PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Witold Kotlecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mark Kerr enters the cage!

Kotlecinski
vs
Kerr

178 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

178 cm
24
166 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Witold Kotlecinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kerr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kotlecinski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kotlecinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kotlecinski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kotlecinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kotlecinski landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotlecinski trying to control but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Kotlecinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kotlecinski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Witold Kotlecinski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kotlecinski connects with a right hand. Kerr shakes it off.
Kotlecinski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kotlecinski throws a series of punches but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kotlecinski scores with a hook to the body. Kerr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kotlecinski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kotlecinski throws a shot to the body.
Kerr is looking to clinch but Kotlecinski is avoiding it.
Kotlecinski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kerr defends well and Kotlecinski ends up having to push Kerr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kotlecinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kerr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kerr receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kerr misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Kotlecinski taking a breather.
Kerr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kotlecinski's elbow.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kotlecinski trying to control the position but instead, Kerr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kotlecinski into the cage.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kerr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Kotlecinski controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski taking a breather.

Kerr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kotlecinski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kotlecinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Kerr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kerr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kerr is looking to escape.
Kotlecinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kerr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotlecinski is looking to advance position but Kerr won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Witold Kotlecinski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danga de danga de dang - Kotlecinski scores with a four punch combination!
Kerr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kotlecinski counters with a two punch combo.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Witold Kotlecinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kotlecinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kerr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kotlecinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kotlecinski.

Kerr moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Kotlecinski.
Kotlecinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr lands a hook that snaps the head of Kotlecinski backwards.

Kerr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kotlecinski throws a right hand that Kerr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerr also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kotlecinski.
Kotlecinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Kotlecinski misses with a wild combination.
Kerr doesn't manage to clinch there - Kotlecinski circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kotlecinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotlecinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Kotlecinski misses with a body shot.
Kotlecinski misses with a double jab.
Kerr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kotlecinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kotlecinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kotlecinski is working Kerr over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kotlecinski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kerr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kerr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kotlecinski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kotlecinski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kotlecinski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kerr to see if he's OK.
Kotlecinski landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kotlecinski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kotlecinski working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotlecinski throws a strike aimed at the side of Kerr's head but Kerr avoids it well.

Kotlecinski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kerr has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kotlecinski is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Witold Kotlecinski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kotlecinski misses with a wild combination.
Kerr dodges the punch combination from Kotlecinski.
Kotlecinski misses with a wild combination.
Kerr darts in trying to clinch
and Kotlecinski counters with a series of strikes. Kerr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kotlecinski swinging wildly here.
Kerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Witold Kotlecinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotlecinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotlecinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice sprawl there from Kerr as Kotlecinski shoots in.
Kotlecinski tries for a takedown but Kerr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kotlecinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Kerr tries to clinch but Kotlecinski is having none of it.
Kerr needs to keep his hands up - Kotlecinski had a free shot at his head there.
Kotlecinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Witold Kotlecinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotlecinski digs a good hook to Kerr's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski misses with a wild combination.
Kotlecinski lands an overhand right.
Kotlecinski fails with the takedown.
Kotlecinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kotlecinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr.
Kotlecinski is looking to wear down Kerr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kotlecinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Witold Kotlecinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kotlecinski connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski scores with a jab.
Kerr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Kerr has closed the distance and engaged Kotlecinski in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Kerr to work.
Kerr continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotlecinski is trying to stall.
Mark Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerr misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kotlecinski controls his hands.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Witold Kotlecinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kotlecinski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Witold Kotlecinski!