PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Kornicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidekai Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hidekai Law has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kornicki
vs
Law

172 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

163 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartosz Kornicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidekai Law!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law looks to land a combination. Kornicki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kornicki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Law throws a combination that misses

and Kornicki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Law's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Law can do anything to dispel that myth.
Law wants to stand up but Kornicki is controlling him.

Kornicki stands up and waves to Law to follow him.
Law throws a combination that misses

and Kornicki counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to get back to his feet but Kornicki is dominant here and he's now got Law's back!
Law has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Law looks gassed!

Kornicki decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
Kornicki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Law misses with a double jab

and Kornicki counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law bucks up and tries to throw Kornicki off but instead Kornicki has got his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law is trying to stand back up.

Kornicki stands up.
Kornicki shoots in looking for a takedown. Law tries to sprawl out of it but Kornicki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Law manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Kornicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kornicki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Law!
Law is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kornicki stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kornicki fails to land the takedown.
Hidekai Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law misses with a combination

and Kornicki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Law won't be happy with that.

Law throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Law throws a combination that misses

and Kornicki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law pushes Kornicki off looking to stand but Kornicki dives back in and keeps control.

Law manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornicki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Law but Law pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Law misses with a double jab

and Kornicki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Law wants to get back to his feet.
Law is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Law pushes Kornicki off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Law misses with a combination

and Kornicki counters with a single leg into guard. Law didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Kornicki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Law throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kornicki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Law won't be happy with that.
Law wants to get back to his feet.
Law wants to get back to his feet but Kornicki is dominant here and he's now got Law's back!
Law controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Law is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kornicki controlling the position well here. Law rolled but Kornicki kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law trying to get back to his feet but Kornicki is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kornicki decides to stand up.
Kornicki shoots in but no luck this time.
Kornicki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Law swivels and escapes.
Kornicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Law circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Kornicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law misses with a combination

and Kornicki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Law's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to stand but Kornicki is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law is looking to stand back up but Kornicki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Law.

Kornicki stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Law to get to his feet.
Law throws a combination that misses

and Kornicki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Law won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to get back to his feet but Kornicki drags him back down.

Law bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by Kornicki or perhaps it was just good defense by Law which made him look bad.
Kornicki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Law sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Kornicki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Law throws a combination that misses

and Kornicki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Law is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kornicki is controlling him.
Bartosz Kornicki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Law is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kornicki dives into side control.

Kornicki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kornicki dives in and grabs Law's left leg, looking for a takedown. Law pushes down on Kornicki's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Law throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kornicki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kornicki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to stand and escape but Kornicki is having none of it.
Law is wriggling around but Kornicki manages to pass to half guard.
Law is looking to escape.
Law is looking to get back to is feet but Kornicki passes into side control.

Kornicki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Law to his feet.
Law throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kornicki counters with a shoot takedown. Law fights it but they end up in guard.
Law is looking to stand back up but Kornicki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Law.

Kornicki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kornicki counters with a shoot takedown. Law fights it but they end up in guard.

Law pushes Kornicki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Law throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kornicki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Law's guard.

Law has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kornicki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Law swinging wildly here.
Law scores with a one two! Kornicki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Law falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kornicki counters with a single leg into guard. Law didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornicki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Law's guard.
Law wants to get back to his feet but Kornicki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Law wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kornicki manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kornicki manages to move to mount!
Law tries to buck Kornicki off but Kornicki takes his back!
Law is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartosz Kornicki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kornicki, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartosz Kornicki!