PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 819 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Mordechai Kowalczyk (ranked 51 p4p, 75 weight class). Crawler comes to the cage accompanied by World Ender. Kowalczyk has chosen Nocturne op. 9 no.2- Frederic Chopin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crawler
vs
Kowalczyk

178 cm
29
146
12 - 4 - 1

175 cm
30
145
14 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Crawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordechai Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kowalczyk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crawler scrambles back to his feet.
Kowalczyk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kowalczyk throws a right hand that misses
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalczyk throws a hook but Crawler avoids it easily.
Crawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Crawler misses.
Kowalczyk throws out a counter right but Crawler avoids it with no problem.
Crawler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kowalczyk to score with a decent uppercut.
Kowalczyk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been informed that Kowalczyk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crawler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawler moves away from the strike by Kowalczyk.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with a straight left.
Crawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalczyk. Crawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalczyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalczyk misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawler misses the target.
Kowalczyk jabs Crawler right on the nose. Crawler blinks but takes it well.
Kowalczyk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kowalczyk scrambles back to his feet.
Kowalczyk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kowalczyk lands a right hook to the body.
Kowalczyk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kowalczyk misses with a left hand
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kowalczyk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawler is out of range and Kowalczyk settles back down.
Kowalczyk loads up on a big right hand but Crawler slips the punch.
A jab from Crawler misses.
Kowalczyk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kowalczyk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawler counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crawler counters with a straight right hand.
Crawler takes one to the chin there.
Kowalczyk misses with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler connects with a body shot.
Crawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalczyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Crawler as he checks the leg kick.
Crawler scores with a jab to the head.
Kowalczyk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crawler in his tracks.
Kowalczyk looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawler slips a straight right by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a left hand
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Crawler avoids it well.
Crawler misses with a looping right.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crawler checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Crawler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kowalczyk misses with a straight right.
Kowalczyk misses with a left hand
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crawler moves out of range as Kowalczyk strikes.
Kowalczyk misses with a left hand
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalczyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kowalczyk is rocked!
Mordechai Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kowalczyk loads up on a big right hand but Crawler slips the punch.
Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Crawler ducks down to avoid it.
Crawler throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalczyk's shoulder, as Kowalczyk tries to avoid the shot.
Crawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalczyk misses the target.
Crawler throwing a counter right hand but Kowalczyk manages to avoid it.
Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalczyk connects with a solid leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a low kick, looking for Crawler's leg but Crawler calmly moves out of range.
Crawler misses the shot to the body.
Crawler walks into a straight right hand from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk connects with a nice looking jab.
Kowalczyk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crawler is looking to counter punch.
Crawler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Crawler moves out of range.
Crawler blocks a leg kick.
Crawler cracks Kowalczyk with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Kowalczyk misses.
A shot to the body from Kowalczyk misses
and Crawler counters with a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk works the jab nicely.
Crawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mordechai Kowalczyk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kowalczyk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crawler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kowalczyk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crawler misses with a hook.
Crawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk catches Crawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kowalczyk punishes Crawler's body with a nice straight punch.
Kowalczyk lands a front kick.
Kowalczyk throws an off balance right hand
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawler blocks a jab.
Kowalczyk throws a jab when Crawler was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crawler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowalczyk connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Kowalczyk misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawler misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalczyk. Crawler does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Kowalczyk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a leg kick.
Crawler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Crawler clinches up with Kowalczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Kowalczyk blocks an elbow strike.
Crawler lands a left hand.
Crawler looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Crawler is leaning against Kowalczyk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalczyk trying to stall but Crawler improves his position.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawler lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalczyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawler controls his hands.
Crawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler tries to work over Kowalczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawler lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawler backwards.
Crawler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crawler misses with a punch to the body.
Crawler cracks Kowalczyk with a nice body shot.
Crawler lands an elbow that stopped Kowalczyk in his tracks for a moment.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawler lands with a light punch inside.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawler.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Crawler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk missing with knees to the body.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crawler tries to throw a body punch but Kowalczyk avoids it by throwing Crawler back against the cage.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Kowalczyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.

Kowalczyk breaks from the clinch.
Kowalczyk throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk wants to slow Crawler down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Crawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawler lands an overhand right.
Kowalczyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawler finish him?
Kowalczyk throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Kowalczyk tenderised Crawler's leg. Crawler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kowalczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Crawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kowalczyk seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalczyk throws a hook but Crawler avoids it easily.
It looked like Crawler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Crawler moves out of range.
Crawler throwing a counter right hand but Kowalczyk manages to avoid it.
Crawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalczyk throws out the jab.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Crawler.
Kowalczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk misses with a combination
and Crawler counters with a nice body shot.
Kowalczyk is breathing heavily.
Crawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalczyk.
Good work by Crawler as he checks the leg kick.
Crawler lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawler tries to counter by clinching up but Kowalczyk breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawler misses the target.
Kowalczyk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Night Crawler will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kowalczyk misses with a wild body shot.
Mordechai Kowalczyk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Kowalczyk misses.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalczyk.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawler misses the target.

Kowalczyk tries to keep at a distance but Crawler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crawler keeps control of Kowalczyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kowalczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Kowalczyk.
Sloppy strikes from Kowalczyk. Those never looked like landing.
Kowalczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawler.
Despite the aggression on Kowalczyk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawler.
Kowalczyk connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kowalczyk.
Crawler throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
and Crawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut

and Crawler counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kowalczyk! Crawler lets Kowalczyk back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kowalczyk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kowalczyk moves out of range as Crawler strikes.
Crawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawler ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Crawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalczyk throws a poor cross that misses
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalczyk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily.
Crawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kowalczyk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Crawler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalczyk moves away.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Crawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalczyk throws a hook but Crawler avoids it easily.
It looked like Crawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalczyk connects with a jab.
Kowalczyk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot
and Crawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kowalczyk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kowalczyk misses with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Crawler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a straight right.
Crawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalczyk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawler moves out of range as Kowalczyk strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Crawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalczyk misses the target.
Kowalczyk throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Kowalczyk misses.
Crawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawler. Kowalczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.

Crawler clinches with his opponent.
Crawler lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalczyk dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler lands with a light punch inside.
Crawler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalczyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalczyk throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crawler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kowalczyk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawler prevents Kowalczyk from breaking the clinch.
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Kowalczyk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalczyk avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
Night Crawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawler.
Crawler managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk takes an elbow to the temple.
Kowalczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawler.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Kowalczyk shrugs off.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Crawler.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawler throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Crawler.
Crawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalczyk is looking to control Crawler's arms but Crawler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kowalczyk has his back to the cage.
Come on Kowalczyk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kowalczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Night Crawler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crawler 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Crawler!