PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Willis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kowalski
vs
Willis

180 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Willis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski misses with a takedown
and Willis counters with a low kick, right behind Kowalski 's knee.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
Willis throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willis throws a leg kick that misses.
Willis thows a body kick. Kowalski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Willis lands a head kick. Kowalski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kowalski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Willis is trying to defend but Kowalski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Willis pushes Kowalski off looking to stand but Kowalski dives back in and keeps control.

Kowalski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Willis sees it coming and defends easily.

Kowalski is trying to work for a kimura but Willis is defending well.

Kowalski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kowalski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kowalski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Willis defends it well.

Kowalski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Willis sees it coming and defends easily.

Kowalski is trying to work for a kimura but Willis is defending well.

Kowalski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Willis has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Willis scores with a punch to the head.
Kowalski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Willis counters with a big head kick but Kowalski shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Willis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Willis.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a takedown. Willis tries to sprawl out of it but Kowalski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willis lands a front kick.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Willis.
Willis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Willis scores with a leg kick.
Willis lands a jab.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willis but Willis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Willis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Willis takes the fight into the clinch.
Willis lands an uppercut.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Willis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Willis connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jan Kowalski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Nice body punch from Willis - that landed with a thud.
Willis crunches a lovely knee into Kowalski's ribcage.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis lands a right hand.
Willis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Willis just leaning against Kowalski, taking a breather.
Kowalski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalski's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Willis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Willis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Willis scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Willis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Willis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Willis landing knees to the head.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks with his arms.
Kowalski blocks the elbow strike.
Willis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willis is struggling to control the position.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Willis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Willis lands an elbow just above Kowalski 's eye.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis connects with a knee to the head.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Nice body punch from Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Kowalski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Willis digs a good hook to Kowalski's body.
Willis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalski doesn't seem bothered though.

Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalski avoids the damage to the body.
Willis lands with a light punch inside.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Willis landing knees to the head.
Rico Willis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Willis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski wants a takedown but no success here.
Willis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Willis.
Willis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kowalski's defenses.

Willis drops Kowalski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kowalski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Kowalski is rocked!
Willis jerks Kowalski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kowalski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Willis goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Willis because Kowalski was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rico Willis!