PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makonnen Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amore
vs
Kowalczyk

196 cm
21
259 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

201 cm
21
242 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Sun-Tzu

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makonnen Amore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
Marcin Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Amore lands with a nice body punch.
Kowalczyk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Amore pushes him off.
Amore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Amore darts in and clinches Kowalczyk up against the cage.
Amore dodges an elbow strike from Kowalczyk.
A nice left hand lands by Amore.
Amore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kowalczyk is rocked!
Amore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk looks winded!
Amore lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Amore.
A hook to the body from Amore.
Amore lands a shoulder strike.
Amore digs a right hand into Kowalczyk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kowalczyk's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amore lands a body punch.
Amore lands a nice uppercut.
Amore gets through Kowalczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Amore.
Amore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Amore lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Amore as the two fighters clinch.
Amore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Amore.
Amore scores with a hook to the body.
Amore presses Kowalczyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Amore lands a shot to the body.
Amore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amore cracks Kowalczyk with a nice body shot.
Kowalczyk takes a shot to the head.
Amore pushes Kowalczyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Amore effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Amore.
Amore lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Amore - that landed with a thud.
Amore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Amore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amore is working Kowalczyk over against the cage.
Amore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
A short body shot lands from Amore as the two fighters clinch.
Amore is leaning against Kowalczyk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amore lands a hook that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
Kowalczyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amore lands a right hand.
Amore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
Amore digs a right hand underneath Kowalczyk's ribcage. Kowalczyk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Amore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Amore finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
Amore stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Amore.
Kowalczyk trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalczyk seems to have recovered his senses.
Amore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
Amore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amore creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kowalczyk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kowalczyk drops to his knees and Amore pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makonnen Amore!