PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Wolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Black Lab-This Night. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

King
vs
Wolkowski

180 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

TGC WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Wolkowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wolkowski.
A head kick misses from King.
King misses with a double jab.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
and King counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a hook. Wolkowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
Wolkowski has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolkowski fails with the takedown
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a looping left.
Wolkowski with a poor takedown
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolkowski thinking.
Wolkowski blocks a jab.
Wolkowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolkowski moves away.
King scores with a jab.
Wolkowski tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a series of strikes. Wolkowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
King tries to bum rush Wolkowski with a series of wild strikes but Wolkowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolkowski shoots and misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolkowski thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King jabs at Wolkowski's body.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wolkowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolkowski trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolkowski on the ground.
Wolkowski won't allow King to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King wants to stand but Wolkowski is controlling the position.
King keeping full guard, as Wolkowski tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King throws a good cross that connects.
Wolkowski tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolkowski dodges the punch combination from King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolkowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wolkowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolkowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wolkowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Wolkowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolkowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonidas King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolkowski slips a jab from King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Wolkowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolkowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolkowski tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Wolkowski tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas King dominated that second round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wolkowski slips a jab from King.
King throws a right hand that Wolkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolkowski also avoids with ease.
King misses with a body shot.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolkowski is just out of range.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolkowski manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolkowski tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas King is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Wolkowski blocks the low kick.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King misses with a looping left.
King misses with a hook.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolkowski manages to avoid it.
King misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a lazy right hand but Wolkowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolkowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King looks to land a right hand but Wolkowski moved out of range.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a series of strikes. Wolkowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leonidas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Wolkowski.
Wolkowski misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King throws a hook but Wolkowski avoids it easily.
Leonidas King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lands a nice hook to Wolkowski's body. Wolkowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolkowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King misses with a low kick.
Wolkowski slips a straight right by King.
Damian Wolkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolkowski has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidas King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas King!