PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan ValKov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Borowski
vs
ValKov

186 cm
22
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan ValKov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borowski throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jordan ValKov has been cut.
Borowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ValKov counters with a stiff right hand.
Borowski throws a looping overhand right but ValKov ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borowski defending well as ValKov loads up on a big left hand.
ValKov wants to clinch.
No joy there for Borowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

ValKov clinches up against the cage.
ValKov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borowski pushes off an throws an elbow but ValKov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Borowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ValKov's efforts to push away.
Borowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borowski lands a knee to the body.
Borowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borowski digs a right hand underneath ValKov's ribcage. ValKov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ValKov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borowski avoids it.
Borowski managing to block the knees to the body from ValKov.
ValKov with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ValKov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borowski lands a shoulder strike.
ValKov wants to get back to striking at distance but Borowski won't allow it.
ValKov misses with an elbow over the top.
ValKov lands a good knee to the midsection. Borowski won't want to take too many of those.
Borowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ValKov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borowski.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but ValKov blocks with his arms.
Borowski lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from ValKov.
Borowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. ValKov is defending well for now.
Borowski misses with some punches.
ValKov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borowski.
Borowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Borowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ValKov missing with knees to the body.
Borowski blocks the elbow strike.
Borowski misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski throws an elbow but it misses.
ValKov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

ValKov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Borowski. Those never looked like landing.
Borowski throws out a loose jab but ValKov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borowski throws a hook but ValKov avoids it easily.
Borowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ValKov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ValKov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borowski throws out a loose jab but ValKov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Borowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Borowski misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Borowski.
ValKov tries to clinch but Borowski is having none of it.
Borowski is looking to chop away at ValKov's legs.
A left and a right from Borowski both land. Nice combination.
Borowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski thows a body shot but no joy.
ValKov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
ValKov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borowski.
Borowski throws a lazy right hand but ValKov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ValKov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ValKov.

ValKov clinches up with Borowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges.
ValKov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borowski looking to stall.
ValKov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ValKov lands a good knee to the midsection. Borowski won't want to take too many of those.
Borowski missing with knees to the body.
ValKov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Borowski misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borowski tries to land knees in the clinch but ValKov avoids the damage to the body.
ValKov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borowski trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski managing to block the knees to the body from ValKov.
ValKov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borowski misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

ValKov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - ValKov coming out on top.
ValKov misses with a straight right.
Borowski misses the jab.
Borowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borowski throws a big shot that misses.
ValKov lands with a hook. Borowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for ValKov.
ValKov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borowski throws a looping overhand right but ValKov ducks down to avoid it.
ValKov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Borowski momentarily.
Borowski throws a right and a left that ValKov avoids nicely.
ValKov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borowski scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tim Borowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan ValKov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - ValKov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borowski throws a looping overhand right but ValKov ducks down to avoid it.
ValKov with a hook.

ValKov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ValKov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
ValKov managing to block the knees to the body from Borowski.
Borowski wants to stall.
ValKov is trying to maintain a safe position but Borowski gets an underhook and turns ValKov into the cage.
ValKov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Borowski blocks an elbow strike.

ValKov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ValKov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borowski.
Borowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ValKov moves away from the strike by Borowski.
ValKov moves in looking to clinch but Borowski pushes him off.
Borowski digs a good body shot into ValKov's ribs.
ValKov cracks Borowski with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Borowski. Those never looked like landing.
ValKov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Borowski tries to score with a low kick but ValKov moves his leg out of the way.
Borowski misses with a straight left.
ValKov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ValKov tries to clinch but Borowski is having none of it.
A jab lands there for ValKov.
Jab by ValKov.
ValKov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ValKov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Borowski catches ValKov right on the button with a cross.
Borowski missing with a left hand there. ValKov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borowski takes a swing at ValKov's ribcage but misses.

