PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cowelll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Williams
vs
Cowelll

180 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cowelll!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowelll.
Cowelll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Cowelll scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Cowelll takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowelll.
Cowelll throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Cowelll shows good takedown defense.
Nice straight punches there by Cowelll. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowelll.
Cowelll listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Cowelll moved out of range.
Cowelll throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Cowelll misses.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cowelll circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Cowelll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Cowelll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowelll throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Cowelll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowelll lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Cowelll sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Cowelll moves out of range easily.
Cowelll lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Cowelll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cowelll leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cowelll lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Cowelll which made him look bad.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Cowelll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Cowelll moves out of range.
Mike Cowelll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowelll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cowelll throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Cowelll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowelll lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Mike Cowelll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowelll circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab from Cowelll.
Cowelll throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Cowelll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cowelll fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Cowelll sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams tries to clinch up but Cowelll circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Cowelll.
Cowelll tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cowelll might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cowelll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowelll lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Cowelll misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowelll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cowelll keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cowelll connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowelll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Cowelll coming out on top.
Williams moves out of range as Cowelll strikes.
Cowelll lands a jab-cross combination.
Cowelll lands with a good body shot.
Williams takes one on the button.
Cowelll lands the left hand.
Cowelll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cowelll throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Cowelll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Cowelll tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cowelll scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cowelll scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cowelll is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Cowelll.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowelll misses with a wild combination.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cowelll defends it nicely.
Cowelll looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cowelll tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cowelll to the ground. Cowelll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cowelll's corner calls for a 1-2. Cowelll obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cowelll lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Cowelll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Cowelll connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams wants to clinch up but Cowelll keeps it at a distance.
Cowelll throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cowelll cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Cowelll keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowelll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cowelll dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cowelll throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Cowelll closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cowelll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cowelll throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowelll.
Cowelll throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Cowelll takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams tries to clinch there but Cowelll circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cowelll tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cowelll to the ground. Cowelll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cowelll stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cowelll wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cowelll.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cowelll sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cowelll with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowelll looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cowelll misses with a wild combination.
Cowelll throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Cowelll.
Kazuki Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowelll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Cowelll.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cowelll thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Cowelll misses.
A slow jab from Cowelll misses its intended target.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cowelll bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowelll tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cowelll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowelll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cowelll looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cowelll's sensitive parts.
Cowelll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cowelll throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cowelll stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Cowelll scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams moves out of range as Cowelll strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowelll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cowelll.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Cowelll.
Cowelll stuffs the takedown.
Cowelll moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Cowelll misses.
Cowelll lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Cowelll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams moves away from the strike by Cowelll.
Cowelll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Nice straight punches there by Cowelll. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowelll.
Cowelll misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Cowelll both land. Nice combination.

That's four 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.
A right-left combo lands from Cowelll.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Cowelll which made him look bad.
A jab from Cowelll finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Cowelll throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Cowelll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cowelll avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Cowelll which made him look bad.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Cowelll sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danga de danga de dang - Cowelll scores with a four punch combination!
Williams takes one on the button.
Cowelll misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Cowelll lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cowelll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cowelll bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cowelll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cowelll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike Cowelll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowelll tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowelll manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Williams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cowelll throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowelll circles away.
Williams slips a jab from Cowelll.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cowelll throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowelll fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowelll.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowelll swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Cowelll sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowelll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowelll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cowelll pinned against the cage. Cowelll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cowelll cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Cowelll shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cowelll lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cowelll!
Cowelll cracks Williams with a good jab.
Cowelll throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Cowelll throws a one two combo.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Cowelll.
Cowelll throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Cowelll misses with a looping right.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cowelll is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Cowelll circles away and we're back to standing.
Cowelll dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowelll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams tries to clinch there but Cowelll circles away.
Cowelll scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Cowelll.
Cowelll tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowelll.
Cowelll throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cowelll swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams blocks a jab.
Cowelll lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cowelll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Cowelll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cowelll lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowelll misses with a hook.
Cowelll works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cowelll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cowelll thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cowelll scores with a hook.
Cowelll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams moves away from the strike by Cowelll.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cowelll tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cowelll to the ground. Cowelll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cowelll misses with the combination.
Cowelll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cowelll tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Cowelll looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cowelll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cowelll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Cowelll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Cowelll coming out on top.
Cowelll fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cowelll lands the left hand.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Cowelll sprawls well.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Cowelll.
Cowelll lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams wants to clinch.
Cowelll walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cowelll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cowelll 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cowelll!