PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Kotkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bidda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kotkiewicz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Onar-Sukces rodzi wrogów. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kotkiewicz
vs
Bidda

181 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Gojira Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamil Kotkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Bidda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bidda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kotkiewicz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bidda moves in looking to clinch but Kotkiewicz pushes him off.
Bidda doesn't manage to clinch there - Kotkiewicz circles away.
Bidda connects with a high kick.
Bidda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Kotkiewicz gets tackled into the cage by Bidda. Bidda maintains the clinch.
Bidda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Bidda.
Bidda lands a nice knee to the body.
Bidda prevents the takedown attempt.
Kotkiewicz trying to land knees to the body.
Bidda lands an elbow inside that Kotkiewicz shrugs off.
Bidda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kotkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bidda is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkiewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bidda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bidda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bidda gets underhooks to prevent Kotkiewicz's takedown attempt.
Bidda misses with a knee to the head.
Bidda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bidda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kotkiewicz's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bidda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bidda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kotkiewicz dodges an elbow strike from Bidda.
Kotkiewicz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bidda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Kotkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bidda trying to stall but Kotkiewicz improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidda with a knee to the head.
Bidda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kotkiewicz avoids it.
Bidda working Kotkiewicz over with knees to the body.
Bidda trying to control the position but instead, Kotkiewicz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bidda into the cage.
Bidda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bidda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bidda misses with an elbow over the top.
Kotkiewicz is trying to pull guard but Bidda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kotkiewicz tries to score a body lock takedown but Bidda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidda looking to throw knees to the head but Kotkiewicz is blocking nicely.
Bidda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bidda is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kotkiewicz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bidda to the mat. Bidda regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bidda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bidda is pulling down on Kotkiewicz's head. It's preventing any offense from Kotkiewicz, at least for the moment.
Bidda wants to sweep but no luck.
Bidda trying to control the position.
Kotkiewicz preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. King Bidda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kotkiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bidda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kotkiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bidda tries to clinch but Kotkiewicz moves out of range.
Bidda throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bidda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bidda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotkiewicz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bidda won't allow it.
Kotkiewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kotkiewicz is rocked!
Bidda looking to throw knees to the head but Kotkiewicz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Bidda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bidda tries to close the distance and clinch but Kotkiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bidda tries to clinch up.
Bidda tries to clinch up.
Bidda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Kotkiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kotkiewicz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bidda has closed the distance and engaged Kotkiewicz in a clinch.
Bidda lands a nice elbow.
Bidda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bidda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kotkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bidda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kotkiewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
Bidda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kotkiewicz is keeping busy.
Bidda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkiewicz takes an elbow to the temple.
Bidda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bidda looking to stall.
Bidda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bidda connects with a knee to the head.
Bidda lands a nice knee to the body.
Kotkiewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bidda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bidda.
Kotkiewicz avoiding damage as Bidda throws knees to the body.
Bidda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bidda is trying to stall.
Bidda seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kotkiewicz avoiding damage as Bidda throws knees to the body.

Kotkiewicz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bidda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Bidda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bidda tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bidda wants to hold on but Kotkiewicz pushes him away.
Bidda regains half guard.

Kotkiewicz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bidda defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidda trying to control here.
Bidda is looking for a sweep. Kotkiewicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bidda is holding on to half guard well.
Bidda wants to control but Kotkiewicz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kotkiewicz stops Bidda from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bidda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bidda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bidda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bidda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bidda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. King Bidda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bidda tries to close the distance and clinch but Kotkiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King Bidda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bidda moves in looking to clinch but Kotkiewicz pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Bidda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bidda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Bidda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bidda tries a knee to the head but Kotkiewicz blocks it.
Bidda misses with a knee strike.
Kotkiewicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bidda walks away with a smile on his face. Kotkiewicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bidda tries to clinch up but Kotkiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Bidda is looking to clinch.
Kotkiewicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bidda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bidda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bidda looks to clinch

and Kotkiewicz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kotkiewicz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotkiewicz wants to pass the guard but Bidda is keeping the position.
Kotkiewicz stopping the sweep attempt from Bidda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkiewicz is fighting to break Bidda's control of his arms but Bidda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kotkiewicz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bidda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kotkiewicz's guard.
Kotkiewicz being controlled here, momentarily.
Bidda pushing down on Kotkiewicz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidda wants to take a breather but Kotkiewicz is having none of it.
Bidda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bidda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bidda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kotkiewicz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bidda trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bidda is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kotkiewicz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kotkiewicz shrugs it off.
Kotkiewicz is squirming around, avoiding Bidda's attempts to control the action.

Bidda is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kotkiewicz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kotkiewicz shrugs it off.

Bidda has control of Kotkiewicz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kotkiewicz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bidda wants to control the pace but Kotkiewicz is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotkiewicz is trying to escape the mount.
Bidda tries to control but Kotkiewicz wriggling away.
Bidda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotkiewicz is desperately trying to improve his position but Bidda has a good base and remains in mount.
Bidda controlling the pace for now.
Kamil Kotkiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Bidda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bidda looking to control but Kotkiewicz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Bidda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bidda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Bidda!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, King Bidda made sure he mentioned Gojira Industries, along with how happy he was to win his fight.