PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 106 p4p, 328 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 14 p4p, 46 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kofel
vs
Grant

173 cm
25
154
10 - 3 - 1

183 cm
25
155
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

New Standard
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grant in his tracks.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kofel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Kofel checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant checks the leg kick.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Kofel slips under a jab from Grant.
Kofel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant thuds a left hand into Kofel's body.
Kofel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Kofel slips a jab from Grant.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Kofel looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kofel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kofel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Grant.
Kofel slips a jab from Grant.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant unleashes a big counter combination but Kofel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kofel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant checks a low kick from Kofel.
Kofel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kofel throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Kofel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Kofel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kofel is looking to counter punch.
Kofel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a good low kick that Grant was not able to check.

Grant has Kofel up against the cage in a clinch.
Kofel managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kofel.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Kofel controls his hands.
Kofel is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Kofel.

Kofel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Kofel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a straight right hand.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Kofel lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kofel feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
Kofel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Kofel misses.
Grant only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Grant rushes Kofel and presses him up against the cage.

Kofel breaks the clinch.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Grant.
Kofel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grant just manages to avoid it.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
Grant is looking to slow Kofel down with leg kicks.
Kofel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kofel momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Kofel.
Kofel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kofel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kofel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kofel checks it well.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kofel checks a leg kick.
Grant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grant throws a leg kick that misses.
Kofel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Kofel jabs Grant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kofel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Grant misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice uppercut there from Grant.
Grant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kofel. Kofel obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant throws a push kick but Kofel slaps the foot to one side.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kofel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Kofel lands a jab to the nose.
Kofel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Kofel misses
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kofel with the inside leg kick.
Kofel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kofel throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant cracks a nice hook into Kofel's ribs.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant throws a leg kick but Kofel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kofel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grant lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kofel takes a step back to recover.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grant in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grant cracks Kofel with an open hand slap.
Grant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kofel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Grant is looking to chop away at Kofel's legs.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant misses with a right hand
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Kofel slips a jab from Grant.
Kofel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grant just manages to avoid it.
Kofel throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
Kofel lands with a hook. Grant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Grant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves forwards but Kofel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kofel throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kofel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant thows a body kick. Kofel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofel.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kofel.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Kofel throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel thows a leg kick but Grant checks it
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kofel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kofel circles away quickly and effectively.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel takes one on the button.
Kofel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kofel defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Grant avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a straight right hand.
Kofel misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grant scores with a nice right hand.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kofel's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kofel swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Kofel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kofel throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Kofel counters with an outside leg kick.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Grant digs a good body shot into Kofel's ribs.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Kofel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Grant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kofel throws a low kick, looking for Grant's leg but Grant calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kofel at a distance.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Kofel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kofel throws a low kick, looking for Grant's leg but Grant calmly moves out of range.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
Grant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel is looking to counter punch.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kofel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Grant cracks Kofel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Kofel misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant thumps Kofel with a low kick.
Kofel slips under a jab from Grant.
An attempted straight right counter from Kofel misses the target.
Grant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kofel in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Kofel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kofel dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kofel lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kofel tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Kofel throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Kofel throws a sloppy head kick
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Kofel was not able to check.
Grant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kofel tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
Kofel misses with a straight right.
Kofel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kofel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant connects with a crisp jab.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kofel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kofel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kofel defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Grant motions for Kofel to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kofel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Grant throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Kofel moves away from the strike by Grant.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Kofel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kofel jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kofel slips a straight right by Grant.
Kofel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Kofel counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kofel misses its intended target.
Grant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Grant scores with a jab to the 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!
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Kofel.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Grant throws a leg kick but Kofel moved away.
Grant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kofel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant throws the left hand but Kofel avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Kofel misses
and Grant counters with a body kick that stops Kofel in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Aubrey Grant just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grant misses with a hook.
Grant thows a leg kick but Kofel checks it
and Kofel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
As Grant backs away, Kofel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grant moves out of range as Kofel strikes.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel throws a chopping leg kick but Grant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kofel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kofel takes one to the side of the head.
Grant with the inside leg kick.
Grant motions for Kofel to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kofel moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Grant slips a straight right by Kofel.
Grant blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Grant misses
and Kofel counters with a thumping low kick.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Kofel lands with a right hand.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant's corner calls for a 1-2. Grant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kofel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Kofel is predictable there
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Kofel should have avoided that one.
Kofel throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kofel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kofel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grant flicks out a counter leg kick but Kofel steps away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
Kofel throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kofel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kofel looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Kofel digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Grant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grant duly obliges.
Kofel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Kofel checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grant. Kofel shrugs it off though.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Kofel blocks the leg kick.
Kofel tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kofel connects with a crisp jab.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Kofel misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Grant.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kofel misses the target.
Kofel connects with a solid leg kick.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant lands a body shot.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kofel misses with a leg kick
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kofel jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
Kofel swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Kofel misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Kofel lands with a right hand.
Grant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kofel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grant scrambles back to his feet.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws out a counter right but Kofel avoids it with no problem.
Kofel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Kofel off balance momentarily.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grant thows a leg kick but Kofel checks it
and Kofel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kofel blocks a jab.
It looked like Kofel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grant.
Kofel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grant.
Kofel just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grant looks to land a left hand but Kofel moved out of range nicely.
Kofel misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kofel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kofel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grant.
Kofel throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kofel lands the left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grant.
Grant misses with a head kick.
As Grant backs away, Kofel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grant throws a good cross that connects.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel throws a low kick, looking for Grant's leg but Grant calmly moves out of range.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Kofel off balance momentarily.
Grant throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Grant misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Kofel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kofel drops his hands momentarily and Grant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Kofel moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Kofel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kofel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kofel wants to land a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
Grant throws a counter combo.
Kofel throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant throws a hook but Kofel avoids it easily.
Kofel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grant just manages to avoid it.
Kofel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kofel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Kofel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Kofel wants to slow Grant down by chopping away at his legs.
Kofel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kofel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Grant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kofel throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant clobbers Kofel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kofel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kofel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kofel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Grant.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Kofel misses the shot to the body.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Kofel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Kofel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kofel's head.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Kofel's shoulder, as Kofel tries to avoid the shot.
Xylon Kofel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Kofel slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kofel misses the target.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kofel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant misses with a body kick.
It looked like Kofel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kofel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kofel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kofel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant counters with a thumping low kick.
Grant misses with a straight left.
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!
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kofel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Grant.
Kofel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Grant walks into a jab.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kofel tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aubrey Grant.
Well Grant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aubrey Grant!
Aubrey Grant is the new lightweight champion!