PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 2309 p4p, 3825 weight class) and Andre Koefti (ranked 256 p4p, 417 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Christ
vs
Koefti

195 cm
26
205
9 - 6 - 0

170 cm
27
222
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Netherlands Nutrition

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Andre Koefti has been cut.
A jab from Christ misses.
Koefti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Koefti responds with a good body kick, but Christ manages to step out the way in time.
Koefti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koefti.
Koefti steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Koefti moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Koefti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Koefti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ scores with a nice body kick.
Christ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christ lands a glancing blow to the side of Koefti's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Christ. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christ.
Christ feints and then cracks Koefti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koefti down.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Koefti off the cage and back into range.

Christ gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ misses with a knee strike.
Christ wants to break free but Koefti has control.
Christ blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christ dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koefti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Christ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christ has had enough of the clinch but Koefti keeps him there for the moment.
Koefti lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koefti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koefti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Christ seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koefti can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Koefti trying to land knees to the body.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Koefti.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Koefti is controlling the position.
Christ has had enough of the clinch but Koefti keeps him there for the moment.
Christ tries to circle away but Koefti has him pinned against the cage.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Koefti ducks down to avoid it.
Koefti thinks about the counter body kick.
A lazy body kick from Christ
and Koefti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koefti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Koefti throws a body shot but no joy.
Christ quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Christ tries to clinch up.
Koefti counters with a body kick.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Koefti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koefti is looking to land body kicks.
Christ wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koefti was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Koefti flicks out a counter leg kick but Christ steps away.
Christ tries to clinch there but Koefti circles away.
Christ moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKoefti.
Koefti is looking to land body kicks.
Christ lands with a nice combination. Koefti backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koefti. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Christ. Koefti shrugs it off though.
Christ is looking to clinch.
Koefti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koefti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerman Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Koefti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koefti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jerman Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Koefti tries to keep at a distance but Christ has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christ is trying to break free.
Christ wants to break free but Koefti has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koefti throws a punch but it's blocked by Christ.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koefti throws an elbow but misses.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Christ avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Koefti prevents Christ from breaking the clinch.
Koefti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koefti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koefti can do to turn this around?
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koefti unleashes a big counter combination but Christ bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Christ is predictable there
and Koefti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christ's knee momentarily.
Christ throws a hook but Koefti blocks it.
Koefti is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Koefti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koefti thinks about the counter body kick.
Koefti throws a head kick that misses.
As Koefti looks to move away, Christ throws a big counter combo but Koefti just gets out of the way.
Christ cracks Koefti with a good jab.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koefti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Christ gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Koefti has him pressed against the cage.
Koefti throws an elbow but it misses.
Koefti keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Koefti has double underhooks.
Koefti lands a body punch.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Christ takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jerman Christ has been cut.
Koefti keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christ is trying to push Koefti away but Koefti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koefti throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Koefti.
Koefti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koefti misses with a body punch.
Koefti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koefti swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Koefti is controlling him.
Christ avoids the elbow strike from Koefti, against the cage.
Koefti lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koefti misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koefti.
Koefti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koefti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Koefti 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Koefti blocks a jab.
Koefti thinks about the counter body kick.
Christ throws a right and a left that Koefti avoids nicely.
Christ throws a one two combo.
Koefti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christ.
Christ finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koefti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Koefti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Koefti counters with a good, hard body kick but Christ shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koefti throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koefti drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Christ misses with a left hand
and Koefti counters with a right hand to the body.
Koefti misses with a body kick.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Koefti moves out of range easily.
Koefti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Christ scores with a head kick.
Koefti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Koefti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koefti throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Koefti misses with a kick to the body.
Koefti sizes up Christ with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Christ misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koefti on the side of the head.
Christ misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koefti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Koefti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christ rather than just go for the knockout.
Koefti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christ can pounce on him.
Jerman Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ scores with a jab to the body.
Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Koefti.
Koefti counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koefti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koefti is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christ!
Christ misses with a two punch combination.
Koefti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christ throws a wild body kick that Koefti sees coming a mile off.
As Christ backs off Koefti throws a huge counter combo but Christ manages to avoid it all.
Christ is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christ misses with a hook
and Koefti counters with a solid body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerman Christ showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerman Christ!
After winning the bout, Jerman Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.