PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stash Kadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadowski comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Ohne Dich . Stash Kadowski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kadowski
vs
Johnson

210 cm
33
288 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

185 cm
31
217 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stash Kadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kadowski back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Stash Kadowski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kadowski's head.
Johnson takes a swing at Kadowski's ribcage but misses.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Kadowski avoids it well.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kadowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kadowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Kadowski persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Kadowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kadowski.
Kadowski throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadowski.
Kadowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Kadowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kadowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.

Kadowski gets a clinch.
Kadowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Kadowski is controlling the position.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Kadowski.
Kadowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Kadowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kadowski looking for a takedown.
Johnson's coach down at American Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short uppercut from Kadowski.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kadowski scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kadowski misses with a head kick.
Calvin Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kadowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kadowski feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Kadowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson lands a head shot.
It looks like Kadowski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kadowski throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Kadowski avoids it.
A jab from Kadowski misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Kadowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kadowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Stash Kadowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kadowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kadowski cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kadowski.
Kadowski dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

Kadowski gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kadowski wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson has Kadowski pulled in close to control his posture.
Kadowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kadowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kadowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kadowski manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Kadowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stash Kadowski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kadowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Kadowski scores with a hook.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Kadowski. Kadowski maintains the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kadowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Johnson is rocked!

Kadowski tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Kadowski finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kadowski stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Kadowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson controlling Kadowski's posture.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Calvin Johnson.
Kadowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That has opened up Calvin Johnson's cut even more.
Kadowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Calvin Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kadowski connects with a body shot.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kadowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a jab when Kadowski was well out of range.

Kadowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kadowski lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kadowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kadowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kadowski is able to avoid easily.
Kadowski ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kadowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stash Kadowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kadowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kadowski tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Kadowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Kadowski checks it.
Kadowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski throws a leg kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Kadowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kadowski is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Kadowski's body. Kadowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kadowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kadowski scores with a nice body kick.
Kadowski throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kadowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Kadowski avoids it easily.
Kadowski lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadowski misses with a two punch combination.
Kadowski misses with a looping left.
Kadowski misses with a hook.
Kadowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kadowski scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Kadowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stash Kadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Kadowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stash Kadowski dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kadowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kadowski moves out of range easily.
Kadowski moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Kadowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Kadowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kadowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kadowski misses with an uppercut.
Kadowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Kadowski wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadowski closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kadowski takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Kadowski loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Kadowski misses with a wild body shot.
Kadowski blocks a leg kick.
Kadowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadowski misses the shot to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calvin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Kadowski moves out of range.
Kadowski throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kadowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kadowski.
Kadowski throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kadowski misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kadowski avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Kadowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Kadowski throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Kadowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stash Kadowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No luck for Kadowski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stash Kadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kadowski misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kadowski.
Nice uppercut lands for Kadowski. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski misses with a head kick.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kadowski.
Kadowski tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Kadowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kadowski.
Kadowski throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Kadowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadowski scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Kadowski moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Kadowski counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Calvin Johnson.
Well Kadowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stash Kadowski!
In his post fight interview, Stash Kadowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.