PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between josh jazon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

jazon
vs
Kowalski

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, josh jazon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomasz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
jazon throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
jazon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kowalski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kowalski drags the fight down to the ground.
jazon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kowalski's guard.
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but jazon is one step ahead there.

Kowalski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes jazon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but jazon shows good takedown defense.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but jazon pushes him off.
Kowalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from jazon.
Kowalski thuds a left hand into jazon's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but jazon shows good takedown defense.
jazon throws a series of punches but Kowalski avoids them all with ease.
jazon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kowalski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kowalski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
josh jazon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Kowalski.

jazon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from jazon.
Kowalski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but jazon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
jazon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
jazon throws a combination that misses
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but jazon circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomasz Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that both miss.
jazon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalski counters with a left to the body.
A left and a right from Kowalski both land. Nice combination.
jazon misses with a combination

and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
jazon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
jazon can't break the clinch.
Kowalski prevents jazon from breaking the clinch.

Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalski thows a body shot but no joy.
jazon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kowalski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in jazon's guard.
jazon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
jazon wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kowalski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
jazon misses with the combination.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
Kowalski throws a combination that misses
and jazon counters with a series of strikes. Kowalski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
jazon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalski.
jazon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Kowalski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
jazon being controlled here, momentarily.
jazon wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kowalski stands up from jazon's guard - Kowalski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kowalski shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Kowalski.
jazon misses with a combination
and Kowalski counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
jazon misses with a double jab

and Kowalski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Kowalski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kowalski shoots in and bounces jazon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
jazon being controlled here, momentarily.
Kowalski looking to pass the guard.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but jazon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalski stays in close to jazon's body and controls the position.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but jazon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to get up but he can't break jazon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
jazon is looking to stand up but Kowalski isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kowalski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
jazon throws a combination that misses

and Kowalski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in jazon's guard now.
Kowalski won't allow jazon to get back to his feet.
Kowalski controlling from the top position.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but jazon keeps moving.

Kowalski gets to his feet - jazon follows without any prompting.
josh jazon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski dodges the punch combination from jazon.
jazon stuffs the takedown.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kowalski.
jazon wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jazon trying to remain calm as Kowalski controls from the top position.
jazon wants to get back to his feet.

Kowalski has hold of jazon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! jazon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kowalski cranks the arm and jazon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from jazon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tomasz Kowalski!