PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 691 p4p, 260 weight class) and Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 97 p4p, 38 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Baker
vs
Kowalkiewicz

195 cm
31
190
15 - 9 - 0

195 cm
32
188
25 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalkiewicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kowalkiewicz throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker connects with a body shot that sends Kowalkiewicz's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baker gets tackled into the cage by Kowalkiewicz. Kowalkiewicz maintains the clinch.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker wants a takedown.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Kowalkiewicz on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker tries a body shot but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Baker is rocked!
Come on Kowalkiewicz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalkiewicz slows down the pace here.
A short left from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a big right hand that drops Baker! The killer instinct kicks in and Kowalkiewicz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kowalkiewicz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michał Kowalkiewicz!