PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawulski comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Slippin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kawulski
vs
Blomsten

181 cm
29
180 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

182 cm
32
178 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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House of Valor

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Kawulski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blomsten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blomsten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blomsten with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kawulski is trying to get back to full guard.
Blomsten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Blomsten.
Blomsten controlling the pace.

Kawulski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blomsten is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Blomsten is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kawulski is refusing to be controlled, as Blomsten sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blomsten postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kawulski to stand up.
Aleksander Kawulski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blomsten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kawulski swivels and escapes.
Kawulski throws a lazy right hand but Blomsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aleksander Kawulski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawulski misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Blomsten drives through with a takedown into Kawulski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kawulski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blomsten dives into side control.

Blomsten stands up and beckons Kawulski to his feet.
Kawulski throws a head kick that misses.
Blomsten shoots in for a takedown but Kawulski shows good takedown defense.
Blomsten ducks under a wild hook from Kawulski.
Kawulski misses with a straight left.
Blomsten wants to counter the offense by Kawulski and move into the clinch position.
Kawulski is looking to chop away at Blomsten's legs.
Blomsten feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski throws a looping overhand right but Blomsten ducks down to avoid it.
Blomsten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blomsten.
A little feinted left hand from Kawulski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aleksander Kawulski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arto Blomsten.
A head kick by Kawulski misses
and Blomsten counters with a nice body kick.
Blomsten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawulski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawulski misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Blomsten's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kawulski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blomsten.
Blomsten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawulski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski throws a lazy uppercut

and Blomsten counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kawulski won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kawulski tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Blomsten tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blomsten has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blomsten is chipping away with strikes.

Blomsten decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Blomsten gets the takedown into side control.
Blomsten controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blomsten is defended easily by Kawulski.
Blomsten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawulski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Blomsten blocks a low kick nicely.
Blomsten with the counter takedown but Kawulski avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawulski circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawulski misses the target.
Blomsten misses with a takedown attempt
and Kawulski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blomsten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Arto Blomsten has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blomsten drives through with a takedown into guard.

Blomsten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blomsten is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kawulski working a defensive guard here.
Kawulski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blomsten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blomsten gets to his feet - Kawulski follows without any prompting.
Blomsten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawulski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blomsten.
Kawulski throws a hook but Blomsten avoids it easily.
Kawulski throws a looping overhand right but Blomsten ducks down to avoid it.
Blomsten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawulski circles away.
Aleksander Kawulski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arto Blomsten.
Blomsten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawulski's waist but Kawulski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blomsten off to one side.
Kawulski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blomsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blomsten slips a jab from Kawulski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blomsten tries for a takedown but Kawulski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aleksander Kawulski is winning the standup battle so far.
Blomsten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawulski circles away.
Kawulski throwing a counter right hand but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Kawulski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blomsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawulski.
Blomsten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kawulski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blomsten tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kawulski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blomsten tries to counter with a clinch but Kawulski shakes him off and moves away.
Arto Blomsten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blomsten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kawulski. Those never looked like landing.
Kawulski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Blomsten wants to counter with a clinch but Kawulski pushes him away.
Blomsten shoots in but no luck this time.
Kawulski looks to throw the jab but Blomsten is out of range.
Blomsten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kawulski misses the shot to the body.
Kawulski misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blomsten has his takedown stuffed
and Kawulski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kawulski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arto Blomsten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kawulski misses with the body kick

and Blomsten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kawulski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawulski has a couple of punches blocked by Blomsten.
Kawulski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blomsten's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blomsten.
Blomsten lands a body punch.

Blomsten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Kawulski misses.
Blomsten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawulski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Blomsten.
Blomsten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kawulski loads up on a big right hand but Blomsten slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski fails to land with a series of punches.
Blomsten with the counter takedown but Kawulski avoids it easily.
Kawulski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawulski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kawulski misses with a right hand
and Blomsten counters with a left and a right that stings Kawulski.
Blomsten tries to clinch up
and Kawulski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blomsten thinking.
Kawulski wants to slow Blomsten down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten moves in looking to clinch but Kawulski pushes him off.
Kawulski throws a series of punches but Blomsten moves out of range.

Blomsten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blomsten keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blomsten wants to control but Kawulski is keeping him busy.
Blomsten trying to pass the guard but Kawulski defending well.
Kawulski is trying to maintain the position but Blomsten is very close to passing his half guard.
Blomsten working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten is looking to take a break and control but Kawulski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawulski is trying to stand up here but Blomsten is controlling him well.
Kawulski wants to control but Blomsten is keeping busy.
Blomsten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Blomsten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawulski is refusing to be controlled, as Blomsten sits in half guard.
Blomsten is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawulski is looking to control Blomsten's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kawulski avoid being mounted?

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blomsten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kawulski counters with a straight right hand.
Blomsten slips a straight right by Kawulski.
Blomsten wants to counter the offense by Kawulski and move into the clinch position.
Kawulski throws a leg kick but Blomsten moved away.
Kawulski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blomsten circles away quickly and effectively.
As Kawulski backs off Blomsten throws a huge counter combo but Kawulski manages to avoid it all.
Kawulski looks to land a left hand but Blomsten moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blomsten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blomsten lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kawulski throws an overhand right that lands on Blomsten's shoulder, as Blomsten tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kawulski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawulski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kawulski!
An out of breath Aleksander Kawulski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.