PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kochanowski
vs
Lee

178 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

155 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a combination. Kochanowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kochanowski defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a combination
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
Lee tries to clinch but Kochanowski is having none of it.
Lee slips a jab from Kochanowski.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kochanowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kochanowski.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kochanowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Lee wants to clinch up but Kochanowski keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a series of punches but Kochanowski avoids them all with ease.
Kochanowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Kochanowski pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kochanowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee moves away from the strike by Kochanowski.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Kochanowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.

Lee rushes Kochanowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kochanowski misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Kochanowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kochanowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kochanowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kochanowski lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Kochanowski.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kochanowski throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a left to the body.
Kochanowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee moves out of range as Kochanowski strikes.
Kochanowski lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Dan Lee has been cut.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kochanowski to score with a decent uppercut.

Lee is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Kochanowski in his tracks momentarily.
Lee thows a leg kick but Kochanowski checks it
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kochanowski moves out of range easily.
Kochanowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kochanowski. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Kochanowski moved away.
Lee misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kochanowski blocks a head kick by Lee.
A left lands for Kochanowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Janek Kochanowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kochanowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kochanowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kochanowski misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kochanowski.
Lee throws a push kick but Kochanowski slaps the foot to one side.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Kochanowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Kochanowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee misses with a double jab

and Kochanowski counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Lee down! Kochanowski is looking to finish but Lee is intelligently defending himself.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Kochanowski finish him?
Lee is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Kochanowski cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kochanowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kochanowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kochanowski has Lee in his guard.
Lee stops Kochanowski from standing up.
Kochanowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Kochanowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is looking to stand up but Kochanowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kochanowski is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kochanowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Janek Kochanowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kochanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a straight left.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kochanowski drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kochanowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Kochanowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kochanowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
Janek Kochanowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochanowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kochanowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Kochanowski catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Kochanowski.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kochanowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kochanowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kochanowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.

That has opened up Dan Lee's cut even more.
Kochanowski wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Kochanowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kochanowski misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Kochanowski has control.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kochanowski's elbow.
Lee wants to break free but Kochanowski has control.
Kochanowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Kochanowski is controlling the position.
Kochanowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kochanowski tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee is trying to push Kochanowski away but Kochanowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Kochanowski on the inside.
Good body shot from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kochanowski's efforts to push away.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Kochanowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kochanowski can't break the clinch.
Kochanowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kochanowski can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kochanowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kochanowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kochanowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kochanowski.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries a low kick but Kochanowski avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Kochanowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kochanowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee slips under a jab from Kochanowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands with a right hand.
Kochanowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee with a hook.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Kochanowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kochanowski down.
Dan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kochanowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
Janek Kochanowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kochanowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

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