PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Janicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kono Notaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Janicki
vs
Notaku

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Zipp Zapp
Héritage!

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Zipp Zapp

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Janicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kono Notaku!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Notaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janicki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Janicki misses.
Notaku lands a leg kick that knocks Janicki off balance momentarily.
Notaku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Janicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Notaku cracks the inside of Janicki's front leg.
Janicki misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Janicki throws a body shot but no joy.
Janicki clobbers Notaku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Janicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janicki misses the jab.
Notaku tries to clinch but Janicki is having none of it.
Janicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Janicki misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Notaku.
Notaku is looking to slow Janicki down with leg kicks.
Notaku wants to clinch.
Notaku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notaku lands a head kick. Janicki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Janicki throws an overhand right that lands on Notaku's shoulder, as Notaku tries to avoid the shot.
Janicki throws a hook but Notaku avoids it easily.
Notaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Notaku looks to land a body kick but Janicki moved away.
Notaku is looking to clinch but Janicki is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Notaku.
Janicki takes a swing at Notaku's ribcage but misses.
Janicki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Notaku.
Janicki takes a swing at Notaku's ribcage but misses.
Janicki lunges at Notaku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Notaku's hand.
Notaku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Janicki is rocked!

It looks like Piotr Janicki has been cut.
Notaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janicki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Janicki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Notaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janicki. That did some damage!
Janicki seems to have got his legs back now.
Janicki throws an overhand right that lands on Notaku's shoulder, as Notaku tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Notaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Notaku.
Notaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Notaku lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notaku is looking to clinch but Janicki is avoiding it.
A big right from Janicki misses.
Notaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janicki's sensitive parts.
Notaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Janicki looks to land a left hand but Notaku moved out of range nicely.
Notaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Notaku slips a jab from Janicki.
Notaku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Janicki takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Notaku.

Janicki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Notaku lands a knee to the body.
Janicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Janicki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Notaku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku avoids the elbow strike from Janicki, against the cage.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Janicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janicki pushes off an throws an elbow but Notaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Notaku blocks a body shot from Janicki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notaku avoids the elbow strike from Janicki, against the cage.
Janicki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Kono Notaku has been cut.
Janicki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Notaku's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Notaku blocks an elbow strike.
Notaku lands a nice knee to the body.
Notaku throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Notaku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Janicki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.
Notaku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Notaku misses with an elbow over the top.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Notaku lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Janicki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Notaku looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Notaku blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Notaku.
Notaku trying to control the position but instead, Janicki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Notaku into the cage.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Notaku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Notaku.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
Notaku blocks an elbow strike.
Notaku crunches a lovely knee into Janicki's ribcage.
Janicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Notaku avoids a wild elbow strike from Janicki.
Janicki takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Notaku putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Janicki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kono Notaku will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Notaku cracks the inside of Janicki's front leg.
A solid body kick from Notaku.
Notaku tries to clinch but Janicki is having none of it.
Kono Notaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Notaku slams his shin into Janicki's torso.
Notaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Notaku tries to clinch but Janicki is having none of it.
Janicki looks to land a left hand but Notaku moved out of range nicely.
Notaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Notaku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Janicki throws a hook to the side of Notaku's head but Notaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Notaku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Janicki if he has to take too many more of those.
Janicki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janicki throws an overhand right that lands on Notaku's shoulder, as Notaku tries to avoid the shot.
Janicki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Notaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Notaku throws a head kick that Janicki semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Notaku moves out of range of the strikes.

Janicki has managed to clinch.
Notaku blocks the elbow strike.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notaku landing knees to the body.
Notaku blocks an elbow strike.
Janicki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Notaku lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Notaku lands a good knee to the midsection. Janicki won't want to take too many of those.
Janicki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku lands a knee to the body.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku blocks an elbow strike from Janicki.
Notaku avoids the elbow strike from Janicki, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janicki blocks an elbow strike.

Notaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Notaku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Janicki takes a step back to recover.
Kono Notaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Notaku lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Notaku. Janicki shrugs it off though.
Notaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janicki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Janicki throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Notaku tenderised Janicki's leg. Janicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Notaku thows a body kick. Janicki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janicki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Notaku, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Notaku.
The fighters circling - Janicki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Notaku ducks under a wild hook from Janicki.
Notaku blocks a jab.
Janicki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Janicki looks to throw the jab but Notaku is out of range.
Notaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janicki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notaku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Notaku thumps Janicki with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Notaku. Janicki shrugs it off though.
Janicki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Notaku.
Janicki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Notaku wants to clinch.
Notaku slips under a jab from Janicki.
Notaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Janicki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Notaku scores with a head kick.

Janicki gets a clinch.
Janicki tries a body shot but Notaku blocks it.
Notaku avoids a wild elbow strike from Janicki.
Janicki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.
Notaku blocks an elbow strike from Janicki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notaku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Piotr Janicki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Notaku lands an elbow that stopped Janicki in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Notaku blocks an elbow strike from Janicki.
Nice elbow from Notaku.
Janicki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Notaku avoids a wild elbow strike from Janicki.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Janicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Notaku blocking some punches.
Notaku pushes off an throws an elbow but Janicki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Notaku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Notaku avoids a wild elbow strike from Janicki.
Janicki lands a shot to the body.
Janicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janicki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Notaku lands a nice elbow.
Notaku tries to break free but Janicki pushes him back against the cage.
Notaku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
Notaku looking to throw knees to the head but Janicki is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kono Notaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Janicki looks to land a left hand but Notaku moved out of range nicely.
Janicki misses with a straight right.
Janicki throws a series of punches but Notaku avoids them all with ease.
Notaku lands a front kick.
Notaku wants to clinch.
As Notaku tries to get set, Janicki tries to push him back and clinch up but Notaku manages to avoid the attempt.
Notaku moves out of range as Janicki strikes.
Notaku lands with a slapping head kick.
Janicki throws an off balance right hand
and Notaku counters with a leg kick.
Notaku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Notaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Notaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janicki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janicki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Janicki drives through and clinches with Notaku against the cage.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notaku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku lands an elbow inside.
Notaku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Notaku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Notaku blocks an elbow strike from Janicki.
Notaku lands an elbow just above Janicki 's eye.
Janicki pushes off an throws an elbow but Notaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
Notaku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janicki lands a nice elbow.
Janicki throws an elbow that misses.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Notaku avoids the elbow strike from Janicki, against the cage.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
Janicki pushes off an throws an elbow but Notaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.

Notaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janicki misses with a body shot.
Notaku follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Janicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Notaku manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janicki. Notaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Notaku fakes the leg kick and cracks Janicki in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Notaku.
Notaku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Janicki if he has to take too many more of those.
Notaku scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Notaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janicki's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Notaku.

Janicki moves into the clinch successfully.
Janicki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Notaku lands an elbow just above Janicki 's eye.
Notaku avoids a wild elbow strike from Janicki.
Notaku crunches a lovely knee into Janicki's ribcage.
Notaku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janicki throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notaku looking to slow down the pace here.
Janicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janicki throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Notaku.
Notaku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Janicki blocks an elbow strike from Notaku.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janicki throws an elbow but misses.
Janicki dodges an elbow strike from Notaku.
Janicki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janicki pushes off an throws an elbow but Notaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Notaku scores with a knee to the head.
Notaku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Notaku avoids the elbow strike from Janicki, against the cage.
Notaku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janicki misses with an elbow strike.
Notaku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kono Notaku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janicki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Notaku's brow.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Janicki misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Notaku.
Notaku blocks the elbow strike.
Janicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janicki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Notaku dodges an elbow strike from Janicki.
Janicki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Piotr Janicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Notaku blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kono Notaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Notaku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kono Notaku!