PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 103 p4p, 179 weight class) and Lenny Kowalski (ranked 14 p4p, 34 weight class). Stalinovich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell March. This should be a great matchup!

Stalinovich
vs
Kowalski

192 cm
29
210
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
210
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Stalinovich slips a jab and a cross from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stalinovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Stalinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kowalski just manages to avoid it.
Kowalski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Stalinovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stalinovich staying out of range there.
Kowalski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stalinovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalski thows a leg kick but Stalinovich checks it
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski jabs at Stalinovich's body.
Kowalski lands a jab.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
Stalinovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kowalski.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.
Kowalski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stalinovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Stalinovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lenny Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kowalski throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Lenny Kowalski has been cut.
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
Stalinovich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a takedown but Stalinovich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kowalski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stalinovich counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stalinovich misses with a looping left.
Kowalski throws a leg kick but Stalinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kowalski lands with a kick to the temple. Stalinovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kowalski fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Stalinovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kowalski has time to react.
A low kick from Kowalski misses
and Stalinovich counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Kowalski does it's job there.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovich ducks down to avoid it.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stalinovich's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a leg kick that knocks Stalinovich off balance momentarily.
Stalinovich walks into a jab.
Stalinovich misses with a body kick.
And Kowalski tries to counter it with a takedown but Stalinovich pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stalinovich throws a big shot that misses.
Stalinovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Kowalski motions for Stalinovich to come forward. Kowalski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalinovich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kowalski throws the left hand but Stalinovich avoids the punch easily.
Stalinovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
The crowd cheers as Kowalski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stalinovich doesn't seem phased though.
Kowalski with a poor takedown
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph Stalinovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Kowalski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kowalski finds it's way through Stalinovich's defenses.
Kowalski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalinovich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kowalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stalinovich avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Stalinovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stalinovich moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
Stalinovich is looking to counter punch.
Kowalski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stalinovich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stalinovich dodges the punch combination from Kowalski.
Kowalski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Kowalski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kowalski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalski throws a leg kick but Stalinovich moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kowalski.
Stalinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kowalski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski feints the counter takedown.
A low kick lands for Kowalski.
Stalinovich throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Kowalski misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski looks to land a right hand but Stalinovich moved out of range.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kowalski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stalinovich is out of range and Kowalski settles back down.
Stalinovich throwing a counter right hand but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stalinovich counters with a nice right hand that sends Kowalski toppling to the canvas! Kowalski scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stalinovich finish him?!

Kowalski is rocked!
Kowalski throws a right hand that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Stalinovich!
A relieved looking Joseph Stalinovich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.