PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chevvy Bridges (ranked 4658 p4p, 359 weight class) and Jan Kowalski (ranked 6310 p4p, 409 weight class). Jan Kowalski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bridges
vs
Kowalski

175 cm
16
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chevvy Bridges !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Bridges , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Kowalski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bridges shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kowalski pinned against the cage. Kowalski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kowalski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kowalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a right hand that Bridges ducks under and follows up with a left that Bridges also avoids with ease.
Bridges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bridges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bridges darts in looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets double underhooks and turns Bridges into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevvy Bridges . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridges tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski counters with a stiff right hand.

Kowalski instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski digs a right hand into Bridges 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bridges 's gas tank.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Bridges blocks with his arms.
Bridges blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Kowalski holds him up against the cage and eventually Bridges drops back down to his feet.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bridges tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kowalski smiles and moves away.

Kowalski has closed the distance and engaged Bridges in a clinch.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Bridges has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bridges tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kowalski lands a shoulder strike.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Kowalski won't allow it.
Kowalski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bridges is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Bridges is trying to force a seperation but Kowalski has the dominant position.
Bridges tries to score a body lock takedown but Kowalski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bridges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Kowalski is trying to push Bridges away but Bridges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalski.
Kowalski is looking to break free of the clinch but Bridges has double underhooks.
Bridges tries to score a body lock takedown but Kowalski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bridges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bridges scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.

Bridges closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Kowalski gets through Bridges 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bridges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Bridges throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalski.
Bridges stalling in the clinch.
Kowalski prevents the takedown attempt.
Bridges has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kowalski after a bit of a struggle.
Bridges slowing the pace effectively.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Bridges is controlling him.
Kowalski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bridges is trying to force a seperation but Kowalski has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalski is working for takedown but Bridges is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bridges is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Bridges to work.
Kowalski prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Bridges controls the action.
Bridges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalski misses with a knee strike.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
Bridges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kowalski!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kowalski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kowalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kowalski. Those never looked like landing.
Bridges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bridges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalski scores with a one two! Bridges had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Kowalski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Bridges tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bridges tries to stall but Kowalski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bridges manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bridges is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalski gets an underhook and turns Bridges into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bridges can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Bridges manages to break the clinch.
Kowalski leaves Bridges with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bridges dives in for a single leg takedown but Kowalski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kowalski throws out a counter right but Bridges avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevvy Bridges . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kowalski lands with a right hand.
Kowalski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bridges .
Jan Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kowalski clinches with his opponent.
Kowalski stalling the fight.
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalski has Bridges pressed against the cage, preventing Bridges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bridges wants a takedown but no success here.

Kowalski manages to break the clinch.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Kowalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bridges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kowalski.
Bridges lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kowalski backs up against the cage.

It looks like Jan Kowalski has been cut.
Jan Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bridges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bridges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bridges scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kowalski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Bridges jumps guard but Kowalski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bridges tries to break free but Kowalski pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Kowalski manages to get underhooks.
Jan Kowalski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Kowalski won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kowalski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bridges wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges .
Kowalski is trying to push Bridges away but Bridges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kowalski darts in and clinches Bridges up against the cage.
Bridges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bridges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kowalski walks away with a smile on his face. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jan Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kowalski forces Bridges back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries to circle away but Kowalski has him pinned against the cage.
Kowalski scores with a shot to the side of Bridges 's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalski.

Bridges decides to pull guard.
Kowalski stops Bridges from standing up.
Kowalski postures up.
Bridges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kowalski on the ground.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bridges pulls Kowalski in to control the position.

Kowalski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Kowalski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bridges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kowalski gets a clinch.
Bridges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kowalski walks away with a smile on his face. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kowalski gets caught napping as Bridges dives in and scores a takedown. Kowalski manages to retain guard.
Kowalski is controlling Bridges 's posture.

Kowalski pushes Bridges off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Kowalski moves into range and clinches up with Bridges .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridges tries to pull guard but Kowalski won't allow it.

Bridges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kowalski clinches up with Bridges and pushes him back against the cage.
Bridges jumps guard but Kowalski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevvy Bridges . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to force a seperation but Bridges has the dominant position.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Bridges has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kowalski after a bit of a struggle.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Kowalski holds him up against the cage and eventually Bridges drops back down to his feet.
Bridges is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kowalski to keep the fight standing.
Bridges goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
Bridges tries to score a body lock takedown but Kowalski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kowalski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bridges has had enough of the clinch but Kowalski keeps him there for the moment.
Kowalski tries to break free but Bridges pushes him back against the cage.
Bridges keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kowalski's efforts to push away.
Bridges goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
Kowalski is trying to push Bridges away but Bridges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bridges breaks the clinch.
Kowalski slips a jab and a cross from Bridges .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bridges scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bridges is looking to clinch.

Kowalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bridges is trying to drag Kowalski to the mat but Kowalski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bridges tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bridges takes a shot to the head.
Kowalski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kowalski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bridges dodges an elbow strike from Kowalski.
Kowalski tries a knee to the head but Bridges blocks it.
Kowalski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bridges .
Bridges is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kowalski to keep the fight standing.
Bridges blocks a body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski scores with a shot to the side of Bridges 's head.
Bridges tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Bridges has him pinned against the cage.
Kowalski stalls.
Chevvy Bridges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Kowalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bridges .

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowalski 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Kowalski!