PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolek Lolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jari
vs
Lolkowski

203 cm
36
194 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

190 cm
25
201 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, hei Jari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolek Lolkowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lolkowski missing with a left hand there. Jari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Jari. Those never looked like landing.
Lolkowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lolkowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lolkowski throws a low kick but Jari avoids it.
Jari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jari cracks Lolkowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jari looks to throw the jab but Lolkowski is out of range.
Lolkowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lolkowski misses with a left hand
and Jari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lolkowski.
A jab from Jari does it's job there.
Jari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lolkowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lolkowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lolkowski is keen to just control but Jari is a slippery customer.
Jari keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lolkowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jari defending well though.
Jari trying to control from the bottom.
Lolkowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lolkowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jari feints a jab promting Lolkowski to slip. Jari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lolkowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jari throws an overhand right that lands on Lolkowski's shoulder, as Lolkowski tries to avoid the shot.
Jari scores with a sloppy right hand. Lolkowski should have avoided that one.
Jari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jari slips under a jab.
Jari slips under a jab from Lolkowski.
Jari misses with a right hand

and Lolkowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lolkowski.
Lolkowski passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lolkowski in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Lolkowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski works his way into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lolkowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lolkowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lolkowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lolkowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jari tries to hold on but Lolkowski postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lolkowski prevents Jari from getting the reversal.
Lolkowski trying to control but Jari is having none of it.
Lolkowski unloading with bombs!
Jari is squirming around, avoiding Lolkowski's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jari is looking to improve his position but Lolkowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Lolkowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolek Lolkowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lolkowski moves out of range as Jari strikes.
Lolkowski tries a low kick but Jari avoids it.
Lolkowski ducks under a wild hook from Jari.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jari checks a leg kick.
Jari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lolkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lolkowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lolkowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jari misses with a looping left.
Jari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jari just misses with a punch to the body.
Lolkowski throws a leg kick but Jari moved away.
Jari throws a series of strikes that have Lolkowski backpedaling.
Lolkowski misses with a body kick.
hei Jari is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski throws a chopping leg kick but Jari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Lolkowski misses.
A jab from Jari finds it's way through Lolkowski's defenses.
Lolkowski throws a solid leg kick but Jari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lolkowski.
Jari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lolkowski's head backwards.
Lolkowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lolkowski cracks the inside of Jari's front leg.
Lolkowski feints and then cracks Jari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jari down.
Lolkowski misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jari misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jari gets caught napping as Lolkowski dives in and scores a takedown. Jari manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lolkowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Jari keeping full guard, as Lolkowski tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jari looking to control.
Lolkowski wants to control from the top but Jari keeps moving.
Lolkowski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lolkowski wants to control from the top but Jari keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lolkowski looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bolek Lolkowski.
Lolkowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
hei Jari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Jari misses.
Lolkowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jari misses the shot to the body.
Lolkowski throws a head kick but Jari moves out of range.
Lolkowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Lolkowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jari throws a series of punches but Lolkowski moves out of range.
That kick from Lolkowski tenderised Jari's leg. Jari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lolkowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jari misses with a looping right.
Lolkowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lolkowski throws a front kick aimed at Jari's knee but Jari avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jari throws a shot from downtown. Lolkowski moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Jari misses.
Lolkowski swings for the body but Jari moves out of range.
Lolkowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jari blocks a head kick by Lolkowski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lolkowski.
Lolkowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lolkowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jari lands a glancing blow to the side of Lolkowski's head.
Lolkowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lolkowski. Jari shrugs it off though.
A bone on bone clash there as Jari blocks the leg kick.
Jari throws a right hand that Lolkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Lolkowski also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolek Lolkowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping leg kick lands for Lolkowski.
No joy there for Jari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lolkowski misses with an uppercut. Jari saw that one coming.
Jari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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

Jari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lolkowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Lolkowski.
Jari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lolkowski cracks Jari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Lolkowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lolkowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jari.
Jari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lolkowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Lolkowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lolkowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lolkowski lands with a nice body kick.
Jari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lolkowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lolkowski gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jari won't allow Lolkowski to pass to mount.
Lolkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lolkowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lolkowski lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jari has hold of Lolkowski's hands but Lolkowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lolkowski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jari trying to control but Lolkowski postures up.
Jari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lolkowski on the ground.
Ground and pound from Lolkowski.
Lolkowski is pressing down on Jari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jari is holding on for now.
Lolkowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski trying to mount his opponent but Jari defends it.
Lolkowski winds up and cracks Jari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lolkowski moves into full mount! Jari won't be happy about that!
Lolkowski controlling from the full mount.
Lolkowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jari?
Jari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lolkowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lolkowski lands a big shot there that rocks Jari but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jari is rocked!
Lolkowski postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jari in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jari to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolek Lolkowski! Bolek Lolkowski retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Bolek Lolkowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.