PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gronk Kowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowski has chosen Skillet - Monster as his entrance music. The key to victory for Lord Viceroy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Viceroy
vs
Kowski

198 cm
22
285 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

201 cm
22
287 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gronk Kowski!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viceroy but Viceroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Kowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Viceroy was covering up waiting for the punch and Kowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kowski throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowski postures up in Viceroy's guard and throws a big left but Viceroy blocks it.
Viceroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kowski content to stall in guard here.
Viceroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowski looking to pass the guard.
Viceroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viceroy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viceroy tries to get out of the position.
Viceroy keeping moving, preventing Kowski from controlling successfully.
Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viceroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowski wants to pass the guard but Viceroy is keeping the position.
Kowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Viceroy's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski.
Kowski throws an elbow that misses. Viceroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowski's guard. Nice move by Viceroy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viceroy's guard.
Viceroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viceroy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kowski on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowski trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Kowski with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viceroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowski postures up in Viceroy's guard and throws a big left but Viceroy blocks it.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowski throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Viceroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowski throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
Kowski postures up in Viceroy's guard and throws a big left but Viceroy blocks it.
Kowski postures up in Viceroy's guard and throws a big left but Viceroy blocks it.
Kowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowski distracts Viceroy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Kowski 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.

Kowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viceroy circles away.

Kowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Viceroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kowski trying to control the action but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Kowski with the ground and pound but Viceroy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Viceroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy is looking to stand up but Kowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowski throwing strikes but missing.
Viceroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowski with a nice head shot there.
Kowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Viceroy has wrist control.
Kowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowski stands up over Viceroy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kowski throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
Kowski prevents Viceroy from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowski postures up and lands a big shot to Viceroy's brow.
Kowski with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gronk Kowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski.
Kowski with a nice head shot there.
Viceroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski.
Kowski trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Kowski stands up over Viceroy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viceroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Viceroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viceroy looking to control.
Kowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viceroy keeping moving, preventing Kowski from controlling successfully.
Kowski throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gronk Kowski 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Viceroy. No joy for Kowski on that attempt.
Viceroy swinging wildly here.
Kowski shoots in for a takedown but Viceroy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viceroy looks to land a left hand but Kowski moved out of range nicely.

Kowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Viceroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viceroy's head.
Kowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viceroy defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowski thows a huge punch but Viceroy dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowski trying to control the action but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Kowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viceroy defending well though.
Kowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viceroy's head.
Kowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viceroy defending well though.
Viceroy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viceroy defending well though.
Viceroy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowski.
Kowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Viceroy has hold of Kowski's hands but Kowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kowski lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viceroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viceroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kowski thows a huge punch but Viceroy dodges it nicely.
Kowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viceroy defending well though.
Viceroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lord Viceroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kowski landing strikes from the mount and Viceroy is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Viceroy looks a forlorn figure.
Kowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Viceroy's face.

Viceroy is rocked!
Kowski postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Viceroy out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kowski goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gronk Kowski!
Gronk Kowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.