PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Freire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kowalski
vs
Freire

174 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

KAISER

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Freire!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire just misses with a punch to the body.

Kowalski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kowalski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kowalski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kowalski swings wildly with an uppercut but Freire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Kowalski.
Freire misses with an elbow strike.
Freire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalski is keeping busy.
Freire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Freire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kowalski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Freire regains guard.
Kowalski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kowalski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski advances position into side control!
Kowalski scoring with punches and elbows.
Freire defending against the ground and pound.

Kowalski tries for a kimura but Freire is defending well.
Kowalski throws an elbow but Freire slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kowalski cracks Freire with a big elbow.
Kowalski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Freire manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kowalski's best efforts.
Freire flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kowalski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freire is looking to control Kowalski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freire avoid being mounted?
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Freire to regain full guard.
Kowalski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Freire wants to improve his position but Kowalski is controlling well.
Kowalski passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kowalski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kowalski controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kowalski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Freire is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Freire and Kowalski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Freire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kowalski moves into full mount! Freire won't be happy about that!
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the head.

Freire is rocked!
Kowalski landing shots from mount.
Freire is still in real trouble! Can Kowalski finish him?
Kowalski avoids the attempt from Freire to control.
Kowalski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Freire! More shots from Kowalski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacek Kowalski!
In his post fight interview, Jacek Kowalski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.