensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leif Mortensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mortensen checks a leg kick.
Szczepanik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mortensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczepanik circles away.
Szczepanik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mortensen tries to clinch up.
Mortensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczepanik tries to clinch there but Mortensen circles away.

Mortensen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Szczepanik sprawls well initially but Mortensen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mortensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Szczepanik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mortensen is pressing down on Szczepanik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Szczepanik is holding on for now.
Mortensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szczepanik can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szczepanik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Szczepanik tries to clinch but Mortensen moves away
and Mortensen counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mortensen landing knees to the head.
Szczepanik is looking to control Mortensen's arms but Mortensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Szczepanik has his back to the cage.
Szczepanik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Szczepanik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Szczepanik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Szczepanik is breathing heavily.
Szczepanik takes an elbow to the temple.

Szczepanik is rocked!
Mortensen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szczepanik is still on wobbly legs! Can Mortensen finish him?
Mortensen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortensen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Szczepanik to his knees! Mortensen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Mortensen!