PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dax Hartwell (ranked 3361 p4p, 4886 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Going Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hartwell
vs
Janowski

185 cm
25
180
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
168
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dax Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Hartwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hartwell misses with a straight left.
Janowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Janowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartwell scores with a jab to the jaw.

Janowski moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Hartwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hartwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hartwell blocks a body shot from Janowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartwell.

Janowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janowski.
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!
Janowski tries to clinch but Hartwell moves out of range.
Hartwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Janowski moves into the clinch.
Hartwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Janowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janowski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Janowski.
Janowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janowski lands with a light punch inside.
Janowski pushes Hartwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hartwell wants to stall.
Janowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartwells head.
Hartwell blocks a body shot from Janowski.
Janowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Hartwell.
A short right from Janowski on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hartwell misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski being controlled against the cage.
Janowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Janowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hartwell is rocked!
Janowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Janowski.
Hartwell lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janowski.
Hartwell lands a body punch.
Janowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hartwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hartwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janowski creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Hartwell! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Janowski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Janowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Stevie Janowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.