Borowski moves into range and clinches up with ValKov.
Jordan ValKov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
ValKov dodges an elbow strike from Borowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ValKov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ValKov obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of ValKov backwards.
ValKov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borowski is defending well for now.
ValKov tries to land a knee to the head but Borowski blocks with his arms.
Borowski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Borowski struggles to land a body shot inside as ValKov controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Borowski.
Borowski is stalling here.
ValKov lands an elbow inside.
Borowski misses with some punches.
Borowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Borowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of ValKov backwards.
ValKov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borowski's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ValKov.
Borowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for ValKov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ValKov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ValKov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borowski is defending well for now.
ValKov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ValKov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borowski misses with a knee strike.
Borowski looking to stall.

ValKov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ValKov connects with a looping right hand.
Borowski is looking to chop away at ValKov's legs.
ValKov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borowski misses the shot to the body.
ValKov doesn't manage to clinch there - Borowski circles away.
Borowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
ValKov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borowski.
Borowski misses with an uppercut.
ValKov moves in looking to clinch but Borowski pushes him off.
Borowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borowski misses with a body shot.
ValKov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with ValKov, pushing him back against the cage.
ValKov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ValKov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ValKov lands an elbow just above Borowski 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ValKov blocks an uppercut.
Borowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
ValKov takes a shot to the head.
ValKov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Borowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ValKov's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ValKov.

ValKov breaks the clinch.
Borowski throws an off balance right hand
and ValKov counters with a right hand to the body.
Borowski misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Borowski thows a left - swing and a miss!

ValKov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ValKov trying to control the position but instead, Borowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed ValKov into the cage.
Borowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan ValKov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan ValKov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Borowski scores with the left hand. ValKov knows he should have avoided that one.
ValKov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borowski.
A big right from ValKov misses.
The fighters circling - Borowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Borowski takes the fight into the clinch.
ValKov connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tim Borowski has been cut.
ValKov looking to slow down the pace here.
ValKov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
ValKov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borowski lands with a short shot to the head.
ValKov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borowski misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borowski misses with a body punch.
Borowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ValKov tries a knee to the head but Borowski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
ValKov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

ValKov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ValKov is looking to clinch.
ValKov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

ValKov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Borowski fails to land.
Borowski tries to land knees in the clinch but ValKov avoids the damage to the body.
ValKov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ValKov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
ValKov lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
ValKov lands a knee to the body.
Borowski takes an elbow to the temple.
ValKov tries to stall but Borowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
ValKov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ValKov lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ValKov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

ValKov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ValKov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borowski under the eye.
ValKov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ValKov.

Borowski gets tackled into the cage by ValKov. ValKov maintains the clinch.
ValKov landing some nice looking knees to the body.

ValKov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ValKov looks to land a right hand but Borowski moved out of range.
Borowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
ValKov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borowski misses with a looping right.
ValKov throws out a powerful jab.
ValKov swings for the body but Borowski moves out of range.
A big right from Borowski misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ValKov slips under a jab.
Borowski throws a lazy uppercut
letting ValKov counter with a right hand.

Borowski gets tackled into the cage by ValKov. ValKov maintains the clinch.
Borowski takes a knee right on the jaw!

Borowski is rocked!
A knee to the head by ValKov.
Oh Borowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ValKov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
ValKov scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. ValKov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ValKov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

ValKov breaks from the clinch.
ValKov misses with a few strikes there.
Borowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ValKov.
Borowski seems to have got his legs back now.
ValKov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
ValKov looks to throw the jab but Borowski is out of range.
Borowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ValKov momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ValKov doesn't manage to clinch there - Borowski circles away.
Borowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ValKov wants to clinch.
ValKov looks to throw the jab but Borowski is out of range.
Borowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borowski connects with a right hand. ValKov shakes it off.
ValKov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borowski looks for the body kick but ValKov saw that one coming.
Borowski throws a series of punches but ValKov moves out of range.
ValKov moves in looking to clinch but Borowski pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borowski throws a hook but ValKov avoids it easily.
ValKov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ValKov moves in looking to clinch but Borowski pushes him off.
ValKov throws a combination. Borowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan ValKov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ValKov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan ValKov!