PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 1838 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 257 p4p, 284 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wolff
vs
Kowalkiewicz

202 cm
36
180
26 - 7 - 1

195 cm
26
188
10 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wolff clinches up against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz wants to stall.
Wolff misses with a body punch.
Wolff is leaning against Kowalkiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Wolff's head.
A short right from Wolff.
Kowalkiewicz presses Wolff against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolff lands a nice uppercut.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Kowalkiewicz.
Wolff blocking some punches.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a body shot from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalkiewicz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff misses with some punches.
A short right from Kowalkiewicz on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Wolff avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Wolff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Wolff's head.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wolff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kowalkiewicz can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Wolff avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the ropes.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Wolff lands with a right to the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
Kowalkiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolff's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolff pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz works on Wolff's body with a couple of short punches.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Wolff struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Wolff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kowalkiewicz - that landed with a thud.
Kowalkiewicz lands an uppercut.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff blocks an uppercut.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wolff is breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz works on Wolff's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Wolff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolff's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a hook to the body.
Wolff has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Wolff tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Wolff back against the ropes.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Wolff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalkiewicz's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Wolff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Wolff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Wolff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolff lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Wolff is rocked!
Wolff takes a shot to the head.
Oh Wolff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wolff misses with the head strike.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz presses Wolff against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalkiewicz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Wolff with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Wolff looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Wolff get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michał Kowalkiewicz!
Michał Kowalkiewicz is the new welterweight champion!