PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kowalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roshan comes to the cage accompanied by T.I. - I'm Back. Kowalsky has chosen face fisted as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Roshan
vs
Kowalsky

190 cm
34
182 lbs
23 - 12 - 2

186 cm
27
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Roshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Kowalsky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalsky misses with a body shot.

Kowalsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kowalsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roshan pushes Kowalsky off and gets back to his feet.
Kowalsky digs a good body shot into Roshan's ribs.
Roshan tried to score with a low kick but Kowalsky checks it.
Kowalsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Kowalsky swings for the body but Roshan moves out of range.
Kowalsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshan moves away.
Roshan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kowalsky throws a predictable looking body shot

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalsky throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Kowalsky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kowalsky has a closed guard, preventing Roshan from standing up.
Kowalsky has control of Roshan's left arm, preventing Roshan from doing any damage.
Kowalsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky wants to sweep here but Roshan controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roshan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kowalsky's guard.

Jan Kowalsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Roshan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kowalsky's guard.
Kowalsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalsky pulls Roshan in close to his closed guard and prevents Roshan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roshan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kowalsky is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky has control of Roshan's left arm, preventing Roshan from doing any damage.
Kowalsky doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roshan throws a head kick that misses.

Kowalsky rushes Roshan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roshan avoiding damage as Kowalsky throws knees to the body.

Kowalsky has clasped his hands together around Roshan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roshan is trying to buck Kowalsky off.

Kowalsky tries for a kimura but Roshan is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky is looking to take a break and control but Roshan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kowalsky tries to advance to mount but can't.

Roshan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roshan tries to clinch up but Kowalsky circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jan Kowalsky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roshan throws a head kick but Kowalsky moves out of range.

Kowalsky moves into range and clinches up with Roshan.

Kowalsky breaks from the clinch.
Kowalsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roshan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalsky.

Roshan tries to sprawl but Kowalsky drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kowalsky prevents Roshan from standing back up.

Kowalsky is working for a submission of some sort.
Roshan is staying active underneath Kowalsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Roshan is defending against the submission attempts here by Kowalsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalsky thows a huge punch but Roshan dodges it nicely.
Kowalsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kowalsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Kowalsky wants to control but Roshan is keeping him busy.
Roshan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalsky.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet.
Roshan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kowalsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kowalsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roshan's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky uses his free foot to push down on Roshan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roshan.
Kowalsky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roshan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kowalsky.
Kowalsky tries to control but Roshan wriggling away.

Kowalsky looking for a guillotine from mount but Roshan is having none of it.
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!
Kowalsky looking to control but Roshan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roshan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky controlling from mount.
Roshan is in a horrible position here. Kowalsky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Roshan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kowalsky throws some wild stikes that Roshan manages to avoid easily.
Kowalsky trying to control but Roshan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kowalsky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Kowalsky is working for a guillotine from mount but Roshan frees his head quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kowalsky gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalsky. Roshan does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalsky swings for the body but Roshan moves out of range.

Kowalsky moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kowalsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roshan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kowalsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roshan is looking to stand up but Kowalsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Kowalsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Roshan has wrist control.

Kowalsky drops back looking for a leg! Roshan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roshan manages to kick Kowalsky off! Kowalsky jumps back into Roshan's guard.
Kowalsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kowalsky looking to sit in guard and control but Roshan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalsky looking to control.
Roshan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kowalsky's guard.

Roshan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roshan wants to get up but he can't break Kowalsky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kowalsky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roshan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roshan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kowalsky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kowalsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roshan!
Kowalsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kowalsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roshan because Kowalsky loaded up on that one.
Jan Kowalsky has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kowalsky swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Roshan is now in Kowalsky's guard. A big mistake from Kowalsky there, giving up the dominant position!
Kowalsky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roshan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kowalsky.
Roshan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowalsky.
Kowalsky won't allow Roshan to get back to his feet.
Kowalsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Kowalsky from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roshan is looking to stand up but Kowalsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Kowalsky is in close to Roshan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Kowalsky from controlling successfully.
Kowalsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalsky postures up in Roshan's guard and throws a big left but Roshan blocks it.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Kowalsky from controlling successfully.
Roshan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kowalsky is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kowalsky really dominated that round.
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.

Roshan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damian Roshan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roshan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roshan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jan Kowalsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Roshan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kowalsky rushes Roshan and presses him up against the cage.

Kowalsky tightens his grip and picks Roshan up, before dumping him to the ground. Roshan manages to land in guard.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Kowalsky from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jan Kowalsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Kowalsky pushes Roshan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Roshan has double underhooks.
Kowalsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kowalsky has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roshan uses from the top position.
Kowalsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roshan wants to stand but Kowalsky is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kowalsky pulls Roshan in close to his closed guard and prevents Roshan from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jan Kowalsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roshan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roshan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kowalsky has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kowalsky pulls guard effortlessly.
Kowalsky looking to control.

Roshan gets to his feet - Kowalsky follows without any prompting.

Roshan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kowalsky!

Roshan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kowalsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalsky lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kowalsky shoots in and gets a takedown into Roshan's guard.
Roshan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kowalsky is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kowalsky dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kowalsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kowalsky trying to control from Roshan's half guard. Roshan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Roshan pushes Kowalsky off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kowalsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roshan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalsky.
Roshan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kowalsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kowalsky postures up in Roshan's guard and throws a big left but Roshan blocks it.
Kowalsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roshan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalsky wants to stand but Roshan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kowalsky throws a strike but Roshan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kowalsky controls Roshan momentarily but Roshan frees himself.

Roshan stands and steps away. Kowalsky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roshan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kowalsky throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kowalsky looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roshan postures up.
Roshan wants to stand but Kowalsky is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kowalsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roshan!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roshan because Kowalsky loaded up on that one.
Kowalsky wants to control the pace but Roshan is squirming around nicely.
Damian Roshan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalsky with good strikes from the mount here!
Kowalsky wants to control the pace but Roshan is squirming around nicely.
Jan Kowalsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roshan is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalsky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kowalsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kowalsky tries to control but Roshan wriggling away.
Roshan is trying to escape the mount but Kowalsky keeps good control and instead manages to take Roshan's back.

Kowalsky has managed to slip his arm under Roshan's chin. This could be all over... yep, Roshan is tapping out! Submission win for Kowalsky.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Kowalsky!
Jan Kowalsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.