PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 1116 p4p, 578 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 156 p4p, 83 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kawulski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - Slippin. Aleksander Kawulski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garik Andonian's chin.

Kawulski
vs
Andonian

181 cm
49
180
23 - 11 - 0

187 cm
39
176
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SMESH Nutrition 160Q

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Kawulski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andonian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
Kawulski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andonian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
Andonian prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Kawulski.
A body shot lands from Kawulski.
Kawulski managing to block the knees to the body from Andonian.
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Aleksander Kawulski has been cut.
Kawulski has Andonian pushed against the cage.
Kawulski avoiding damage as Andonian throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonian lands an elbow inside that Kawulski shrugs off.

Kawulski tightens his grip and picks Andonian up, before dumping him to the ground. Andonian manages to land in guard.
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!
Kawulski postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawulski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andonian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andonian pushes Kawulski off and gets back to his feet.
Andonian misses with a two punch combination.
Kawulski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garik Andonian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andonian throws a head kick that Kawulski semi-blocks.
Andonian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kawulski eats them both and turns towards Andonian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Andonian throws a head kick that misses.
Andonian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andonian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawulski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andonian connects with a solid leg kick.
Andonian's coach down at New York Training Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andonian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawulski circles away quickly and effectively.
Andonian lands with a shot to the body.
Kawulski drops his hands momentarily and Andonian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andonian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andonian swings for the body but Kawulski moves out of range.
Andonian thows a leg kick but Kawulski checks it

so Kawulski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andonian is looking to stand up but Kawulski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kawulski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawulski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andonian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski with a nice head shot there.
Kawulski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andonian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andonian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andonian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
Andonian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andonian is looking to stand up but Kawulski isn't so interested in that idea.
Andonian keeping full guard, as Kawulski tries to pass.
Kawulski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andonian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andonian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
Kawulski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kawulski postures up and lands a big shot to Andonian's brow.
Andonian trying to keep a closed guard but Kawulski is proving a slippery customer.

Kawulski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andonian is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andonian has escaped and now he's on top!

Andonian trying to control but Kawulski is working from the bottom.
Andonian is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Garik Andonian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Kawulski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kawulski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andonian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andonian scores with a three punch combo!
Andonian misses with an uppercut. Kawulski saw that one coming.
Kawulski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Andonian lands a nice looking body shot.
Andonian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Andonian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kawulski is rocked!

Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andonian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andonian is pressed up against the cage. Kawulski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andonian down to the mat. Andonian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andonian misses with a head kick.
Kawulski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kawulski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andonian.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andonian clinches up against the cage.
Andonian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andonian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawulski backwards.
Andonian pushes Kawulski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Kawulski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawulski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawulski seems to have got his legs back now.
Andonian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andonian has a couple of punches blocked by Kawulski.
Kawulski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garik Andonian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawulski lands with a light punch inside.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kawulski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawulski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown.
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawulski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andonian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andonian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andonian landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andonian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawulskis head.
A hook to the body from Andonian.
Andonian lands a shoulder strike.
Andonian lands a big knee! That's hurt Kawulski! Oh, he's all over the place! Andonian lands another knee that sends Kawulski to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
Garik Andonian decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.