PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kowalski (ranked 4977 p4p, 481 weight class) and Hardis Stan (ranked 6314 p4p, 556 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kowalski
vs
Stan

193 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hardis Stan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stan in his tracks.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stan looks to clinch
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stan darts in trying to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kowalski can pounce on him.
Kowalski connects with a looping right hand.
Stan tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kowalski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalski cracks a nice hook into Stan's ribs.
Stan tries to clinch up
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stan avoids it.
Stan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt.
Stan darts in trying to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stan misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stan thinking.
Kowalski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stan doesn't seem bothered though.
Stan 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.
Stan has his takedown stuffed
and Kowalski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hardis Stan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Stan looks winded!
Kowalski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stan has time to react.
Kowalski tests Stan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stan tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kowalski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stan tries to clinch up
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Stan ducks right into an uppercut from Kowalski.
Stan misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski cracks Stan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kowalski lands with a shot to the body.
Stan looks to clinch
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski connects with a jab.
Kowalski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kowalski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Kowalski.
Stan wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice body kick.
Stan wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Stan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stan tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stan in his tracks.
Kowalski lands a leg kick that knocks Stan off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Kowalski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kowalski jabs Stan right on the nose. Stan blinks but takes it well.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kowalski has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Kowalski finds it's way through Stan's defenses.
Frank Kowalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Stan tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalski.
Stan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target.

Stan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kowalski!
Kowalski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalski tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kowalski to see if he's OK.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.
Stan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalski wants to control but Stan postures up.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.
Kowalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stan can do to turn this around?
Kowalski is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.
Kowalski parries the strikes from Stan easily there. Stan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kowalski to escape.
Kowalski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stan on the ground.

That's two 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.

Stan tries for a kimura but Kowalski is defending well.
Stan lands a few punches from side control.
Kowalski is looking to reverse the position.
Kowalski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stan in side control, throwing shots but Kowalski defends.
The ground and pound from Stan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Kowalski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kowalski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kowalski dodges the ground and pound from Stan.
Stan working the head and body with strikes.
Stan in side control, throwing shots but Kowalski defends.
The strikes coming from Stan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stan scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kowalski wants to control but Stan postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Stan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kowalski lands an overhand right.
Stan wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters with an outside leg kick.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stan tries to clinch
and Stan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardis Stan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Kowalski counters with a quick kick to the body but Stan blocks it.
Stan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hardis Stan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good low kick that Stan was not able to check.
Stan closes the distance but Kowalski moves to the side
and Kowalski counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice jab there from Kowalski.
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Stan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kowalski lands a jab.
Kowalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.

It looks like Hardis Stan has been cut.
Good exchange - Kowalski coming out on top.
Stan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kowalski.
Stan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands with a hook. Stan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kowalski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stan thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan closes the distance but Kowalski moves to the side
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Stan misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalski scores with a jab.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Stan.
Kowalski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stan in his tracks.
Stan wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalski with a jab.
Kowalski lands a leg kick that knocks Stan off balance momentarily.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the head.
Stan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a jab to Stan's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Stan backs away, Kowalski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stan's knee momentarily.
Frank Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hardis Stan.
Jab from Kowalski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalski 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

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