PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coal Chamber - Burgundy. Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music. Johann Kessler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kessler
vs
Kochanowski

181 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
43
165 lbs
27 - 39 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Kochanowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kessler throwing a counter right hand but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Kessler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kochanowski's calf.
Kessler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kessler moves out of range of the leg kick from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kessler tried to score with a low kick but Kochanowski checks it.
Kochanowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Kessler circles away.
Kessler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Kessler misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kessler throws a push kick but Kochanowski slaps the foot to one side.
Kessler moves away from the strike by Kochanowski.
Kessler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kochanowski cracks Kessler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kessler.
Kochanowski blocks a jab.
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kessler circles away quickly and effectively.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Kessler pushes him off.
Kessler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kochanowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kessler.
Kochanowski drops his hands momentarily and Kessler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Kochanowski rushes Kessler and presses him up against the cage.
Kochanowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kochanowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kessler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kessler misses with a head kick.
Kessler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kochanowski tries to counter by closing the distance.
A left lands for Kessler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kochanowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kochanowski tries to clinch there but Kessler circles away.
Kochanowski thuds his shin into the meat of Kessler's side.

Kessler clinches up with Kochanowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler stalling against the cage.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Kochanowski - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kessler scores a nice knee to the body.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kochanowski crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kochanowski working Kessler over with knees to the body.
Kessler misses with a punch on the inside.
Kochanowski tries a knee to the head but Kessler blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Kochanowski back against the cage.
Kessler misses with a body punch.
Kochanowski scores with a hook to the body.
Kessler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kochanowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kochanowski blocks a body shot from Kessler.

Kessler manages to break the clinch.
Kessler looks for the body kick but Kochanowski saw that one coming.
Kessler throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kessler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski misses with a body kick.
Kochanowski thuds a left hand into Kessler's body.
Kessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kochanowski scores with a hook.
Kochanowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kessler throws a quick counter head kick but Kochanowski was just out of range.
Kessler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Kessler.
Kessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kessler.
Kochanowski misses with an uppercut
and Kessler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kochanowski blocks a head kick by Kessler.
Kessler lands a jab to Kochanowski's midsection.
Kessler throws a leg kick but Kochanowski moved away.
Kessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Kessler scoring well with a low kick there.
Kessler throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Kochanowski as he checks the leg kick.
Kessler throws a solid leg kick but Kochanowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kessler.
Kessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kochanowski is able to avoid easily.
Kochanowski motions for Kessler to come forward. Kochanowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kessler wants to slow Kochanowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Kessler misses the shot to the body.
Kessler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kessler throws a combination that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kessler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kessler.
Kessler misses with a straight right.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kessler misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Kessler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kessler misses with a body shot.
Kessler backing away here, and Kochanowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kessler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kochanowski misses with a double jab.
Kessler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski staying out of range there.
Kochanowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kessler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that misses.
Kessler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A left lands for Kochanowski.
Kochanowski misses with a body kick.
Kessler blocks a jab.
Kochanowski misses with a head kick.
Kessler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kessler dips to his left and cracks Kochanowski with an uppercut!
Kessler is looking to chop away at Kochanowski's legs.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Kessler avoids nicely.
Kochanowski checks a leg kick.
Kessler misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kessler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kochanowski doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler connects with a leg kick. Kochanowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kessler swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Kessler moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kochanowski misses its intended target.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Kessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kochanowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kessler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kochanowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kessler.
A right-left combo lands from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Kessler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kochanowski blocks the low kick.
Kessler throws a low kick but Kochanowski moves out of range easily.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kochanowski moves away.
Kochanowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kochanowski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kochanowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Kochanowski as he checks the leg kick.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kessler throws out the jab.
Kessler tries to score with a low kick but Kochanowski moves his leg out of the way.
Kochanowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kochanowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Kessler circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Kochanowski.
A right-left combo lands from Kessler.
Good leg kick by Kochanowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kochanowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kessler blocks the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Kessler. Beautiful body shot.
Kessler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Kessler moves away and avoids it.
Kessler appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kessler jabs Kochanowski right on the nose. Kochanowski blinks but takes it well.
Kessler delivers a nice body kick.
Kochanowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kessler tries to clinch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski throws out a counter right but Kessler avoids it with no problem.
Kessler throws a poor cross that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Kochanowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Kessler dominated that second round.
That's time! Kessler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kessler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that Kessler semi-blocks.
Kessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kessler wants to land a leg kick but Kochanowski is out of range.
Kessler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kessler tries a low kick but Kochanowski avoids it.
Kessler throws a leg kick which misses Kochanowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kochanowski tries to avoid it.
Kochanowski checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kessler throws a leg kick but Kochanowski moved away.
Kochanowski cracks Kessler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kessler throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Kessler blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kessler misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kessler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kessler tried to counter with a leg kick but Kochanowski avoided it.
Kochanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kessler feints and then cracks Kochanowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kochanowski down.
Kessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kochanowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kochanowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johann Kessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kochanowski checks a low kick from Kessler.
Kessler cracks Kochanowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kochanowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kochanowski throws a wild body kick that Kessler sees coming a mile off.
Kochanowski throws a head kick but Kessler moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler thows a leg kick but Kochanowski checks it
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Kessler misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kessler.
Kessler throws a body kick that misses.
Kochanowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kessler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kochanowski's head.
Kessler scores with a head kick. Kochanowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kessler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kochanowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Kessler circles away.
Kochanowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kessler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johann Kessler is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochanowski checks a low kick from Kessler.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Kessler moves away and avoids it.
Kochanowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kessler. Kessler obviously looking to wear him down.
Kessler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kochanowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kessler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kessler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kessler throws a head kick that misses.
Kessler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kochanowski misses the jab.
Kessler throws the left hand but Kochanowski avoids the punch easily.
Kochanowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kessler throws a low kick, looking for Kochanowski's leg but Kochanowski calmly moves out of range.
Kessler misses with a low kick.
Kessler connects with a solid leg kick.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kessler misses with a head kick.
Kessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kochanowski with a jab.

Kochanowski clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler tries a body shot but Kochanowski blocks it.
Kochanowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler misses with a punch on the inside.
Kochanowski has Kessler pushed against the cage.
Kessler misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Kessler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kessler, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Kessler!
Johann Kessler thanked the fans post fight for their support.