PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski comes to the cage accompanied by Midgard. This should be fireworks!

Kochanowski
vs
Twister

193 cm
44
200 lbs
26 - 37 - 2

188 cm
39
195 lbs
22 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 26 - 37 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister connects with a jab.
Twister looks to land a right hand but Kochanowski moved out of range.
Kochanowski defending well as Twister loads up on a big left hand.

Twister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Kochanowski has his foot on Twister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Twister works his way back into a safe position though.
Twister trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Kochanowski keeping full guard, as Twister tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twister trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Kochanowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kochanowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Twister's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
Twister looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Twister takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Twister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kochanowski has time to react.
Kochanowski lands with a good body shot.
Twister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Twister finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Twister lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kochanowski.
A little jabbing left from Twister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Twister scores with a three punch combo!
Twister fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Twister misses its intended target.
Twister sizes up Kochanowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Twister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony Twister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kochanowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Twister.
Twister lunges at Kochanowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kochanowski's hand.
Twister misses the jab.
Twister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kochanowski.

Kochanowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Twister is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kochanowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Twister is pulling down on Kochanowski's head to control his posture.
Twister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Twister is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kochanowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Twister is retaining full guard.
Twister seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kochanowski looking to pass the guard.
Twister controlling Kochanowski's posture.
Twister trying to keep a closed guard but Kochanowski is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Twister connects with a nice looking jab.
Twister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Twister 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.

Kochanowski missing with a left hand there. Twister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twister slips a jab from Kochanowski.
Twister takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Twister drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Twister forces his way into half guard.

Twister is working for a submission of some sort.
Twister has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski wants to hold on but Twister pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Twister is looking for a kimura but Kochanowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Twister to get the leverage.
Twister wants to pass to mount but Kochanowski is defending the position.
Kochanowski wants to improve his position but Twister is controlling well.
Twister is thwarting Kochanowski's attempts to control the position.
Kochanowski works his way to full guard. Good work.

Kochanowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Twister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Twister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kochanowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Twister wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kochanowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Twister pulls Kochanowski in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Twister 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.
Kochanowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Twister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kochanowski but Kochanowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Twister lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister slips a jab from Kochanowski.

Twister scores with a takedown into Kochanowski's guard.

Kochanowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kochanowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Twister defends well.
Kochanowski wants to hit a switch here but Twister passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kochanowski there!
Kochanowski prevents Twister from taking his back.
Twister moves to the back position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski trying to control the hands but Twister breaks the grip.
Tony Twister has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Twister controlling the positon.

Twister is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Kochanowski has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Twister has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Kochanowski taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Twister doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Twister!
A relieved looking Tony Twister thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.