PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Kowalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gniewomir Kowalek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Marcos
vs
Kowalek

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gniewomir Kowalek!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalek fails with the takedown

and Marcos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kowalek's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marcos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marcos throwing strikes from guard but Kowalek blocks nicely.
Marcos stays in close to Kowalek's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because David Marcos just wasn't active enough.
Kowalek tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily

and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos is thwarting Kowalek's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kowalek is trying to stand back up but Marcos is controlling him
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Marcos decides to stand up.
Kowalek shoots and misses

and Marcos counters with a single leg into guard. Kowalek didn't expect that.
David Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gniewomir Kowalek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kowalek keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
Marcos distracts Kowalek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marcos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kowalek, up you get!
Marcos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Marcos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kowalek's guard.
Kowalek looks gassed!
Kowalek keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
Marcos controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos passes Kowalek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marcos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kowalek wants to get back to full guard.

Marcos seems to be working for a kimura but Kowalek defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marcos is looking to advance position but Kowalek won't allow it.

Marcos looking for a submission but Kowalek manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Marcos stands up from Kowalek's guard - Marcos perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Marcos pushes Kowalek up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Marcos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kowalek gets caught napping as Marcos dives in and scores a takedown. Kowalek manages to retain guard.
Marcos controlling from the top position.
Marcos wants to stand and escape but instead Kowalek has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Marcos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Marcos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalek is fighting to break Marcos's control of his arms but Marcos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Kowalek from controlling successfully.

Marcos pushes Kowalek off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kowalek misses with a jab, cross combination.

Marcos gets a double leg takedown into Kowalek's guard.
Kowalek is looking to stand up but Marcos isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos postures up in Kowalek's guard and throws a big left but Kowalek blocks it.
Marcos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kowalek is retaining full guard.
Marcos is working hard here to advance position.
Marcos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kowalek taking a bit of punishment here - Marcos scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marcos stands up and beckons Kowalek to his feet.
Kowalek shoots and misses

and Marcos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marcos.
Kowalek is breathing heavily.
Marcos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kowalek working a defensive guard here.
Marcos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kowalek being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Marcos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kowalek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Marcos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kowalek's guard now.

Marcos gets to his feet - Kowalek follows without any prompting.
Marcos jabs Kowalek right on the nose. Kowalek blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalek avoids a punch combination nicely.

Marcos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Marcos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marcos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kowalek!
Marcos with shots to the head and body - Kowalek looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Kowalek really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marcos is working for a guillotine from mount but Kowalek frees his head quite easily.
Marcos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marcos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos controlling the pace for now.
Kowalek tries to hold on but Marcos postures up.
Marcos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kowalek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalek tries to lock up and control but Marcos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marcos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kowalek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kowalek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Marcos is working for a kimura but Kowalek is defending it quite comfortably.

Marcos escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marcos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kowalek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gniewomir Kowalek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalek is letting Marcos control him for a moment.
Marcos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Marcos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marcos stands up and beckons Kowalek to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Marcos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marcos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Marcos!