PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krysz Kawolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Norman Osborn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kawolski
vs
Osborn

180 cm
23
182 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

181 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krysz Kawolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Osborn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Osborn.
Kawolski connects with a jab.

It looks like Norman Osborn has been cut.
Osborn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawolski throws a lazy right hand but Osborn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Osborn takes a swing at Kawolski's ribcage but misses.
Osborn tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawolski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawolski throws a lazy right hand but Osborn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawolski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawolski moves out of range of the leg kick from Osborn.
Kawolski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Osborn wants to clinch up but Kawolski keeps it at a distance.

Osborn rushes Kawolski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kawolski can't get the takedown.
Kawolski lands a nice elbow.
Kawolski crunches a lovely knee into Osborn's ribcage.

Osborn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Osborn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawolski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawolski swats away the attempt to clinch by Osborn.
Osborn avoids the head kick by Kawolski.
Osborn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn tries to clinch but Kawolski moves out of range.
Osborn doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawolski circles away.
Kawolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osborn throws a lazy head kick
and Kawolski counters with a stiff right hand.
Osborn looks to clinch
and Kawolski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norman Osborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawolski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawolski. That snapped Osborn's head back.
Osborn leaves Kawolski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Osborn closes the distance and clinches.
Osborn trying to land knees to the body.
Kawolski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Osborn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krysz Kawolski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Osborn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Osborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn wants to clinch
and Kawolski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osborn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Osborn throws a head kick but Kawolski moves out of range.
Osborn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osborn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kawolski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osborn clinches but Kawolski breaks the clinch
and Kawolski counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Kawolski.
Osborn tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kawolski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Osborn won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawolski landing strikes.
Osborn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kawolski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kawolski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kawolski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Osborn's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Kawolski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Osborn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Osborn wants to get back to his feet but Kawolski drags him back down.
Kawolski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osborn keeps working.
Kawolski lands an elbow.
Kawolski trying to control the action but Osborn is working from the bottom.
Kawolski prevents Osborn from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kawolski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osborn keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Osborn has managed to clinch.
Osborn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Osborn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawolski's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Osborn.
Kawolski tries to pull guard but Osborn won't allow it.
Kawolski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawolski is breathing heavily.
Osborn lands an elbow inside that Kawolski shrugs off.

It looks like Krysz Kawolski has been cut.
Osborn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kawolski.
Osborn lands with a light punch inside.
Osborn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawolski.
Osborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawolski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Osborn smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osborn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kawolski swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krysz Kawolski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kawolski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Osborn blocks a head kick by Kawolski.
Kawolski lands a head kick. Osborn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kawolski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Osborn sprawls well. Osborn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawolski gets slowly back to his feet.
Kawolski blocks a head kick by Osborn.
Kawolski throws a head kick that misses
and Osborn counters with a good, hard body kick but Kawolski shrugs it off.
Kawolski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kawolski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawolski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Osborn is looking to clinch.
Kawolski scores with a decent looking hook.
Osborn blocks a head kick by Kawolski.
Osborn scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osborn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawolski.

Osborn instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawolski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawolski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawolski obliges.
Kawolski with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Osborn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawolski's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Osborn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Osborn lands an elbow that stopped Kawolski in his tracks for a moment.
Kawolski being controlled against the cage.
Osborn lands a knee to the head.
Kawolski lands with a light punch inside.
Kawolski avoiding damage as Osborn throws knees to the body.
Kawolski trying to land knees to the body.
Osborn can't get the takedown.
Kawolski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osborn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawolski misses with a knee strike.
Osborn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Osborn wants a takedown but no success here.
Kawolski dodges an elbow strike from Osborn.
Osborn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kawolski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krysz Kawolski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Osborn throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn goes for a takedown attempt but Kawolski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Osborn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osborn tries to land a leg kick but Kawolski saw it coming and moves away.
Kawolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osborn moves away.
Kawolski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Osborn counters by clinching up.
Osborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osborn missing with knees to the body.
Osborn avoiding damage as Kawolski throws knees to the body.
Kawolski tries to land a knee to the head but Osborn blocks with his arms.
Kawolski missing with knees to the body.
Osborn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kawolski walks away with a smile on his face. Osborn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Osborn avoids the head kick by Kawolski.
Kawolski throws a head kick that Osborn semi-blocks.
Osborn blocks a head kick by Kawolski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osborn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osborn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawolski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osborn tries to clinch but Kawolski moves out of range.
Kawolski keeps the fight on the outside.
Osborn blocks a head kick by Kawolski.
Kawolski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Osborn throws a leg kick but Kawolski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left and a right from Kawolski both land. Nice combination.
Osborn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kawolski counters with a left and a right that stings Osborn.
Osborn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kawolski throws a head kick that misses
and Osborn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osborn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kawolski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osborn lands a big head kick that sends Kawolski to the canvas! Osborn follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Osborn!