PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 640 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Jackson Grant (ranked 79 p4p, 194 weight class). Grant has chosen Ain't It Funny as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kowalczyk
vs
Grant

184 cm
26
195
6 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
185
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sakura Style
Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $48

Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Grant!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws the left hand but Kowalczyk avoids the punch easily.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild body shot.
Grant slips under a jab from Kowalczyk.
A slow jab from Kowalczyk misses its intended target.
Kowalczyk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kowalczyk throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant lands a nice hook to Kowalczyk's body. Kowalczyk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kowalczyk defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalczyk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grant manages to circle out of the way.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Kowalczyk moves into range and clinches up with Grant.
Kowalczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Kowalczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant takes a shot to the head.
Kowalczyk lands with a short shot to the head.
Grant's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Grant is trying to break free.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grant's efforts to push away.
Grant blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut.
Kowalczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kowalczyk darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Kowalczyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grants head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Kowalczyk scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.

Grant is rocked!
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalczyk finish him?
Kowalczyk prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalczyk pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grant to his knees! Kowalczyk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikodem Kowalczyk!
Nikodem Kowalczyk retains his middleweight title!
Nikodem Kowalczyk spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.