PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Kowalski

167 cm
33
146 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

173 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalski is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Kowalski backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Kowalski.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski connects with a body shot.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski avoids it really well and circles away.
Kowalski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kowalski has managed to clinch.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalski is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kowalski has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kowalski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kowalski pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kowalski wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva controlling Kowalski's posture.

Silva is working an open guard so Kowalski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.

Kowalski has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kowalski pinned against the cage. Kowalski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kowalski clinches up against the cage.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kowalski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Kowalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kowalski is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kowalski counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Silva.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kowalski.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Kowalski is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kowalski into the cage.
Kowalski blocks the elbow strike.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kowalski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kowalski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebastian Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Kowalski misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kowalski trying to stall but Silva improves his position.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kowalski. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kowalski defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Sebastian Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Kowalski wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalski thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva scores with a one two! Kowalski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kowalski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kowalski.
Silva avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sebastian Kowalski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with some punches.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses

and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Kowalski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Kowalski gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.

Kowalski has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Kowalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to stall.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kowalski.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Sebastian Kowalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kowalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Kowalski pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Kowalski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Kowalski stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalski.
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Kowalski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kowalski saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kowalski.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marcos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kowalski 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Kowalski!
Sebastian Kowalski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.