PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xeroderma Pigmentosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Janek Kowalski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pigmentosa
vs
Kowalski

180 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xeroderma Pigmentosa!
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, Janek Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigmentosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Pigmentosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kowalski.
Pigmentosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kowalski wants to clinch up but Pigmentosa keeps it at a distance.
Pigmentosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xeroderma Pigmentosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pigmentosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Kowalski tries to sprawl out of it but Pigmentosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kowalski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigmentosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Xeroderma Pigmentosa has been cut.
Pigmentosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Kowalski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pigmentosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pigmentosa tries to bench press Kowalski off him but Kowalski keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kowalski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pigmentosa keeps working.
Kowalski wants to stand but Pigmentosa is controlling his arm.
Kowalski tries to advance to mount but Pigmentosa denies him.
Pigmentosa tries to bench press Kowalski off him but Kowalski keeps the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pigmentosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kowalski counters with a head kick.
Pigmentosa is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Kowalski.
Pigmentosa misses with a takedown
and Kowalski counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pigmentosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Janek Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa has his takedown stuffed

and Kowalski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski slips nicely into half guard.
Pigmentosa moves into full guard.
Pigmentosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Pigmentosa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Pigmentosa.
Pigmentosa is working hard here to advance position.
Pigmentosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xeroderma Pigmentosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pigmentosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Pigmentosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Pigmentosa has his takedown stuffed
and Kowalski counters with a head kick. That will keep Pigmentosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kowalski throws a head kick but Pigmentosa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Pigmentosa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xeroderma Pigmentosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pigmentosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kowalski breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kowalski.
Pigmentosa tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
and Kowalski counters with a big head kick but Pigmentosa shrugs it off.

Pigmentosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pigmentosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalski defending well though.
Kowalski has hold of Pigmentosa's hands but Pigmentosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kowalski is trying to stand back up but Pigmentosa is controlling him
Kowalski is trying to get back to full guard.
Pigmentosa slips a nice elbow through Kowalski's hands, connecting with Kowalski's forehead.
Pigmentosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa drops an elbow to the side of Kowalski's head.
Kowalski tries to get to full guard but Pigmentosa has control of the leg.
Pigmentosa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pigmentosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pigmentosa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Kowalski looking for submissions off his back.
Pigmentosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Kowalski is trying to control but can't.
Kowalski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kowalski manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kowalski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kowalski drops Pigmentosa with a right and a left! Kowalski comes rushing in but Pigmentosa regains his composure and manages to keep Kowalski in guard.

Pigmentosa is rocked!
Kowalski trying to control but Pigmentosa is working from the bottom.
Oh Pigmentosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pigmentosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kowalski drops back looking for a leg! Pigmentosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pigmentosa manages to kick Kowalski off! Kowalski jumps back into Pigmentosa's guard.
Pigmentosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Pigmentosa is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kowalski trying to control but Pigmentosa is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pigmentosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combo that has Pigmentosa backing up. Pigmentosa nods at Kowalski to acknowledge the strikes.
Pigmentosa has his takedown stuffed
and Kowalski counters with a solid body kick.

Kowalski feints and as Pigmentosa raises his hands in defense, Kowalski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Pigmentosa keeps moving.
Pigmentosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xeroderma Pigmentosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pigmentosa scores with a takedown into Kowalski's guard.
Pigmentosa thows a big elbow that misses.
Pigmentosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pigmentosa stands up over Kowalski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pigmentosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kowalski's guard.
Pigmentosa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pigmentosa lands a big shot there that rocks Kowalski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pigmentosa scoring with strikes but Kowalski is staying in there.
Pigmentosa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Kowalski is rocked!
Kowalski taking shots to the head.
Kowalski is still in real trouble! Can Pigmentosa finish him?
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigmentosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kowalski?
Pigmentosa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kowalski covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xeroderma Pigmentosa!