PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Kosowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lulo Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lulo Porter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kosowski
vs
Porter

188 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bushido Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Radoslaw Kosowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lulo Porter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Porter counters by clinching up.
Kosowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kosowski is trying to force a seperation but Porter has the dominant position.
Kosowski can't get the takedown.
Porter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kosowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porter has him pressed against the cage.
Kosowski tries for a takedown but Porter manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radoslaw Kosowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kosowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Porter should have avoided that one.
Kosowski throws a jab when Porter was well out of range.
Kosowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Porter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kosowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porter lands an elbow just above Kosowski 's eye.
Kosowski tries to break the clinch but Porter is controlling the position.

Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kosowski misses with a combination

and Porter moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter slowing the pace effectively.
Kosowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porter has Kosowski pressed against the cage, preventing Kosowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kosowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Porter looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Kosowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kosowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosowski blocks a body shot from Porter.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosowski's efforts to push away.
Kosowski can't break the clinch.

Porter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Porter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kosowski tries to break free but Porter pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Porter.
Kosowski tries to break the clinch but Porter is controlling the position.

Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porter takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kosowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Porter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kosowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kosowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.

Porter breaks from the clinch.
Kosowski looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Porter darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kosowski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kosowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Porter eats them both and turns towards Kosowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Radoslaw Kosowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter tries to clinch but Kosowski moves out of range.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch but Kosowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kosowski misses with a double jab

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
Kosowski working hard to break the clinch.
Kosowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Porter as the two fighters clinch.
Kosowski can't break the clinch.
Kosowski is trying to break the clinch but Porter has him pressed against the cage.
Porter stalling.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kosowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosowski is trying to break the clinch but Porter is controlling him.

Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter is looking to clinch.
Kosowski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Porter counters by clinching up.
Kosowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Porter has double underhooks.
Kosowski letting Porter take a breather here.
Porter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kosowski tries to break the clinch but Porter is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Kosowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kosowski is trying to push Porter away but Porter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kosowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kosowski is trying to push Porter away but Porter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Porter has Kosowski pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Kosowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kosowski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Porter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kosowski tries to break the clinch but Porter is controlling the position.
Kosowski jumps guard but Porter stands there with Kosowski around his waist. Kosowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Porter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kosowski has had enough of the clinch but Porter keeps him there for the moment.

Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kosowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kosowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kosowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Porter moves into the clinch.
Porter prevents Kosowski from breaking the clinch.
Porter missing with knees to the body.
Kosowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Porter won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Porter lands a nice shot to the body.
Kosowski tries to break free but Porter pushes him back against the cage.

Kosowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kosowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Kosowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Porter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Porter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porter has Kosowski pressed against the cage, preventing Kosowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kosowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosowski working hard to break the clinch.
Kosowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Porter smiles and moves away.
Kosowski misses with a combination

and Porter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosowski jumps guard but Porter stands there with Kosowski around his waist. Kosowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radoslaw Kosowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Kosowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kosowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Porter won't allow it.
Kosowski is trying to break the clinch but Porter is controlling him.
Kosowski tries to circle away but Porter has him pinned against the cage.
Kosowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kosowski is trying to force a seperation but Porter has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Porter.
Porter lands a right hand.

Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radoslaw Kosowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosowski throws a lazy uppercut

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
Kosowski tries to break the clinch but Porter is controlling the position.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosowski's efforts to push away.

Kosowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kosowski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Porter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Porter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosowski backwards.
Porter scores with a hook to the body.
Porter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kosowski tries to break free but Porter pushes him back against the cage.
Kosowski can't break the clinch.
Kosowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porter avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kosowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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.
Kosowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kosowski is trying to break free.

Porter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Porter moves into the clinch successfully.
Porter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kosowski avoids the damage to the body.

Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Porter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kosowski counters with a straight right hand.
Radoslaw Kosowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Kosowski.
Porter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kosowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Porter with that takedown attempt.
Kosowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lulo Porter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kosowski keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kosowski.

Porter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kosowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Porter 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Porter wants to control from the top but Kosowski keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lulo Porter hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kosowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Porter moves to clinch but Kosowski breaks away
and Kosowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porter tries to clinch up but Kosowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kosowski misses with a combination

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.

Kosowski breaks from the clinch.
Kosowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosowski with a hook.
Porter tries to clinch up
and Kosowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Porter is rocked!

Porter has managed to clinch.
Kosowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kosowski is trying to break free.
Porter prevents Kosowski from breaking the clinch.
Porter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Kosowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kosowski is trying to break free.
Kosowski wants to break free but Porter has control.
Kosowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porter has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosowski working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Porter.
Kosowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kosowski.
Kosowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porter.
Kosowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Porter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kosowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kosowski.

Kosowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kosowski misses with a combination

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
Kosowski is trying to break free.
Kosowski has had enough of the clinch but Porter keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kosowski tries to circle away but Porter has him pinned against the cage.
Porter keeps control of Kosowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kosowski wants to break free but Porter has control.
Porter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kosowski or not.

Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kosowski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porter.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosowski's efforts to push away.
Porter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Porter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Porter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Porter prevents Kosowski from breaking the clinch.
Kosowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porter has him pressed against the cage.
Porter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosowski uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Radoslaw Kosowski.
I think Kosowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Radoslaw Kosowski!