PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ignat Prepelita (ranked 5264 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kownacki (ranked 3449 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Kownacki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Prepelita
vs
Kownacki

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ignat Prepelita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Kownacki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kownacki closes the distance and clinches up with Prepelita, looking for a takedown. Kownacki pushes Prepelita against the cage but Prepelita circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Prepelita has managed to clinch.
Prepelita jumps guard but Kownacki stands there with Prepelita around his waist. Prepelita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kownacki tries a body shot but Prepelita blocks it.
Prepelita goes for a takedown attempt but Kownacki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kownacki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prepelita avoids it really well and circles away.
Prepelita circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prepelita scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Tomasz Kownacki has been cut.
Kownacki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kownacki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prepelita pinned against the cage. Prepelita gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ignat Prepelita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Kownacki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kownacki stuffs the takedown attempt from Prepelita. Prepelita gets slowly back to his feet.
Prepelita with a hook.

Prepelita closes the distance and pushes Kownacki back into the cage.

Prepelita lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Prepelita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kownacki on the ground.
Kownacki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Prepelita has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prepelita trying to control but Kownacki is working from the bottom.
Kownacki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kownacki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prepelita is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Prepelita controls the pace.
Prepelita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kownacki is keeping the position for now.
Kownacki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prepelita wants to get up but he can't break Kownacki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kownacki is trying to control the position but Prepelita postures up.
Kownacki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Prepelita haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prepelita is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prepelita.
Prepelita just misses with a punch to the body.
Kownacki is looking to clinch but Prepelita is avoiding it.
Kownacki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kownacki tries to clinch there but Prepelita circles away.
Kownacki darts in looking for a takedown but Prepelita gets double underhooks and turns Kownacki into the cage.
Prepelita drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kownacki sprawls and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Prepelita moves into the clinch.
Prepelita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kownacki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Prepelita is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Prepelita looking for a takedown.

Kownacki jumps guard and drags Prepelita to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Prepelita wants to get up but he can't break Kownacki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kownacki wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kownacki working a defensive guard here.
Prepelita sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignat Prepelita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Kownacki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kownacki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prepelita tries to avoid it but Kownacki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prepelita to the ground. Prepelita escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Kownacki with that takedown attempt.
Prepelita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prepelita darts in looking for a takedown but Kownacki gets double underhooks and turns Prepelita into the cage.
Kownacki misses with a takedown attempt
and Prepelita counters with a nice body shot.
Ignat Prepelita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Kownacki.
Prepelita stuffs the takedown.
Kownacki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Prepelita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prepelita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kownacki can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kownacki tries to pull guard but Prepelita holds him up against the cage and eventually Kownacki drops back down to his feet.

Prepelita breaks from the clinch.
Kownacki throws the kick towards the body but Prepelita avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kownacki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Prepelita darts in and clinches Kownacki up against the cage.
Kownacki wants to stall.
Kownacki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prepelita has him pressed against the cage.

Prepelita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Kownacki. No joy for Prepelita on that attempt.
Kownacki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prepelita as he avoids it easily.

Prepelita instigates a clinch.

Prepelita jumps into guard, dragging Kownacki to the mat.
Prepelita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prepelita is keeping the position for now.
Prepelita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kownacki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kownacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Prepelita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kownacki won't allow Prepelita to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kownacki misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki stuffs the takedown attempt from Prepelita. Prepelita gets slowly back to his feet.
Kownacki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prepelita defends it well.
Prepelita throws a body shot but no joy.

Prepelita clinches up with Kownacki and pushes him back against the cage.

Prepelita gets control of Kownacki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Prepelita will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Prepelita working for a triangle but Kownacki defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kownacki wants to get up but he can't break Prepelita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Prepelita wants to sweep here but Kownacki controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prepelita controlling the position.
Kownacki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kownacki drops back looking for a leg! Prepelita is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prepelita manages to kick Kownacki off! Kownacki jumps back into Prepelita's guard.
Prepelita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kownacki is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kownacki looks for the body kick but Prepelita saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignat Prepelita dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Kownacki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Prepelita looks for a takedown but Kownacki sprawls well.
Kownacki tries to close the distance and clinch but Prepelita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prepelita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kownacki with the counter takedown but Prepelita avoids it easily.
Prepelita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prepelita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kownacki manages to avoid it.
Kownacki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prepelita defends it nicely.
Prepelita is looking for a counter combo.
Ignat Prepelita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prepelita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kownacki.
Prepelita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kownacki defends well and Prepelita ends up having to push Kownacki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignat Prepelita. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prepelita shoots in but no luck this time.
Prepelita shoots in for a double leg but Kownacki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Prepelita or perhaps it was just good defense by Kownacki, which made it look bad.

Prepelita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Prepelita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kownacki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Prepelita off and has taken his back!
Kownacki not allowing Prepelita to control his hands.
Kownacki wants to control but Prepelita is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Kownacki.
Prepelita looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kownacki.

Kownacki has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Prepelita has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kownacki trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kownacki has his arm under Prepelita's chin here. Game over son! Kownacki squeezes tightly and Prepelita is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tomasz Kownacki!