PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Wojtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Reptile Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wojtala
vs
Kowalski

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Wojtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojtala misses with a body shot.

Wojtala closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Wojtala blocks with his arms.
Wojtala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kowalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojtala.
Wojtala tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wojtala fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wojtala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Janusz Wojtala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kowalski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Wojtala closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski throws an elbow but it misses.
Wojtala wants to take the fight to the mat but Kowalski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojtala.
Kowalski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kowalski landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wojtala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wojtala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Roman Kowalski has been cut.
Wojtala tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalski lands the left hand.
Wojtala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wojtala misses with a double jab
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.
Wojtala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wojtala drives through and clinches with Kowalski against the cage.
Wojtala managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalski looks gassed!

Wojtala jumps into guard, dragging Kowalski to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wojtala wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling the position.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Wojtala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to stand but Wojtala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wojtala wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling the position.

Wojtala kicks Kowalski off and gets to his feet.
Wojtala misses with a wild combination.
Wojtala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Kowalski.
Wojtala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wojtala backwards.
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
Wojtala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Wojtala breaks from the clinch.
Kowalski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wojtala throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.

Wojtala moves into the clinch.

Wojtala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wojtala throws a one two combo.
Wojtala feints a jab promting Kowalski to slip. Wojtala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kowalski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Wojtala.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wojtala does no damage.

Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Wojtala is trying to push Kowalski away but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wojtala is trying to break free.
Kowalski looking to stall.
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wojtala goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Wojtala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wojtala swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Wojtala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Kowalski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wojtala misses with the combination.
Wojtala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Janusz Wojtala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wojtala throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
Wojtala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Kowalski slams his shin into Wojtala's torso.
A jab lands there for Wojtala.
Wojtala swinging wildly here.
Kowalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojtala throws a hook to the side of Kowalski's head but Kowalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kowalski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wojtala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski scores with a nice body kick.
Wojtala on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kowalski moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wojtala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kowalski slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kowalski.
Kowalski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wojtala's face.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Wojtala won't want to take too many of those.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Kowalski.
Wojtala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wojtala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojtala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kowalski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kowalski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wojtala is trying to push Kowalski away but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wojtala tries to pull guard but Kowalski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Wojtala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojtala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wojtala letting Kowalski take a breather here.
Kowalski misses with the head strike.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wojtala is working for takedown but Kowalski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kowalski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wojtala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kowalski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojtala is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wojtala's efforts to push away.
Kowalski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski looking to throw knees to the head but Wojtala is blocking nicely.

Wojtala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wojtala scores with a shot to the body.
Wojtala tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wojtala throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Kowalski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wojtala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalski moves away.
Kowalski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kowalski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wojtala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Kowalski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski slips a jab and a cross from Wojtala.
Kowalski doesn't manage to clinch there - Wojtala circles away.
Wojtala scores with a three punch combo!
Wojtala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good leg kick by Kowalski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wojtala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Wojtala walks into a straight right hand from Kowalski.
Wojtala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Wojtala is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wojtala.
Wojtala stalks Kowalski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kowalski's face. Kowalski staggers backwards, shaken.
Kowalski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wojtala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Wojtala moves into range and clinches up with Kowalski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Kowalski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Wojtala pushes him off.
Wojtala looks to land a combination but Kowalski avoids it well.
Kowalski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kowalski staying out of range there.
Wojtala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Wojtala moves out of range easily.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Wojtala circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Wojtala clinches up against the cage.
Kowalski taking a breather.
Kowalski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wojtala can't break the clinch.
Wojtala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Wojtala breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wojtala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalski with a nice cross.
Kowalski connects with a looping right hand.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojtala misses with the combination.
Kowalski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wojtala at a distance.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Wojtala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojtala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Wojtala. Those never looked like landing.
Wojtala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojtala.

Wojtala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wojtala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wojtala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojtala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wojtala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wojtala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.

Wojtala closes the distance and clinches.
Wojtala can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kowalski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kowalski is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wojtala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wojtala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kowalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kowalski dodges the punch combination from Wojtala.

Kowalski clinches up with Wojtala and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wojtala blocks it with crossed arms.
Wojtala wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Wojtala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski tries to throw a body punch but Wojtala avoids it by throwing Kowalski back against the cage.
Kowalski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wojtala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kowalski smiles and moves away.

Wojtala gets tackled into the cage by Kowalski. Kowalski maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wojtala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wojtala tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kowalski prevents Wojtala from breaking the clinch.
Wojtala blocks a body shot from Kowalski.
Wojtala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kowalski lands an elbow that stopped Wojtala in his tracks for a moment.
Wojtala tries for a takedown but Kowalski manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Kowalski!
Roman Kowalski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.