PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gio Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Kolwalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Warren
vs
Kolwalski

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gio Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brutus Kolwalski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kolwalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kolwalski keeps control of Warren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kolwalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Warren drops Kolwalski with a nice combination! Warren dives into Kolwalski's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Brutus Kolwalski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Warren stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Warren drops Kolwalski with a left and a right! Oh, Kolwalski is hurt - Warren dives into side control looking to finish!

Kolwalski is rocked!
Warren tries to stand but Kolwalski is controlling his head.
Kolwalski pushes Warren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Warren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Warren wants to stand but Kolwalski is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolwalski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Warren throws a head kick but Kolwalski moves out of range.
Kolwalski misses with a double jab.
Gio Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolwalski looks gassed!
Warren tries to bum rush Kolwalski with a series of wild strikes but Kolwalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kolwalski throws a big shot that misses.
Warren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warren wants it to stay on the feet.
Warren tries to clinch there but Kolwalski circles away.

Kolwalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Warren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warren working hard to break the clinch.

Kolwalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warren scores with a sloppy right hand. Kolwalski should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Warren. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Warren.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warren throws a nice looking combination but Kolwalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolwalski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Warren - just one landing.
Kolwalski throws a nice looking combination but Warren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolwalski is looking to clinch but Warren is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Warren both land. Nice combination.
Warren lands a two punch combo.
Kolwalski digs a good hook to Warren's body.
Warren throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Warren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kolwalski.
Warren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kolwalski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kolwalski duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolwalski misses with a double jab
and Warren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kolwalski forces Warren back against the cage and clinches.

Kolwalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kolwalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warren.
Warren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Warren. Those never looked like landing.
Kolwalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warren swivels and escapes.
Kolwalski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kolwalski gets a clinch.
Kolwalski can't get the takedown.
Gio Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutus Kolwalski.
Kolwalski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Warren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kolwalski darts in and clinches Warren up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kolwalski.
Warren is trying to force a seperation but Kolwalski has the dominant position.

Warren breaks the clinch.
Warren slips a jab and a cross from Kolwalski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Kolwalski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Warren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gio Warren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kolwalski closes the distance and clinches.
Warren tries to break free but Kolwalski pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kolwalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolwalski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warren counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Warren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kolwalski's cut.
That's time! Warren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Warren throws a nice looking combination but Kolwalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Warren. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Warren.
Kolwalski sizes up Warren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kolwalski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Warren throws a sloppy head kick and Kolwalski moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Good shot there by Warren.

Kolwalski gets a clinch.

Kolwalski breaks the clinch.
Gio Warren is winning the standup battle so far.

Kolwalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Kolwalski lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kolwalski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kolwalski has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolwalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warren scores with a head kick. Kolwalski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A punch combination from Kolwalski misses.
Kolwalski feints a jab promting Warren to slip. Kolwalski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warren slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Warren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kolwalski backs up against the cage.
A cross from Warren lands.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolwalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kolwalski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Kolwalski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warren has had enough of the clinch but Kolwalski keeps him there for the moment.

Kolwalski breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kolwalski jabs at Warren's body.
Kolwalski misses with a wild combination.
Warren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warren stuffs the takedown.
Kolwalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warren is looking to break free of the clinch but Kolwalski has double underhooks.
Warren is looking to break free of the clinch but Kolwalski has double underhooks.

Kolwalski breaks from the clinch.
Gio Warren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren throws a head kick that Kolwalski semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolwalski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Warren misses its intended target.

Kolwalski moves into range and clinches up with Warren.

Kolwalski breaks from the clinch.
Warren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Warren doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolwalski circles away.
Warren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kolwalski wants to land a leg kick but Warren is out of range.
Kolwalski is looking to clinch.
Warren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warren misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Kolwalski.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolwalski circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Warren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kolwalski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolwalski misses with a two punch combination.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Kolwalski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Warren scores with a one two! Kolwalski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kolwalski. Those never looked like landing.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolwalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Warren throws a sloppy head kick and Kolwalski moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kolwalski moves into the clinch.
Warren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kolwalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Kolwalski misses.
Warren misses with a wild combination.
Warren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolwalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Kolwalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brutus Kolwalski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Warren thumps Kolwalski with a low kick.
Warren misses with a hook.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Kolwalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kolwalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kolwalski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warren.
Kolwalski swinging wildly here.
Warren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kolwalski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Warren is rocked!
Kolwalski is pawing at Warren, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Warren's nose. Warren is badly hurt! Kolwalski pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Warren tries desperately to hold on but Kolwalski is relentless in his assault! As Warren receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Kolwalski away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Kolwalski!