PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 15010 p4p, 185 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3505 p4p, 88 weight class). Miguel Cotto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kosma Wawelski's chin.

Cotto
vs
Wawelski

186 cm
39
215 lbs
33 - 18 - 1

170 cm
31
140 lbs
21 - 21 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent 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 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wawelski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawelski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Wawelski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cotto misses with some punches.
Cotto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wawelski is defending well for now.
Wawelski throws an elbow but it misses.
Wawelski blocks the elbow strike.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawelski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cotto.
Wawelski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Wawelski avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Wawelski scores with a hook to the body.
Wawelski misses with an elbow over the top.

Cotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Wawelski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cotto instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Wawelski lands a nice uppercut.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wawelski tries to work over Cotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wawelski struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Cotto.
Wawelski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Wawelski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotto.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wawelski works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wawelski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Cotto's ribcage. Cotto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wawelski tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Wawelski back against the ropes.
Cotto breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Wawelski with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Wawelski looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Wawelski get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.