PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Gawrolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinho Kumerlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gawrolek comes to the cage accompanied by Maciaz - Heroes of Our Times. Robinho Kumerlee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gawrolek
vs
Kumerlee

188 cm
28
178 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janusz Gawrolek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robinho Kumerlee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gawrolek shoots in for a takedown but Kumerlee shows good takedown defense.
Decent striking displayed by Kumerlee there.
Kumerlee lands a head shot.
Kumerlee doesn't manage to clinch there - Gawrolek circles away.

Kumerlee instigates a clinch.
Kumerlee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kumerlee misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumerlee prevents a body shot from Gawrolek.
Kumerlee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gawrolek landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Kumerlee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gawrolek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kumerlee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kumerlee loads up on a big right hand but Gawrolek slips the punch.
Gawrolek doesn't manage to clinch there - Kumerlee circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumerlee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kumerlee is looking to clinch but Gawrolek is avoiding it.
Gawrolek tries to clinch up but Kumerlee circles away and keeps his distance.

Gawrolek gets tackled into the cage by Kumerlee. Kumerlee maintains the clinch.
Kumerlee blocks a body shot from Gawrolek.
Kumerlee lands an uppercut.

Gawrolek jumps into guard, dragging Kumerlee to the mat.
Kumerlee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gawrolek is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumerlee wants to control from the top but Gawrolek keeps moving.
Gawrolek is looking to stand up but Kumerlee isn't so interested in that idea.
Gawrolek has control of Kumerlee's left arm, preventing Kumerlee from doing any damage.
Kumerlee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gawrolek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kumerlee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kumerlee trying to control but Gawrolek is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Robinho Kumerlee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gawrolek tries for a takedown but Kumerlee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Gawrolek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumerlee misses with an uppercut.
Kumerlee tries to close the distance and clinch but Gawrolek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gawrolek doesn't manage to clinch there - Kumerlee circles away.
Gawrolek needs to keep his hands up - Kumerlee had a free shot at his head there.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gawrolek blocks a jab.
Robinho Kumerlee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gawrolek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gawrolek moves into range and clinches up with Kumerlee.
Kumerlee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gawrolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gawrolek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kumerlee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Kumerlee on the inside.
Gawrolek has been working on his balance at Titan Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kumerlee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumerlee misses with some punches.
Kumerlee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gawrolek backwards.
Gawrolek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kumerlee avoids it.

Gawrolek manages to pull guard.
Kumerlee wants to get up but he can't break Gawrolek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumerlee being controlled here momentarily.
Kumerlee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kumerlee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kumerlee trying to control but Gawrolek is working from the bottom.

Robinho Kumerlee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kumerlee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gawrolek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gawrolek wants to clinch.
Kumerlee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gawrolek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek is looking to clinch but Kumerlee is avoiding it.
Kumerlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Gawrolek.
Kumerlee wants to clinch.
Gawrolek dodges the punch combination from Kumerlee.
Kumerlee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gawrolek clinches up against the cage.
Gawrolek lands a nice knee to the body.

Gawrolek jumps guard and drags Kumerlee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gawrolek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kumerlee's guard.
Kumerlee is pulling down on Gawrolek's head. It's preventing any offense from Gawrolek, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gawrolek is pushing down on Kumerlee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kumerlee is fighting to maintain full guard but Gawrolek has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Gawrolek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gawrolek tries to clinch but Kumerlee is having none of it.
Gawrolek is looking to clinch but Kumerlee is avoiding it.
Janusz Gawrolek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gawrolek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gawrolek tries to close the distance and clinch but Kumerlee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janusz Gawrolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gawrolek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but Kumerlee moves out of range.
Gawrolek tries to clinch up.
Gawrolek fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kumerlee clinches.
Gawrolek working Kumerlee over with knees to the body.
Gawrolek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kumerlee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kumerlee misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gawrolek.
Kumerlee is pressed up against the cage. Gawrolek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kumerlee down to the mat. Kumerlee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but Kumerlee moves out of range.
Kumerlee tries to clinch but Gawrolek is having none of it.
Gawrolek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kumerlee swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Gawrolek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gawrolek moves in looking to clinch but Kumerlee pushes him off.
Kumerlee swats away the attempt to clinch by Gawrolek.
Kumerlee misses with a looping left.
Gawrolek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kumerlee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumerlee lands a nice hook to Gawrolek's body. Gawrolek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kumerlee is looking to break free of the clinch but Gawrolek has double underhooks.
Kumerlee lands with a right to the head.
Gawrolek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kumerlee pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gawrolek tries to keep at a distance but Kumerlee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gawrolek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kumerlee is defending well.
Kumerlee stops a takedown attempt from Gawrolek.
Kumerlee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gawrolek backwards.
Kumerlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kumerlee.
Kumerlee lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kumerlee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gawrolek gets control of Kumerlee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gawrolek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kumerlee sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kumerlee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumerlee wanted to stand there but Gawrolek had control of the position.
Gawrolek has Kumerlee pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robinho Kumerlee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kumerlee keeps the fight on the outside.

