PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Gawrolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Gawrolek

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
178 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Janusz Gawrolek!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gawrolek wants to clinch.
Gawrolek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gawrolek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Gawrolek clinches up against the ropes.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gawrolek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gawrolek.
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!
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gawrolek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like David Silva has been cut.
Silva blocks a body shot from Gawrolek.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gawrolek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Gawrolek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Gawrolek.
A short left from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gawrolek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Gawrolek tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gawrolek obliges.
Gawrolek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gawrolek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Gawrolek on the inside.
Gawrolek works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Gawrolek.
Gawrolek lands a knee to the body.
Gawrolek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Gawrolek on the inside.
Gawrolek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Gawrolek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Gawrolek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gawrolek lands a knee to the head.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
Gawrolek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
Gawrolek landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gawrolek.
Gawrolek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gawrolek connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Gawrolek has him pressed against the ropes.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gawrolek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gawrolek tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Gawrolek improves his position.
Gawrolek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gawrolek cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Gawrolek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gawrolek.
Gawrolek pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek lands a nice shot to the body.
Gawrolek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gawrolek working Silva over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Gawrolek - that landed with a thud.
Gawrolek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gawrolek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gawrolek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gawrolek lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gawrolek is working Silva over against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Gawrolek.
Gawrolek connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Gawrolek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gawrolek wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Gawrolek takes the fight into the clinch.
Gawrolek lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gawrolek lands a right hand.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Gawrolek won't allow it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gawrolek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gawrolek crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Gawrolek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gawrolek scores with a hook to the body.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Gawrolek lands a knee to the body.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawrolek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gawrolek.
Nice body punch from Gawrolek.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gawrolek obliges.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gawrolek digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Gawrolek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gawrolek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek working Silva over with knees to the body.
Gawrolek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gawrolek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Gawrolek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Gawrolek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Gawrolek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gawrolek lands a nice uppercut.
Gawrolek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gawrolek obliges.
Gawrolek lands a nice shot to the body.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Gawrolek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Nice body punch from Gawrolek.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Gawrolek avoids the damage to the body.
Gawrolek crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Gawrolek lands a knee to the body.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Gawrolek controls his hands.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Gawrolek lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gawrolek has him pressed against the ropes.
Gawrolek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gawrolek lands a shot to the body.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Gawrolek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gawrolek lands a knee to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gawrolek is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Gawrolek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gawrolek presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gawrolek trying to land knees to the body.
Gawrolek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Gawrolek has double underhooks.
Gawrolek digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Gawrolek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gawrolek tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a head kick but Gawrolek moves out of range.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a combination. Gawrolek tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gawrolek tries to clinch up.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Gawrolek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gawrolek keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Janusz Gawrolek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gawrolek lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gawrolek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gawrolek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gawrolek lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawrolek lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gawrolek.
Gawrolek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gawrolek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Gawrolek gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gawrolek is blocking nicely.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gawrolek digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Gawrolek.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gawrolek presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Gawrolek is controlling the position.
Silva just leaning against Gawrolek, taking a breather.
Gawrolek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gawrolek lands a shot to the body.
Gawrolek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gawrolek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gawrolek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gawrolek.
Silva tries to break free but Gawrolek pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva wants to break free but Gawrolek has control.
Gawrolek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Gawrolek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Gawrolek has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gawrolek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gawrolek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gawrolek connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body.
Gawrolek managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gawrolek lands a knee to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gawrolek cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Gawrolek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Janusz Gawrolek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gawrolek presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gawrolek lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Gawrolek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gawrolek misses with a hook to the ribs.
David Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gawrolek obliges.
Gawrolek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janusz Gawrolek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gawrolek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janusz Gawrolek!
A pretty intense looking Janusz Gawrolek took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.