PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Kaczmarek (ranked 4107 p4p, 385 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 2161 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kaczmarek
vs
Po

182 cm
33
176 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
177 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Bee Krazy

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Kaczmarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Kaczmarek misses with a straight left.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaczmarek.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaczmarek on the side of the head.
Jab by Kaczmarek.
A slow jab from Po misses its intended target.
Po misses with a kick to the body.
Kaczmarek misses with a straight right.
Kaczmarek looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczmarek throws a lazy uppercut
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaczmarek swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Kaczmarek throws a solid leg kick but Po takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaczmarek.
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaczmarek.
A lazy left from Kaczmarek finds it's target.
Good work by Kaczmarek as he checks the leg kick.
Po throws out a loose jab but Kaczmarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaczmarek lands with an overhand left.
Kaczmarek moves out of range as Po strikes.
Kaczmarek throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaczmarek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick
and Po counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kaczmarek missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po flicks out a counter leg kick but Kaczmarek steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Po pushes Kaczmarek up against the cage in a clinch.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczmarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Kaczmarek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaczmarek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Kaczmarek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Kaczmarek breaks from the clinch.
Kaczmarek misses with a body shot
and Po counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaczmarek missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a nice body shot.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaczmarek.
A slow jab from Kaczmarek misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Po on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Po's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Po's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaczmarek misses the jab.
Po misses with a straight left.
Po misses with a low kick.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut. Po saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Po. That's going to slow Kaczmarek down.
Kaczmarek tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaczmarek throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Kaczmarek throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Po was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Po buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaczmarek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Po with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaczmarek throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it.
Po misses with a hook. Kaczmarek ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po misses with an uppercut
and Kaczmarek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaczmarek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Po.
Kaczmarek moves out of range of the leg kick from Po.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaczmarek as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Kaczmarek misses.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaczmarek looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Po throws a body punch but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Kaczmarek avoids the body shot from Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kung Po will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Kaczmarek misses.
Po loads up on a big right hand but Kaczmarek slips the punch.
Po swings for the body but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Kaczmarek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Po just manages to avoid it.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Kaczmarek is predictable there
and Po counters with a leg kick.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Kaczmarek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Po as he connects with a hook.
Kaczmarek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Kaczmarek misses the shot to the body.
Kaczmarek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po lands with a shot to the body.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Kaczmarek.
Po checks a leg kick.
TJ Kaczmarek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaczmarek throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Kaczmarek throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Po misses
and Kaczmarek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaczmarek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Po to score with a decent uppercut.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaczmarek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Po needs to keep his hands up - Kaczmarek had a free shot at his head there.

Po is rocked!
A big left from Po misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaczmarek misses the target.
Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaczmarek finish him?
Po looks to land a left hand but Kaczmarek moved out of range nicely.
Kung Po seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaczmarek lands with a big left! Po is wobbled badly! Kaczmarek comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Po to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). TJ Kaczmarek!
Kung Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I came out with bad game plan.'.