Gawrolek has Kumerlee up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kumerlee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gawrolek keeps control of Kumerlee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gawrolek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kumerlee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gawrolek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kumerlee backwards.
Gawrolek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gawrolek obliges.
Janusz Gawrolek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kumerlee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gawrolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumerlee lands a nice shot 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!
Kumerlee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Gawrolek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kumerlee's face.
Kumerlee digs a right hand into Gawrolek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gawrolek's gas tank.
Kumerlee throws a head punch that misses.
Gawrolek trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kumerlee fails to land.
Gawrolek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kumerlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kumerlee breaks from the clinch.
Gawrolek circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kumerlee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gawrolek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kumerlee avoids it.
Kumerlee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gawrolek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gawrolek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gawrolek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kumerlee's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gawrolek crunches a lovely knee into Kumerlee's ribcage.
Kumerlee lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kumerlee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gawrolek is looking for a takedown.
Gawrolek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kumerlee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gawrolek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumerlee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumerlee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kumerlee.
Kumerlee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gawrolek digs a right hand underneath Kumerlee's ribcage. Kumerlee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Janusz Gawrolek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gawrolek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gawrolek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gawrolek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gawrolek swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumerlee.
Gawrolek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gawrolek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gawrolek fails to land the takedown.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gawrolek tries to clinch but Kumerlee is having none of it.
Gawrolek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kumerlee defends well and Gawrolek ends up having to push Kumerlee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Gawrolek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumerlee trying to control the position but instead, Gawrolek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kumerlee into the cage.
Gawrolek misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kumerlee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumerlee wants to break free but Gawrolek has control.
A short uppercut from Kumerlee.
Kumerlee avoiding damage as Gawrolek throws knees to the body.
Gawrolek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kumerlee's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawrolek goes for a takedown attempt but Kumerlee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kumerlee tries to clinch but Gawrolek moves out of range.

Kumerlee has closed the distance and engaged Gawrolek in a clinch.
Gawrolek scores with a shot to the side of Kumerlee's head.
Gawrolek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gawrolek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kumerlee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumerlee is trying to break free.
Kumerlee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gawrolek backwards.
Gawrolek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kumerlee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gawrolek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kumerlee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gawrolek pulls guard effortlessly.
Kumerlee stays in close to Gawrolek's body and controls the position.
Gawrolek wants to stand up but Kumerlee is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kumerlee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kumerlee 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.

Gawrolek instigates a clinch.
Kumerlee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kumerlee tries to stall but Gawrolek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gawrolek tries to pull guard but Kumerlee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gawrolek blocks an uppercut.
Gawrolek scores with a hook to the body.
Kumerlee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gawrolek tries to pull guard but Kumerlee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Gawrolek manages to pull guard.
Kumerlee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gawrolek can't keep his opponent in guard - Kumerlee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumerlee wants to stand up but Gawrolek is controlling the position.
Kumerlee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gawrolek wants to control but Kumerlee is keeping busy.
Kumerlee with the ground and pound but Gawrolek uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kumerlee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kumerlee doesn't manage to clinch there - Gawrolek circles away.
Kumerlee swats away the attempt to clinch by Gawrolek.

Kumerlee tries to keep at a distance but Gawrolek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gawrolek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gawrolek tries to pull guard but Kumerlee holds him up against the cage and eventually Gawrolek drops back down to his feet.
Gawrolek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumerlee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gawrolek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gawrolek trying to land knees to the body.
Kumerlee lands a nice uppercut.
Kumerlee lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gawrolek tries to work over Kumerlee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kumerlee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gawrolek.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robinho Kumerlee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kumerlee 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robinho Kumerlee!
A very excited looking Robinho Kumerlee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.