PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Old Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kowalski (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.

Man
vs
Kowalski

178 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Old Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Kowalski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kowalski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man lands a head kick!
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalski. That did some damage!
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Old Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kowalski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kowalski.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kowalski blocks a low kick nicely.
Man throws a leg kick but Kowalski checks it.
Kowalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man tries a low kick but Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Kowalski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
A bone on bone clash there as Kowalski blocks the leg kick.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kowalski is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man cracks the inside of Kowalski's front leg.
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kowalski darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a leg kick but Kowalski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Kowalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Kowalski looks gassed!
Man throws a leg kick but Kowalski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kowalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Kowalski blocks a low kick nicely.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kowalski blocks the leg kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalski. That did some damage!
Kowalski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Kowalski checks it.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kowalski is out of range.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Kowalski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalski tries to avoid it.
Man is looking to slow Kowalski down with leg kicks.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kowalski's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalski. That did some damage!
Kowalski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kowalski checks a low kick from Man.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Kowalski as he checks the leg kick.
Kowalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kowalski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kowalski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Kowalski checks it.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
A head kick misses from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Man throws a low kick but Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mark Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a low kick but Kowalski avoids it.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Old Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalski avoids a kick to the body.
Kowalski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Man tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Kowalski blocks the low kick.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kowalski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kowalski takes a step back to recover.
Kowalski is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kowalski checks the leg kick.
Man scores with a head kick.
Kowalski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Man tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Man.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Kowalski moves his leg out of the way.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man connects with a leg kick. Kowalski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
Man is looking to chop away at Kowalski's legs.
A leg kick checked by Kowalski.
Kowalski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Man.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Kowalski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kowalski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Old Man dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kowalski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Kowalski saw it coming and moves away.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kowalski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kowalski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kowalski checks a low kick from Man.
Kowalski moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski checks the leg kick.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Kowalski down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man is looking to slow Kowalski down with leg kicks.
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kowalski checks a leg kick.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Kowalski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalski tries to avoid it.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Man feints and then cracks Kowalski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kowalski down.
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man tries to work over Kowalski's front leg with a kick but Kowalski checks it.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man misses with a low kick.
Kowalski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man throws a leg kick but Kowalski moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kowalski checks it well.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man leaves Kowalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalski.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski checks a low kick from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Man.
That kick from Man tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man feints and then cracks Kowalski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kowalski down.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalski.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to slow Kowalski down by chopping away at his legs.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalski's sensitive parts.
Old Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kowalski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man motions for Kowalski to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Kowalski's knee but Kowalski avoids it well.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Man.
Kowalski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mark Kowalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Old Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Man!