PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3814 p4p, 317 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1350 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wawelski
vs
Van Rijn

170 cm
29
140 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

180 cm
27
159 lbs
21 - 20 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wawelski lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Wawelski blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
Wawelski struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Wawelski crunches a lovely knee into Van Rijn's ribcage.
Wawelski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Van Rijn digs a right hand underneath Wawelski's ribcage. Wawelski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wawelski throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Wawelski misses with a punch on the inside.
Wawelski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wawelski missing with knees to the body.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wawelski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rijn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wawelski.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wawelski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Rijn can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Wawelski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wawelski is working Van Rijn over against the ropes.
Van Rijn cracks Wawelski with a nice body shot.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.
Wawelski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wawelski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wawelski scores a nice knee to the body.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Wawelski can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
Wawelski working Van Rijn over with knees to the body.
Wawelski pushes Van Rijn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wawelski.
Wawelski tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rijn avoids the damage to the body.
Wawelski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wawelski.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn lands a body punch.
Wawelski throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Wawelski backwards.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn avoids a wild elbow strike from Wawelski.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Wawelski.
Wawelski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wawelski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wawelski tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rijn blocking some punches.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn tries to work over Wawelski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wawelski swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kosma Wawelski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wawelski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wawelski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Rijn.
Wawelski misses with the combination.
Van Rijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rijn. Wawelski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rijn throws a low kick but Wawelski moves out of range easily.
Wawelski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
Wawelski looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rijn is just out of range.
Wawelski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Rijn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rijn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wawelski was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Wawelski.
Van Rijn misses the body punch
and Wawelski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Rijn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wawelski on the side of the head.
Wawelski throws a series of punches but Van Rijn avoids them all with ease.
Van Rijn lands with a hook. Wawelski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wawelski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn throws a low kick, looking for Wawelski's leg but Wawelski calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Wawelski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Rijn avoids the head kick by Wawelski.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
Wawelski connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wawelski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wawelski sets himself, and Van Rijn steps forward looking for the clinch! Wawelski avoids it this time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wawelski - that will leave a mark!
Kosma Wawelski is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wawelski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wawelski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wawelski tries a head kick but it misses.
Wawelski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rijn.
Wawelski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wawelski connects with a jab.

Wawelski gets tackled into the ropes by Van Rijn. Van Rijn maintains the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Wawelski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Wawelski avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Wawelski controls his hands.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Wawelski throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wawelski's elbow.
Wawelski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Wawelski fails to land.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Wawelski takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wawelski's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Van Rijn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wawelski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Rijn slips a jab and a cross from Wawelski.
Wawelski sets himself, and Van Rijn steps forward looking for the clinch! Wawelski avoids it this time.
Van Rijn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rijn there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Rijn!
Wawelski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wawelski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Rijn avoids the body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wawelski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Rijn circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Rijn throws a hook but Wawelski blocks it.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wawelski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wawelski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Rijn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Rijn dodges the punch combination from Wawelski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Wawelski.
Kosma Wawelski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wawelski slips under a jab.
Wawelski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Wawelski.
Van Rijn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wawelski throws a series of punches but Van Rijn moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Wawelski.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot.
Wawelski loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Van Rijn lands a nice shot to the body.
Wawelski tries to clinch but Van Rijn is having none of it.

Wawelski closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rijn blocks the elbow strike.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wawelski scores with a shot to the side of Van Rijn's head.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Wawelski controls his hands.
Wawelski prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Wawelski tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Wawelski throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Wawelski.
Van Rijn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wawelski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wawelski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wawelski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wawelski.
Wawelski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Wawelski.
Wawelski tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wawelski misses with a knee strike.
Wawelski misses with a punch to the body.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wawelski digs a right hand into Van Rijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Rijn's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn digs a right hand underneath Wawelski's ribcage. Wawelski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kosma Wawelski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wawelski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kosma Wawelski!
Kosma Wawelski thanked the fans post fight for their support.