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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Borg (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!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borg at a distance.
Kochanowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Borg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kochanowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Borg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kochanowski throws a combination that misses
and Borg counters with a stiff right hand.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski misses with a body shot
and Borg counters with a stiff right hand.
Kochanowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Borg counters with a single leg into guard. Kochanowski didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Borg working some strikes from top position.
Borg works over Kochanowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Kochanowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borg is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg stays in close to Kochanowski's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Borg has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bjorn Borg.
Borg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kochanowski to the ground. Borg is now in Kochanowski's guard.
Borg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Kochanowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Borg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kochanowski is looking to stand up but Borg isn't so interested in that idea.
Borg wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bjorn Borg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kochanowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kochanowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that misses
and Borg counters with a single leg into guard. Kochanowski didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg stays in close to Kochanowski's body and controls the position.
Borg throwing strikes but missing.
Borg stands up over Kochanowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borg is looking to work some ground and pound but Kochanowski has wrist control.
Borg wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Borg stands and steps away. Kochanowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a right hand
and Borg counters with a single leg into guard. Kochanowski didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski trying to control the position.
Kochanowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kochanowski, not yet.
Borg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borg thows a big elbow that misses.
Borg trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Kochanowski wants to improve his position but instead Borg has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kochanowski wants to get back to full guard.
Kochanowski wants to control but Borg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kochanowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Borg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borg cracks Kochanowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kochanowski cracks Borg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Borg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kochanowski's guard.
Kochanowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kochanowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borg stands and steps away. Kochanowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a body punch
and Borg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borg connects with the punch.
Kochanowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kochanowski!
Bjorn Borg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kochanowski working to try and regain half guard.
Borg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kochanowski is looking to escape.
Kochanowski is in a horrible position here. Borg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kochanowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Borg won't let Kochanowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg content just to control the position here.
Borg working Kochanowski over with strikes here.
Borg avoids the attempt from Kochanowski to control.
Borg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Borg with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg working Kochanowski over with strikes here.
Borg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kochanowski is looking to improve his position but Borg isn't that keen on the idea.
Borg unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borg content just to control the position here.
Kochanowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Kochanowski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Borg.
Borg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borg thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Borg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Borg punching from mount but Kochanowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Borg tries to control but Kochanowski wriggling away.
BOOM! Borg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Borg landing strikes from the mount.
Borg throwing strikes here but Kochanowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Borg lands a big shot there that rocks Kochanowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Borg with the ground and pound from mount.
Borg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borg trying to control but Kochanowski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borg connects with a body shot.
Kochanowski tries to clinch
and Borg counters with a series of strikes. Kochanowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kochanowski looks to clinch
and Borg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Borg stops Kochanowski from getting back to his feet.
Borg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kochanowski tries to roll over but Borg keeps him under control.
Borg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to get to full guard but Borg has control of the leg.
Borg prevents Kochanowski from standing back up.
Kochanowski gets back to full guard.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
Kochanowski is trying to control the position but Borg postures up.
Kochanowski is looking to stand up but Borg isn't so interested in that idea.
Borg trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Borg stops Kochanowski from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Borg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kochanowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kochanowski controls Borg momentarily but Borg frees himself.
Kochanowski has momentary wrist control but Borg slips an elbow through the middle.
Borg trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Kochanowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borg trying to control the position from guard on top but Kochanowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borg throws a big right hand that misses.
Borg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borg passes Kochanowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kochanowski tries to kick Borg off but Borg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kochanowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kochanowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borg.
Kochanowski scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Borg manages to mount him!
Kochanowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kochanowski is working hard here to advance position.
Borg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Borg unloads with some shots from mount but Kochanowski bucks and avoids them well.
Kochanowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Borg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kochanowski?
Borg landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kochanowski blocking the ground and pound.
Kochanowski is in a horrible position here. Borg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Borg misses with a head shot.
Kochanowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kochanowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Borg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Borg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borg 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Borg!
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energy
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RATING
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