PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Midgard. On his way into the cage it seems that Hermio Junior has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hermio Junior seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Junior
vs
Kochanowski

182 cm
29
187 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

193 cm
41
200 lbs
24 - 33 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junior momentarily.
Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kochanowski in his tracks.
Junior misses with a low kick.
Kochanowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Junior.
Kochanowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Junior with a body shot.
Kochanowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kochanowski moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kochanowski! But no joy.

Kochanowski has closed the distance and engaged Junior in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.
Junior throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kochanowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kochanowski connects with a right hand. Junior shakes it off.
Kochanowski throws a wild body kick that Junior sees coming a mile off.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kochanowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Junior throws a push kick but Kochanowski slaps the foot to one side.
Kochanowski with a poor takedown
and Junior counters with a nice leg kick.
Kochanowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Junior takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior misses with a body punch
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.

Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Junior breaks from the clinch.
Kochanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Kochanowski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Junior.
Kochanowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.
Junior trying to stall but Kochanowski improves his position.

Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kochanowski.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kochanowski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Kochanowski slips the punch.
Junior throws a hook but Kochanowski blocks it.
Kochanowski misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Junior is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kochanowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski misses the jab.
Kochanowski misses with a hook to the body
and Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kochanowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Kochanowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Kochanowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Junior scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hermio Junior dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Junior circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
Junior throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kochanowski on the side of the head.
Kochanowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Kochanowski is just out of range.
Kochanowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Jakub Kochanowski has been cut.
Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kochanowski can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kochanowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Junior moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kochanowski goes down! Can Junior finish him!?

Kochanowski is rocked!
Kochanowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kochanowski, not yet.
Kochanowski is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Junior is looking to stand up but Kochanowski won't let him.
Junior postures up.
Kochanowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior won't allow Kochanowski to sweep him here.

Kochanowski is working an open guard so Junior takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior slips a jab from Kochanowski.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Kochanowski is just out of range.
Kochanowski throws out a counter right but Junior avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Junior.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Junior jabs Kochanowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hermio Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Kochanowski. Kochanowski gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Junior was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
Kochanowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kochanowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermio Junior is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski takes one to the chin there.
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Kochanowski circles away.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Kochanowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kochanowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kochanowski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Nice combo by Junior! Oh, that's hurt him - Kochanowski falls to the canvas and Junior follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Junior decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kochanowski to his feet.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Kochanowski.
Junior half committed to a counter leg kick.
Junior checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hermio Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Kochanowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Junior on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior throws a combination that misses
and Kochanowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kochanowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Junior misses.
Kochanowski wants to counter the offense by Junior and move into the clinch position.
Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Junior blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski walks into a straight right hand from Junior.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kochanowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Junior.
Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Junior throws a series of punches but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kochanowski misses with a looping left.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Junior feints and then cracks Kochanowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kochanowski down.
Kochanowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.

Junior waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Kochanowski. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Kochanowski to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior wants to stand but Kochanowski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kochanowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kochanowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kochanowski is working an open guard so Junior takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Junior tries to clinch but Kochanowski is having none of it.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Junior.
Kochanowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junior tries to clinch up
and Kochanowski counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Junior clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
Jakub Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kochanowski prevents a body shot from Junior.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Junior tries a body shot but Kochanowski blocks it.
Junior lands a shot to the body.
Junior trying to control the position but instead, Kochanowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Junior into the cage.

Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermio Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Junior clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hermio Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hermio Junior!
Hermio Junior decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.