PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Harthmeppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kowalski
vs
Harthmeppe

180 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

175 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Harthmeppe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harthmeppe tries to clinch but Kowalski is having none of it.
Harthmeppe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Harthmeppe throws a poor cross that misses

and Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Harthmeppe connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jan Kowalski has been cut.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.

Harthmeppe breaks from the clinch.
Harthmeppe tries a head kick but it misses.

Harthmeppe instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski jumps guard but Harthmeppe stands there with Kowalski around his waist. Kowalski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harthmeppe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harthmeppe lands a shoulder strike.

Harthmeppe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harthmeppe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Harthmeppe closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Harthmeppe.
Harthmeppe lands a nice elbow.
Harthmeppe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harthmeppe breaks from the clinch.

Harthmeppe instigates a clinch.
Harthmeppe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harthmeppe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harthmeppe obliges.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the temple.

Harthmeppe manages to break the clinch.
Harthmeppe throws a nice inside leg kick.

Harthmeppe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harthmeppe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kowalski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harthmeppe pushes Kowalski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Harthmeppe.
Harthmeppe landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Harthmeppe breaks from the clinch.
Harthmeppe fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harthmeppe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harthmeppe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harthmeppe duly obliges.
Hugo Harthmeppe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Harthmeppe.
Good shot there by Harthmeppe.

Harthmeppe clinches up against the cage.
Harthmeppe lands a damaging elbow.
Harthmeppe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Harthmeppe lands a knee to the head.
Harthmeppe lands a nice knee to the body.

Harthmeppe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harthmeppe tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Harthmeppe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harthmeppe shoots in but Kowalski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harthmeppe tries to clinch up.
Harthmeppe lands with a nice combination. Kowalski backs away looking to recover.
Harthmeppe connects with a looping right hand.
Harthmeppe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harthmeppe throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harthmeppe!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a jab to the head.
Kowalski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harthmeppe's waist but Harthmeppe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kowalski off to one side.
Harthmeppe fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harthmeppe instigates a clinch.
Kowalski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harthmeppe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harthmeppe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.

Harthmeppe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harthmeppe misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Harthmeppe has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski is trying to drag Harthmeppe to the mat but Harthmeppe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harthmeppe lands a good knee to the midsection. Kowalski won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Harthmeppe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Kowalski's cut.
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.

Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Harthmeppe scores with a knee to the head.
Hugo Harthmeppe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalski tries for a takedown but Harthmeppe manages to get underhooks.
Harthmeppe working Kowalski over with knees to the body.
Harthmeppe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harthmeppe lands a knee to the head.
Harthmeppe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harthmeppe working Kowalski over with knees to the body.
Harthmeppe lands a knee to the head.
Harthmeppe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Harthmeppe.
Harthmeppe connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Harthmeppe manages to break the clinch.
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!
Harthmeppe cracks Kowalski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harthmeppe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kowalski eats them both and turns towards Harthmeppe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Kowalski clinches.
Harthmeppe tries to pull guard but Kowalski holds him up against the cage and eventually Harthmeppe drops back down to his feet.
Harthmeppe is trying to break free.
Kowalski is trying to pull guard but Harthmeppe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harthmeppe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harthmeppe pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harthmeppe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt - Harthmeppe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kowalski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harthmeppe - the referee stops the clock and Kowalski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harthmeppe. Kowalski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harthmeppe throws a head kick but Kowalski moves out of range.
Harthmeppe tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Harthmeppe doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harthmeppe lands with a nice body punch.
Harthmeppe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hugo Harthmeppe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harthmeppe misses with a kick to the body.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harthmeppe as he jumps to the side.
Harthmeppe throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harthmeppe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kowalski's calf.
The crowd cheers as Harthmeppe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kowalski doesn't seem phased though.
Harthmeppe fails to land with a series of punches.
Harthmeppe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kowalski counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Harthmeppe tries to escape back to his feet but Kowalski has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Harthmeppe's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Harthmeppe is tapping! Kowalski saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Kowalski!
A very excited looking Jan Kowalski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.