PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Foreman (ranked 2752 p4p, 346 weight class) and Tapu Koko (ranked 3461 p4p, 425 weight class). Koko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aotearoa. Mike Foreman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Foreman
vs
Koko

190 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foreman clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Foreman fails to land.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koko.
Koko misses with a body punch.
Koko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foreman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Foreman.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Koko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koko has Foreman pushed against the cage.
Koko misses with a body punch.
Foreman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foreman.
Koko misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman is leaning against Koko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foreman cracks Koko with a nice body shot.

Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko misses with an uppercut. Foreman saw that one coming.
Foreman jabs at Koko's body.
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!
A slow jab from Koko misses its intended target.

Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Koko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Foreman.
Koko struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Foreman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman tries to work over Koko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Koko manages to break the clinch.
Koko misses the jab.
Koko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foreman throws a right hand that Koko ducks under and follows up with a left that Koko also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Foreman.
Koko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Foreman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koko.
Koko swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Koko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman looks to land a right hand but Koko moved out of range.
Foreman throws a poor cross that misses
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Foreman misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Koko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foreman misses with a hook
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koko. Koko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Foreman tries to clinch but Koko is having none of it.
A big left from Koko misses.
Koko throws a lazy right hand but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koko.
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Koko is out of range.
Foreman tries to clinch but Koko is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Koko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Foreman misses.
Koko throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Foreman misses with a hook
and Koko counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Foreman misses with a straight right.
Foreman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!

Foreman rushes Koko and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko lands a shoulder strike.

Koko breaks the clinch.
Koko moves out of range as Foreman strikes.
Koko throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.
Foreman lands with a nice body punch.
Foreman connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Foreman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice uppercut lands for Foreman. That snapped Koko's head back.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Koko circles away.
Foreman throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Foreman throws an off balance right hand
and Koko counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Foreman misses the target.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Mike Foreman has been cut.
Koko slips under a jab from Foreman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foreman throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Foreman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a jab. Koko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Foreman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koko lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koko moves forwards but Foreman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foreman throws an off balance right hand
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman cracks Koko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foreman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Foreman is out of range.
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koko.
Foreman throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko moves away from the strike by Foreman.
A big right from Koko misses.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foreman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
Foreman lands a really nice looking cross but Koko seems unphased.
A big right from Foreman misses.

Foreman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koko misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foreman lands with a short shot to the head.
Foreman misses with a short punch on the inside.

Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koko scores with a hook to the body. Foreman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman throws a right hand that misses
and Koko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman lands with an overhand left.
Foreman throws a big shot that misses.
Koko looks to land a combination. Foreman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Foreman is out of range.
It looked like Foreman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koko avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Nice defenses there by Foreman.
Foreman misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch but Koko moves out of range.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foreman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koko throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman misses the jab.
Foreman throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Koko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Koko.
Koko struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Foreman.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foreman tries to throw a body punch but Koko avoids it by throwing Foreman back against the cage.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koko looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Foreman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Foreman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Foreman is looking to clinch but Koko is avoiding it.
Foreman throws an overhand right that lands on Koko's shoulder, as Koko tries to avoid the shot.
Koko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foreman scores with a hook.
Koko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koko slips under a jab.
Mike Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Foreman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Foreman throws a good cross that connects.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Koko circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman looks to land a right hand but Koko moved out of range.
Koko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koko slips under a jab from Foreman.
Foreman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Foreman duly obliges.
Foreman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foreman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Foreman stuns Koko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foreman throws a lazy uppercut
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foreman lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Foreman misses with a left hand
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foreman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foreman throws a lazy right hand but Koko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
Foreman scores with a body shot.
Foreman misses with a hook
letting Koko counter with a right hand.
Koko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foreman.
Koko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Koko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Foreman misses.
Koko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Koko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Foreman scores with the left hand. Koko knows he should have avoided that one.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koko avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foreman with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Foreman - just one landing.
Foreman lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
Koko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Foreman misses.
Koko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koko jabs Foreman right on the nose. Foreman blinks but takes it well.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koko.
A slow jab from Koko misses its intended target.
Foreman misses with a left hand
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tapu Koko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Koko's head but Koko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
Foreman throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koko connects with a body shot that sends Foreman's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Koko.

Foreman is rocked!
Foreman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Foreman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Koko staying out of range there.
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koko misses with a looping left.
Koko throws out a loose jab but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman throws a right hand that misses
and Koko counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapu Koko!
Tapu Koko very nearly forgot to thank EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.