PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murt has chosen I like to move it as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kowalski
vs
Murt

174 cm
23
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
24
144 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Murt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murt moves into the clinch.

Murt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.

Kowalski clinches up with Murt and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski works on Murt's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murt backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murt throws an elbow but misses.

Murt breaks from the clinch.
Kowalski blocks a head kick by Murt.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murt.
Murt wants to clinch.

Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalski tries to work over Murt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Murt decides to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kowalski is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.

Murt has his feet on Kowalski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Murt scores with a knee to the head.

Kowalski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kowalski manages to end up in side control.

Kowalski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Murt is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacek Kowalski!
A relieved looking Jacek Kowalski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.