PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Kowalczyk
vs
Konrad

187 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kowalczyk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Konrad's hands.
Kowalczyk lands a jab-cross combination.
Kowalczyk stuffs the takedown attempt from Konrad. Konrad gets slowly back to his feet.
Kowalczyk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalczyk wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalczyk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Kowalczyk does no damage.
Konrad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kowalczyk.

It looks like Jacob Konrad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk scores with a one two! Konrad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Konrad shoots for a takedown but Kowalczyk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ed Kowalczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Konrad.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that drops Konrad like a sack of potatoes! Kowalczyk dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Kowalczyk!