PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Kowalewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Crosby looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Crosby
vs
Kowalewski

208 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chance Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Kowalewski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Kowalewski.
Kowalewski darts in looking for a takedown but Crosby gets double underhooks and turns Kowalewski into the cage.
Kowalewski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crosby misses with a body punch.

Kowalewski decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kowalewski is on top in guard.
Crosby wants to stand but Kowalewski is controlling the position.
Crosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalewski is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crosby is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kowalewski has his feet on Crosby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kowalewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crosby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Kowalewski instigates a clinch.
Crosby tries to pull guard but Kowalewski won't allow it.
Kowalewski tries to pull guard but Crosby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chance Crosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Kowalewski.
Kowalewski looks winded!
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalewski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crosby walks away with a smile on his face. Kowalewski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kowalewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crosby sprawls well. Crosby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kowalewski gets slowly back to his feet.

Kowalewski moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski is trying to push Crosby away but Crosby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalewski is trying to pull guard but Crosby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kowalewski has Crosby pushed against the cage.
Crosby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crosby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalewski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalewski misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalewski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crosby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kowalewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby tries to score a body lock takedown but Kowalewski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Crosby tries to pull guard but Kowalewski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Crosby manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crosby pinned against the cage. Crosby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crosby is defended easily by Kowalewski.

Kowalewski clinches with his opponent.
Kowalewski working hard to break the clinch.
Kowalewski has had enough of the clinch but Crosby keeps him there for the moment.
Crosby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalewski prevents it.
Crosby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalewski avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski is trying to break free.

Kowalewski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crosby uses from the top position.
Kowalewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalewski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Crosby is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Crosby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crosby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crosby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Crosby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crosby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pawel Kowalewski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kowalewski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kowalewski dives in for a single leg takedown but Crosby sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kowalewski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crosby.
Come on Kowalewski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Crosby drags the fight down to the ground.
Crosby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crosby keeping moving, preventing Kowalewski from controlling successfully.
Crosby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalewski wants to pass the guard but Crosby is keeping the position.
Crosby is looking to stand up but Kowalewski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kowalewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kowalewski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kowalewski darts in looking for a takedown but Crosby gets double underhooks and turns Kowalewski into the cage.
Chance Crosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Kowalewski.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalewski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crosby walks away with a smile on his face. Kowalewski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crosby keeps Kowalewski at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kowalewski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kowalewski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crosby.
Kowalewski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crosby.

Kowalewski has managed to clinch.
Crosby lands a knee to the head.
Crosby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalewski is trying to break free.
Kowalewski is trying to break the clinch but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.

Kowalewski successfully pulls guard.
Kowalewski controls Crosby momentarily but Crosby frees himself.

Kowalewski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kowalewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crosby is one step ahead there.
Crosby wants to control from the top but Kowalewski keeps moving.
Crosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski looking to control.
Crosby trying to control but Kowalewski is working from the bottom.
Kowalewski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalewski, not yet.
Crosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chance Crosby.
Kowalewski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Kowalewski drives through and clinches with Crosby against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crosby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalewski's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Kowalewski 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! This is the final round!

Kowalewski fails with a takedown attempt.
Crosby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kowalewski pinned against the cage. Kowalewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kowalewski moves into the clinch.
Kowalewski stalling.
Kowalewski prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Crosby.
Pawel Kowalewski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crosby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalewski wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalewski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crosby.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalewski.
Kowalewski fails to pull guard.
Kowalewski looking to throw knees to the head but Crosby is blocking nicely.
Kowalewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Crosby avoids the damage to the body.
Crosby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kowalewski pushes off an throws an elbow but Crosby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crosby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kowalewski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kowalewski tries to break free but Crosby pushes him back against the cage.
Crosby stops a takedown attempt from Kowalewski.
Kowalewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski is trying to pull guard but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
Crosby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crosby tries a knee to the head but Kowalewski blocks it.
Kowalewski tries to break free but Crosby pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalewski can't get the takedown.
Kowalewski working hard to break the clinch.
Crosby tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalewski blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Kowalewski.
Kowalewski working hard to break the clinch.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalewski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalewski jumps guard but Crosby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kowalewski just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kowalewski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kowalewski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crosby to keep the fight standing.
Crosby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crosby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kowalewski fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Kowalewski moves into the clinch.
Crosby misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalewski just leaning against Crosby, taking a breather.
Crosby tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalewski blocks with his arms.
Crosby is trying to pull guard but Kowalewski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalewski.
Kowalewski is pushing Crosby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crosby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalewski avoids it.

Kowalewski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kowalewski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pawel Kowalewski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kowalewski trying to strike off his back.
Kowalewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crosby preventing the sweep.
Crosby trying to control but Kowalewski is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby postures up.
Kowalewski keeping moving, preventing Crosby from controlling successfully.
Chance Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pawel Kowalewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kowalewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Kowalewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowalewski 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Kowalewski!
Our winner, Pawel Kowalewski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.