PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kawulski
vs
White

181 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Kawulski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White walks into a left hand.
Kawulski scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kawulski loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White is looking for the big counter here.
Kawulski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawulski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawulski throws out the jab.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White avoids the body shot from Kawulski.
Kawulski connects with a nice looking jab.
Kawulski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kawulski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White throws a hook but Kawulski blocks it.
Kawulski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
Kawulski moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawulski misses the target.
White missing with a left hand there. Kawulski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kawulski throws a body shot but no joy.

Kawulski moves into the clinch.
White's coach down at TIGER MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kawulski struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
A short right from Kawulski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kawulski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White blocks an uppercut.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Kawulski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kawulski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawulski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White looking for a takedown.
White blocking some punches.
Kawulski scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Chris White has been cut.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawulski.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawulski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawulski.

Kawulski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. White is trying to keep an underhook but Kawulski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kawulski in particular looking to stall.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawulski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
White is trying to stand.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kawulski misses with a left hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.

Kawulski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawulski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawulski working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawulski lands a shoulder strike.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kawulski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kawulski misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kawulski misses the shot to the body.
White slips a straight right by Kawulski.
Kawulski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kawulski fails with the takedown.
White drops his hands momentarily and Kawulski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kawulski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksander Kawulski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Kawulski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski looking for a takedown.
White blocks a body shot from Kawulski.
Kawulski throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Kawulski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kawulski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kawulski is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kawulski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawulski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawulski lands with a left to the head.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Kawulski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kawulski scores with a shot to the side of White's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawulski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kawulski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawulski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Kawulski lands a left hand.
Kawulski throws a head punch that misses.
Kawulski swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks an uppercut.
Kawulski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown.
Kawulski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawulski lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kawulski fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawulski prevents the takedown attempt.
Kawulski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kawulski fails to land.
Kawulski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawulski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kawulski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Kawulski misses with the head strike.
Kawulski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawulski has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Kawulski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Kawulski has clasped his hands together around White's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kawulski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawulski throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kawulski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawulski.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kawulski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawulski scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawulski.
Kawulski throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawulski slips a jab and a cross from White.
A counter left hand to the body from Kawulski misses its target.

Kawulski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawulski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kawulski connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kawulski lands strikes from half guard.
Kawulski throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kawulski connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
Kawulski not doing much here.
Kawulski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kawulski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aleksander Kawulski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kawulski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kawulski working White over with strikes.
Kawulski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kawulski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kawulski slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kawulski misses with a looping right.

Kawulski forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Kawulski avoiding damage.

Kawulski tightens his grip and picks White up, before dumping him to the ground. White manages to land in guard.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Kawulski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chris White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksander Kawulski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kawulski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kawulski throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawulski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kawulski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawulski 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kawulski!