PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fish (ranked 5660 p4p, 3683 weight class) and Gazali Koekemoer (ranked 595 p4p, 470 weight class). Jim Fish could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gazali Koekemoer's chin.

Fish
vs
Koekemoer

185 cm
19
196
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
184
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gazali Koekemoer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fish 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 Koekemoer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koekemoer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fish throws the left hand but Koekemoer avoids the punch easily.
Koekemoer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fish throws a good cross that connects.
Fish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Koekemoer misses.
Koekemoer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koekemoer misses with a hook. Fish ducked under it nicely.
Fish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koekemoer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fish takes a swing at Koekemoer's ribcage but misses.
Koekemoer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koekemoer - the referee stops the clock and Fish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koekemoer. Fish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've been told by Fish's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Koekemoer.
Jim Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Koekemoer moves out of range easily.
Koekemoer's coach down at Besta-Fera Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koekemoer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koekemoer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish scores with a kick to the body.
Fish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koekemoer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish misses with a hook. Koekemoer ducked under it nicely.
Fish slips under a jab from Koekemoer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koekemoer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fish misses with a straight left.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koekemoer.
Fish sizes up Koekemoer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koekemoer takes one on the button.
Koekemoer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koekemoer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fish lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koekemoer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
Koekemoer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish throws a body kick that misses
and Koekemoer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fish thinking.
Koekemoer blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
Fish throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koekemoer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koekemoer ducks right into an uppercut from Fish.
Fish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koekemoer counters with a good, hard body kick but Fish shrugs it off.
Fish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koekemoer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koekemoer throws out a counter right but Fish avoids it with no problem.
Koekemoer ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
A nice side step and Koekemoer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koekemoer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koekemoer tries a low kick but Fish avoids it.
Koekemoer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fish is able to avoid easily.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koekemoer looks to land a left hand but Fish moved out of range nicely.
Fish scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer throws the kick towards the body but Fish avoids it.
Koekemoer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fish throws a jab when Koekemoer was well out of range.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Koekemoer moved out of range.
Fish misses with a wild combination.
Fish misses with a hook to the body
and Koekemoer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fish's knee momentarily.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koekemoer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Koekemoer.
Fish swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Koekemoer counter with a right hand.
Koekemoer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koekemoer flicks out a counter leg kick but Fish steps away.
Fish with a nice cross.
Fish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koekemoer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koekemoer scores with a shot to the body.
Fish throws the left hand but Koekemoer avoids the punch easily.

That's four 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!
Koekemoer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koekemoer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fish misses the target.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koekemoer manages to avoid it.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Koekemoer.
Koekemoer misses with a low kick.
Koekemoer misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Fish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Koekemoer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fish throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Koekemoer misses.
A big right from Fish misses.
Koekemoer misses with a body kick.
Koekemoer throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jim Fish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koekemoer.
The crowd cheers as Koekemoer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fish doesn't seem phased though.
Fish shoots in for a double leg but Koekemoer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fish takes a swing at Koekemoer's ribcage but misses.
Fish cracks Koekemoer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
It seemed like Koekemoer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koekemoer slips a straight right by Fish.
It seemed like Koekemoer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koekemoer 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.
Koekemoer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish lands with a straight right. Koekemoer didn't see that one coming.
Fish throws a right hand that misses
and Koekemoer counters with a straight right hand.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Fish misses.
Fish throws a hook but Koekemoer blocks it.
Fish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Koekemoer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fish has got the better of the exchanges.
Koekemoer slips under a jab.
Koekemoer feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koekemoer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koekemoer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Koekemoer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Koekemoer's head but Koekemoer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Koekemoer counters with a straight right hand.
Fish misses with a hook. Koekemoer ducked under it nicely.
Fish backing away here, and Koekemoer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fish throws a head kick that Koekemoer semi-blocks.
Fish throws a head kick but Koekemoer moves out of range.
Jim Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish takes a swing at Koekemoer's ribcage but misses.
Koekemoer ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koekemoer! But no joy.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Koekemoer moved out of range.
Koekemoer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fish.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koekemoer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Fish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koekemoer counters with a good low kick that Fish was not able to check.
Fish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koekemoer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koekemoer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koekemoer throws a wild body kick that Fish sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish misses the body punch
and Koekemoer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jim Fish has been cut.
Koekemoer moves out of range as Fish strikes.
A cross from Koekemoer lands.

Fish is rocked!
Fish walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Fish limp body while Koekemoer jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gazali Koekemoer!
Gazali Koekemoer thanked the fans post fight for their support.