PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurwie Psie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nowa Sowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Psie
vs
Sowa

194 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurwie Psie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nowa Sowa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sowa.
A big right from Psie misses.
Sowa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sowa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Psie.
Psie throws out a loose jab but Sowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sowa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Psie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sowa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Psie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sowa throws an off balance right hand
and Psie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Psie misses with a series of wild punches.
Psie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Sowa.
Psie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sowa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Psie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Psie moves away from the strike by Sowa.
Nowa Sowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psie slips under a jab.
Psie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sowa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Sowa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Psie scores with a one two! Sowa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Psie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been told by Psie's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Psie lands a glancing blow to the side of Sowa's head.
Psie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sowa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Sowa looks to move away, Psie throws a big counter combo but Sowa just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sowa moves away.
Sowa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Psie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sowa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sowa misses with an uppercut. Psie saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Psie.
Psie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Psie moves out of range as Sowa strikes.
Sowa misses with an uppercut.

Sowa instigates a clinch.
Sowa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sowa wants a takedown.
Psie wants to break free but Sowa has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Psie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sowa slips under a jab from Psie.
Sowa slips a jab from Psie.
Sowa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Psie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Psie slips under a jab from Sowa.
Psie throws a nice looking combination but Sowa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Psie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sowa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Psie.
Psie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psie misses with a straight right.
Psie throws a body punch but Sowa moves out of range.
Psie connects with a right hand. Sowa shakes it off.
Sowa looks to land a left hand but Psie moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Psie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Psie tries to clinch there but Sowa circles away.
Psie misses with a two punch combination.
Sowa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Psie.
Psie throwing a counter right hand but Sowa manages to avoid it.
Psie looks to land a combination but Sowa avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sowa throws a nice looking combination but Psie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sowa cracks Psie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Psie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurwie Psie 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.

Sowa ducks under a wild hook from Psie.
Sowa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Psie lands with a straight right. Sowa didn't see that one coming.
Sowa takes one on the button.
Psie misses with a straight right.
Psie slips a straight right by Sowa.
Sowa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sowa misses with a left hand
and Psie counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sowa misses with a looping right.
It looked like Psie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Sowa misses.
Kurwie Psie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Psie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sowa at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sowa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sowa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sowa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sowa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Psie.
A little jabbing left from Sowa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sowa slips under a jab from Psie.
Psie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sowa.
Sowa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Psie.
The fighters circling - Sowa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Psie just misses with a punch to the body.
Psie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sowa.
Psie throws a jab when Sowa was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sowa backs up against the cage.
Psie digs a good body shot into Sowa's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sowa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Psie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Psie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Psie throws a series of punches but Sowa avoids them all with ease.
Psie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sowa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sowa digs a good hook to Psie's body.
Sowa misses with a lunging right hand
and Psie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sowa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Psie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sowa.
No joy there for Sowa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Psie cracks Sowa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sowa misses the jab.
Psie looks to land a right hand but Sowa moved out of range.
Sowa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurwie Psie is winning the standup battle so far.
Psie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sowa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Psie connects with a looping right hand.
Psie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sowa moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psie misses with a body shot.
Sowa misses with a wild body shot.
Sowa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Psie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sowa defending well as Psie loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Psie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sowa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sowa throws a sloppy body shot
and Psie counters with a nice body shot.
Psie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sowa can do to turn this around?
Sowa misses with a looping right.
Psie looks to score with a jab to the body but Sowa is just out of range.
Sowa throws a big shot that misses.
Psie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Psie just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurwie Psie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Psie misses with a straight right.
Sowa throws a right hand that misses
and Psie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Psie cracks Sowa with an open hand slap.
Psie misses with a few strikes there.
Sowa is looking to clinch.
Psie is looking to counter punch.
Sowa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sowa moves forwards but Psie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sowa is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Psie misses with a looping right.
Sowa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Psie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sowa! But no joy.
Psie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sowa throws a jab but it's blocked by Psie.

Psie has closed the distance and engaged Sowa in a clinch.
Sowa can't break the clinch.

Sowa breaks the clinch.
Sowa misses with an uppercut.
Psie is looking to clinch.
Psie slips a straight right by Sowa.
Psie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sowa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Psie circles away quickly and effectively.
Psie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sowas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Psie just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Psie misses.
Sowa misses with a wild body shot.
Sowa defending well as Psie loads up on a big left hand.
Sowa looks to land a right hand but Psie moved out of range.
Sowa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sowa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Psie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sowa.
Psie takes a swing at Sowa's ribcage but misses.
Psie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Psie misses with a few strikes there.
Psie avoids the body shot from Sowa.
Jab by Psie.
Sowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Psie throws a hook but Sowa blocks it.
Sowa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Psie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sowa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Psie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sowa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Psie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Psie looks to land a right hand but Sowa moved out of range.
Sowa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psie manages to avoid it.
Sowa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Psie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sowa on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sowa has closed the distance and engaged Psie in a clinch.

Psie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Psie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Psie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurwie Psie clearly takes 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.

Sowa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Psie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sowa on the side of the head.
Psie connects with a combination that backs up Sowa into the cage. Psie lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sowa's guard. Sowa is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Psie bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurwie Psie!
Kurwie Psie is the new heavyweight champion!