PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Norka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakub Norka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norka
vs
Kowalski

165 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Norka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kowalski.
Norka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kowalski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kowalski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norka struggling a bit here.
Kowalski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kowalski scoring with punches and elbows.
Kowalski in side control lands a decent elbow.

It looks like Jakub Norka has been cut.
Kowalski lands a nice forearm strike.
Kowalski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kowalski lands an elbow.

Norka is rocked!
Kowalski working the ground and pound.
Oh Norka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Kowalski! That's hurt Norka! Will he recover? Kowalski fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateusz Kowalski!