PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 1898 p4p, 88 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 2362 p4p, 114 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. Kurt Verygood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kosma Wawelski's chin.

Verygood
vs
Wawelski

172 cm
22
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Vikai Gear
Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Verygood as Wawelski shoots in.
Wawelski slips a jab from Verygood.
Verygood throws the left hand but Wawelski avoids the punch easily.
Verygood scores with a jab. Wawelski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Verygood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Verygood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice combination there by Wawelski.
Wawelski shoots for a double leg takedown but Verygood sprawls well. He's pushed Wawelski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wawelski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood's corner calls for a 1-2. Verygood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wawelski closes the distance and clinches up with Verygood, looking for a takedown. Wawelski pushes Verygood against the cage but Verygood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kurt Verygood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosma Wawelski.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Wawelski throws a lazy head kick
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wawelski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Verygood as he connects with a hook.
Verygood misses the jab.
Verygood scores with a punch to the head.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wawelski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Verygood sprawls well. Verygood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wawelski gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Wawelski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Verygood defends it nicely.
Wawelski takes one to the chin there.
Verygood works Wawelski's body with a nice hook.
Wawelski slips a straight right by Verygood.
Verygood blocks a low kick nicely.
Verygood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wawelski's head.
Verygood throws a big shot that misses.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Verygood pinned against the cage. Verygood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Verygood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wawelski manages to circle out of the way.
Wawelski tries to clinch up.
A cross from Verygood lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wawelski throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off.
Verygood misses the jab.

Wawelski dives in and scores a takedown into Verygood's guard.
Verygood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wawelski throws a big right hand that misses.
Verygood is pulling down on Wawelski's head to control his posture.
Verygood continues to stall.
Verygood keeping moving, preventing Wawelski from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wawelski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wawelski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wawelski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wawelski postures up in Verygood's guard and throws a big left but Verygood blocks it.
Wawelski trying to control the position from guard on top but Verygood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Wawelski blocks the leg kick.
Wawelski ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Wawelski throws a series of punches but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood misses with a hook
and Wawelski counters with a three punch combo that has Verygood backing up. Verygood nods at Wawelski to acknowledge the strikes.
Wawelski swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Verygood.
Wawelski shoots in but no luck this time.
Verygood throws a hook but Wawelski avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wawelski or perhaps it was just good defense by Verygood, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wawelski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wawelski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurt Verygood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wawelski on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wawelski defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Wawelski throws a counter combo.
Wawelski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Verygood sprawls well. Verygood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wawelski gets slowly back to his feet.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Wawelski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Wawelski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Wawelski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verygood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wawelski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wawelski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Verygood tries to clinch up but Wawelski circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Verygood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wawelski moves in looking to clinch but Verygood pushes him off.
Kurt Verygood is winning the standup battle so far.
Verygood cracks Wawelski with a good jab.
Wawelski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wawelski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wawelski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verygood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wawelski digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Verygood tests Wawelski's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Wawelski is rocked!
Wawelski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Verygood lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wawelski. Verygood pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood is the new bantamweight champion!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.