PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aamin Haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aamin Haidar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Haidar
vs
Kochanowski

160 cm
21
154 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aamin Haidar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haidar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kochanowski lands a jab to the head.
Aamin Haidar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haidar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haidar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haidar misses with a looping left.
Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Kochanowski throws a nice looking combination but Haidar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haidar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haidar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kochanowski. Kochanowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski misses with a two punch combination.
Kochanowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haidar looks to land a left hand but Kochanowski moved out of range nicely.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.

Kochanowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haidar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haidar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kochanowski wants to stand up but Haidar is controlling him.
Haidar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kochanowski on the ground.

Haidar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haidar scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haidar is stalling in the full guard.
Haidar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kochanowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haidar is controlling him.
Kochanowski has a closed guard, preventing Haidar from standing up.
Haidar won't allow Kochanowski to get back to his feet.

Haidar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kochanowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kochanowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kochanowski cracks Haidar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haidar feints and then cracks Kochanowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kochanowski down.
Haidar misses with an uppercut.
Haidar throws a big shot that misses.
Haidar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kochanowski.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Haidar slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Haidar throws the left hand but Kochanowski avoids the punch easily.
Haidar slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Haidar avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Kochanowski.
Haidar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kochanowski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Kochanowski looks gassed!
Kochanowski throws a series of strikes that have Haidar backpedaling.
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Kochanowski slips a jab and a cross from Haidar.
Kochanowski cracks Haidar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Haidar.
Haidar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kochanowski misses with the combination.
Kochanowski moves out of range as Haidar strikes.
Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haidar.
Nice jab there from Kochanowski.
A punch combination from Kochanowski misses.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar misses with a double jab
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
Kochanowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kochanowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Haidar's head.
Kochanowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Haidar does no damage.
Kochanowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haidar misses with a hook. Kochanowski ducked under it nicely.
Kochanowski looks to land a combination. Haidar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kochanowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kochanowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kochanowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haidar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kochanowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haidar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kochanowski.
Haidar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haidar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haidar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kochanowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haidar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kochanowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haidar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danga de danga de dang - Kochanowski scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haidar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kochanowski throws a one two combo.
Jab from Kochanowski.
Nice straight punches there by Kochanowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kochanowski.
Kochanowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haidar dodges the punch combination from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haidar circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Kochanowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haidar doesn't seem bothered though.
Danga de danga de dang - Kochanowski scores with a four punch combination!
Kochanowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kochanowski jabs Haidar right on the nose. Haidar blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
Kochanowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kochanowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haidar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Haidar avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Haidar.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Haidar avoids nicely.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Kochanowski clobbers Haidar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haidar looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haidar misses with the combination.
Aamin Haidar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski walks into a left hand.
A jab from Haidar misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kochanowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kochanowski looks to land a combination but Haidar avoids it well.
Kochanowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski looks to land a combination but Haidar avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haidar misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Kochanowski finds it's target.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
Haidar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski lands a nice shot that snaps Haidar's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haidar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kochanowski.
Haidar misses with a double jab.
Kochanowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haidar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Haidar moves out of range.
Haidar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice combination there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands a nice shot that snaps Haidar's head back.
Kochanowski works over Haidar's head and body with a nice combination.
Kochanowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haidar backs up against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Kochanowski.
Good exchange - Kochanowski coming out on top.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haidar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kochanowski stalks Haidar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haidar's face. Haidar staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haidar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
Haidar looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Kochanowski tests Haidar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kochanowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kochanowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kochanowski tries to bum rush Haidar with a series of wild strikes but Haidar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kochanowski scores with a three punch combo!
Donk. Haidar catches Kochanowski right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski swinging wildly here.
Kochanowski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haidar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a left and a right that stings Haidar.
Kochanowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kochanowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haidar backs up against the cage.
Kochanowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haidar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kochanowski.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar tries to bum rush Kochanowski with a series of wild strikes but Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kochanowski lands a really nice looking cross but Haidar seems unphased.
Kochanowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands a two punch combo.
Kochanowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Haidar moves out of range.
Kochanowski scores with a three punch combo!
Haidar misses with a hook.
Kochanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski scores with a hook.
A nice combination there by Kochanowski.
Haidar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kochanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kochanowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haidar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kochanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kochanowski cracks Haidar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kochanowski duly obliges.
Haidar swinging wildly here.
Kochanowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haidar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haidar circles away quickly and effectively.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Haidar loads up on a big right hand but Kochanowski slips the punch.
Kochanowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kochanowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kochanowski throws out a powerful jab.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
Kochanowski with a nice cross.
Kochanowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kochanowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Kochanowski scores with a four punch combination!
Haidar misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Kochanowski finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kochanowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kochanowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Haidar avoids nicely.
A big right from Haidar misses.
Kochanowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kochanowski lands with a cross.
Kochanowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haidar misses with an uppercut.
Kochanowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kochanowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haidar.
Kochanowski slips a straight right by Haidar.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Haidar misses its intended target.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haidar has time to react.
Kochanowski throws a combination. Haidar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haidar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kochanowski lands with a nice combination. Haidar backs away looking to recover.
Haidar throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kochanowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kochanowski staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Kochanowski as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Kochanowski avoids nicely.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Haidar ducks under and follows up with a left that Haidar also avoids with ease.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kochanowski connects with a looping right hand.
Kochanowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haidar backs up against the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kochanowski.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kochanowski!
Kochanowski works over Haidar's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice combination there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haidar throws out the jab.
Kochanowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kochanowski misses with the combination.
A big left from Haidar misses.
No joy there for Haidar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kochanowski ducks under a wild hook from Haidar.
Kochanowski slips under a jab from Haidar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kochanowski misses with the combination.
Kochanowski with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Kochanowski scores with a four punch combination!
Kochanowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kochanowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kochanowski lands a two punch combo.
Haidar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kochanowski connects with a looping right hand.
Haidar swinging wildly here.
Kochanowski looks to land a combination. Haidar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kochanowski lands a two punch combo.
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haidar throws a combination that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a series of strikes. Haidar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kochanowski connects with a jab.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Haidar moves out of range.
Haidar clobbers Kochanowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haidar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a combination. Haidar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Haidar.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kochanowski duly obliges.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski tests Haidar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kochanowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kochanowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kochanowski scores with a one two! Haidar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haidar throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Kochanowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Kochanowski does no damage.
Haidar looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Kochanowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Haidar.
Kochanowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Haidar moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Haidar avoids nicely.
Haidar misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Kochanowski.
Haidar throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
Haidar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haidar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kochanowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haidar.
Kochanowski lands with a cross.
Kochanowski lands a nice hook to Haidar's body. Haidar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kochanowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haidar's hands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kochanowski!
Kochanowski misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Haidar misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kochanowski works over Haidar's head and body with a nice combination.
Haidar misses with a series of wild punches.
Kochanowski lunges at Haidar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haidar's hand.
Aamin Haidar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janek Kochanowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kochanowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haidar backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kochanowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janek Kochanowski!