PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Kowalski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kowalski
vs
Born

190 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

187 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Born!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Born defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowalski.

Kowalski moves into range and clinches up with Born.
Kowalski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Born prevents Kowalski from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Born throws an elbow but misses.

Born pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Born wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Kevin Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Born throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.

Born drives through and clinches with Kowalski against the cage.
Born is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Born wants to stall.
Born drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kowalski throws an elbow that misses.

Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Born.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Born swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Born.
Born shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Born is defended easily by Kowalski.
Born dives in and grabs Kowalski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kowalski pushes down on Born's head and hops out.
Born looks gassed!
A combination from Kowalski does no damage.
Kowalski looks for a takedown but Born sprawls well.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Born avoids them all with ease.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalski.
Kowalski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Born slips a jab and a cross from Kowalski.

Kowalski has managed to clinch.
Born fails to pull guard.
Born holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Born can't get the takedown.
Born has Kowalski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kowalski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Born jumps guard but Kowalski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Born tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kowalski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Born is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kowalski is defending well.

Kowalski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Kevin Born has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kowalski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Born tries to avoid it but Kowalski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Born to the ground. Born escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kowalski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Born's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kowalski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kowalski is trying to force a seperation but Born has the dominant position.
Kowalski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Born to keep the fight standing.

Kowalski pulls Born into guard.
Born postures up.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Born slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kowalski is trying to get back to half guard.

Born is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kowalski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Born politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Born prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Born trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Born cracks Kowalski with a big right hand but Kowalski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski struggling a bit here.
Born working the head and body with strikes.
Born gets to mount! Kowalski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kowalski working to try and regain half guard.
Born controlling from mount.
Kowalski is squirming around, avoiding Born's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to reverse the position but Born maintains control.
Kowalski tries to hold on but Born postures up.
Born looking to control but Kowalski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Kowalski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Born is landing with some decent strikes but Kowalski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is desperately trying to improve his position but Born has a good base and remains in mount.
Kowalski is working hard here to advance position.
Born tries to control but Kowalski wriggling away.

Born working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kevin Born has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Born raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Born showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Born's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kowalski decides to pull guard.
Born pushes down on Kowalski's leg and manages to get into half guard.

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

Born is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Born trying to mount his opponent but Kowalski defends it.

Born decides to stand up.
Born takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Born tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Born fails with an attempt to clinch.
Born misses with a takedown attempt - Kowalski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Born takes one to the chin there.
Kowalski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kowalski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Born back to the cage. Kowalski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kowalski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Born keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski throws a sloppy head kick and Born moves out of range easily.

Born scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Born wants to take a breather but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kowalski is looking to get back to full guard here but Born has managed to pass to side control instead.
Born in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kowalski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born wants to take a breather but Kowalski is having none of it.
Born prevents Kowalski from standing back up.
Born prevents Kowalski from improving his position.
Kowalski tries to kick Born off in order to stand up. Born Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kowalski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kowalski struggling a bit here.
Kowalski looks to move to half guard but instead Born has passed into mount! Damn!
Kowalski tries to reverse the position but Born maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born controlling his opponent.
Born looking to control but Kowalski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kowalski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Born on the ground.
Kowalski can't escape the position.
Born wants to control the pace but Kowalski is squirming around nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Born cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Born trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Born.
I think Born has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!