PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (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 Tony Twister has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Twister seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Twister
vs
Kochanowski

188 cm
38
195 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

193 cm
42
200 lbs
25 - 36 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tony Twister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kochanowski tries to score with a low kick but Twister moves his leg out of the way.
Twister moves out of range as Kochanowski strikes.
Twister misses with a takedown attempt - Kochanowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Twister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kochanowski scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Twister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
Twister is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kochanowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twister was well out of range. Poor timing from Kochanowski.
Twister staying out of range there.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Twister blocks it.
Twister with a poor takedown
and Kochanowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kochanowski looks to land a left hand but Twister moved out of range nicely.
Twister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kochanowski.
Twister connects with the punch.
Twister misses with a right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Kochanowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Twister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kochanowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Twister lands.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but Kochanowski shows good takedown defense.
Kochanowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Kochanowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Twister looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twister struggling a bit here.
Kochanowski is looking to take a break and control but Twister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kochanowski in side control, throwing shots but Twister defends.
You can see the frustration on Twister's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Twister down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski trying to control the position but Twister is working away.
Twister struggling a bit here.
Kochanowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kochanowski trying to control the action but Twister is working from the bottom.
Twister is looking to regain half guard here but Kochanowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Twister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Kochanowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Twister has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kochanowski is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Twister regains full guard. Nicely done.
Twister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kochanowski lands a couple of elbows.
Twister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Twister is pulling down on Kochanowski's head to control his posture.
Twister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kochanowski wants to stand but Twister is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Twister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Kochanowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kochanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Twister with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Kochanowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Twister missing with a left hand there. Kochanowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Kochanowski tenderised Twister's leg. Twister is trying to keep his angry face on.

Kochanowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Twister is trying to defend but Kochanowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kochanowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Twister is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister is staying active underneath Kochanowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Twister wants to improve his position but Kochanowski is controlling well.
Kochanowski thows a huge punch but Twister dodges it nicely.
Twister works his way to full guard. Good work.
Twister pulls Kochanowski in close to prevent any damage.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Twister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kochanowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Twister haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kochanowski wants to pass the guard but Twister is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Twister controlling the position.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
Kochanowski won't allow Twister to sweep him here.
Twister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kochanowski's guard.

Kochanowski working a defensive guard here.
Twister wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Kochanowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Twister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Twister wants to control but Kochanowski is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister tries to pass to full mount but Kochanowski defends it.
Kochanowski is pressing down on Twister's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Twister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kochanowski's guard.
Kochanowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Twister looking to pass the guard.
Twister advances to half guard.

Twister is working for a submission of some sort.
Kochanowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Twister is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Twister content just to control the position here.
Kochanowski is looking to improve his position but Twister isn't that keen on the idea.
Twister fails to move to back control.
Kochanowski is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kochanowski is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Twister is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kochanowski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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 Tony Twister will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kochanowski scores with a punch to the head.
Twister has a takedown stuffed.
Kochanowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Twister is just out of range.
Twister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kochanowski.
Jab from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Twister blocks it.
It looked like Twister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Twister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kochanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kochanowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Twister misses with a wild body shot.
Twister looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Kochanowski stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Twister gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Twister keeps moving.
Kochanowski advances to half guard.
Twister is trying to get back to full guard.
Kochanowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twister keeps working.

Kochanowski is looking for a kimura here.
Twister is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kochanowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Twister defends it well.
Twister wants to control but Kochanowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Twister is not content to let Kochanowski control the position.
Twister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kochanowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kochanowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Twister sees it coming and defends easily.
Twister is trying to control but can't.
Twister manages to get to full guard.
Twister trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kochanowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Twister looking to control.
Kochanowski throwing strikes from guard but Twister blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kochanowski throws a lazy head kick
enabling Twister to counter with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twister moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kochanowski throws an off balance right hand
letting Twister counter with a right hand.
Twister with a poor takedown
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Twister.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kochanowski 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Kochanowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jakub Kochanowski waved his t-shirt featuring Kangaroo Punch (Formally Happy Pills) - Laundry 90's logo in front of the cameras.