PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Seppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Seppi
vs
Kowalski

185 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Supreme Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Seppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piotr Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Seppi pushes him off.
Seppi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seppi lands a nice hook to Kowalski's body. Kowalski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Kowalski moves into the clinch.

Seppi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kowalski gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Seppi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Seppi is having none of it.

Seppi clinches up against the cage.
Seppi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kowalski up against the cage.
Seppi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Seppi misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppi misses with a knee to the head.
Seppi misses with a knee to the head.
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seppi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seppi misses with a knee strike.
Kowalski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kowalski takes a shot to the head.
Seppi lands with a right to the head.
Seppi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kowalski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seppi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seppi stops a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Seppi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seppi stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seppi.
Seppi trying to control the position but instead, Kowalski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seppi into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kowalski has Seppi pressed against the cage.
Seppi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seppi looking to slow down the pace here.
Seppi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Seppi breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kowalski clinches up against the cage.
Seppi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seppi pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seppi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seppi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kowalski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kowalski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kowalski looks winded!

Kowalski is looking for a triangle but Seppi pushes his legs off easily.

Seppi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Seppi circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Seppi.

Kowalski is rocked!

It looks like Piotr Kowalski has been cut.

Seppi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kowalski is trying to stall.

Seppi breaks from the clinch.
and Seppi counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kowalski! He's just covering up as Seppi starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriano Seppi!
Our winner, Adriano Seppi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.