PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kowalski
vs
Teitsi

174 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

161 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160
FinnSubs

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski moves to clinch but Teitsi breaks away
and Teitsi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teitsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kowalski rushes Teitsi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teitsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Teitsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalski fails to land.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Teitsi.
Teitsi blocking some punches.
Teitsi lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalski misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kowalski throws an elbow but misses.
Teitsi working aggressively here.
Kowalski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teitsi has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalski.
Teitsi misses with some punches.
Teitsi looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with the head strike.
Teitsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Teitsi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski stalling in the clinch but Teitsi improves position.
Kowalski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teitsi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalski can't get the takedown.
Teitsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teitsi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Teitsi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kowalski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Kowalski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Teitsi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kowalski but great work by Teitsi.
Kowalski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Teitsi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kowalski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kowalski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Teitsi goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Kowalski does a handstand and catches Teitsi in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Kowalski on top - Teitsi is already out from the submission! Kowalski gives Teitsi's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Jacek Kowalski!
Jacek Kowalski took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.