PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter King (ranked 4223 p4p, 431 weight class) and Shawn Kowalski (ranked 6716 p4p, 539 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its Time to TAP. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

King
vs
Kowalski

178 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski dives in for a single leg takedown but King sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
King with a poor takedown
and Kowalski counters with a two punch combo.
King misses with a hook.
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kowalski's coach down at BAK training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kowalski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kowalski shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski works the jab nicely.

It looks like Dexter King has been cut.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kowalski connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent King tumbling to the canvas! Kowalski pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! King was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shawn Kowalski!
Shawn Kowalski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dexter King stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one can Defeat me cuZ "I DONT GIVE UP"'.