PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Katowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and amoussou karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Katowski
vs
karl

188 cm
20
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Katowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, amoussou karl!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
karl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Katowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. karl is trying to defend but Katowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Katowski passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Katowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katowski raining down shots from the mount!
karl is working to get back to half guard.
karl trying desperately to get to his feet.
karl working to try and regain half guard.
karl wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katowski controlling his opponent.
Katowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. karl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Katowski trying to control but karl is having none of it.
karl squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Katowski controlling from the full mount.
Katowski with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
karl taking shots to the head.
karl tries to improve his position but instead Katowski has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katowski tries to get the hooks in deep but karl pushed the leg off.
karl wants to get back to his feet.

karl defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Katowski's arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
karl has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Katowski struggling to keep hold of the position.
Katowski keeps control of the position as karl tries to break free.
karl trying to get back to his feet but Katowski is in full control for now.
karl looks gassed!

Katowski working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
karl is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Katowski is punishing karl with strikes - can he finish him?!
karl is trying to stand back up.

Katowski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, karl has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
karl wants to get back to his feet.

Katowski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
karl looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
karl covering up well under a barage of strikes.
karl trying to get back to his feet but Katowski is in full control for now.
Katowski struggling to keep hold of the position.
Katowski keeps control of the position as karl tries to break free.
Katowski controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katowski misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Katowski dominated that round.
That's time! Katowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

karl gets caught flat footed, as Katowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Katowski wants to pass the guard but karl is keeping the position.

karl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
karl wants to stand up but Katowski is controlling him.
Katowski wants to control from the top but karl keeps moving.
karl wants to stand but Katowski is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katowski trying to control but karl is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
karl wants to stand up but Katowski is controlling him.
Katowski content to stall in guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
karl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katowski.
karl tries to clinch but Katowski moves out of range.
karl looks to land a combination but Katowski avoids it well.
Mariusz Katowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Katowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in karl's half guard.
karl tries to roll over but Katowski keeps him under control.
Katowski trying to mount his opponent but karl defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

karl actively working from the bottom here.

karl looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Katowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
karl wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
karl pushes Katowski off but Katowski dives into side control.
karl tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
karl tries to buck Katowski off but Katowski takes his back!
Katowski is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
karl is keeping busy.
karl has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Katowski is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften karl up.
Katowski is not going to allow karl to sit and survive in this position.
karl controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Katowski lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
karl holding both Katowski 's hands and preventing any damage.
Katowski trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Katowski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Katowski pushes karl up against the cage in a clinch.
karl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Katowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
karl is trying to force a seperation but Katowski has the dominant position.
karl avoiding damage as Katowski throws knees to the body.
karl has a couple of punches blocked by Katowski.

Katowski pulls karl into guard.
karl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. karl manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katowski stands and throws karl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
karl wants to get back to his feet but Katowski drags him back down.
Katowski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for karl!
karl is working to get back to half guard.
Katowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
karl trying desperately to get to his feet.
Katowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
karl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Katowski scoring with strikes but karl is staying in there.
karl is trying to stand but he's just given Katowski his back.
karl looking very determined here, making life difficult for Katowski.
Katowski doesn't have the hooks in and karl manages to turn into his guard.
karl won't allow Katowski to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Katowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Katowski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Katowski misses the shot to the body.
karl stalks Katowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Katowski's face. Katowski staggers backwards, shaken.
karl tries to clinch but Katowski moves away

and Katowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
karl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katowski has him pressed against the cage.
karl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
amoussou karl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
karl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Katowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
karl wants to get up but he can't break Katowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Katowski has his foot on karl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. karl works his way back into a safe position though.
Katowski wants to sweep but no luck.

Katowski wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Katowski shoots in and bounces karl off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Katowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
karl is looking to stand up but Katowski isn't so interested in that idea.

karl throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Katowski escapes and throws karl's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mariusz Katowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katowski slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by karl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Katowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Katowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Katowski!