PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 2160 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 249 p4p, 408 weight class). Koefti comes to the cage accompanied by IZ - E Ala E. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koefti
vs
Dukic

170 cm
30
177
10 - 10 - 1

169 cm
27
178
7 - 14 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic tries to clinch but Koefti is having none of it.
Koefti throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Koefti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koefti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Dukic.
Koefti tries to score with a low kick but Dukic moves his leg out of the way.
Koefti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
Dukic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Koefti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Koefti.

Dukic gets a clinch.
Dukic controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Koefti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Dukic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koefti lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koefti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukic is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukic.
Koefti scores with a shoulder strike.
Koefti misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koefti being controlled against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukic's defenses.
A short right from Koefti on the inside.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukic's defenses.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Koefti.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Koefti.

Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic dives in and grabs Koefti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koefti pushes down on Dukic's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic avoids the body shot from Koefti.
Dukic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koefti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukic slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Koefti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukic avoids the elbow strike from Koefti, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
Koefti lands a shot to the body.
Dukic is trying to push Koefti away but Koefti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic gets through Koefti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koefti misses with a knee to the head.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Koefti.

That has opened up Bruno Dukic's cut even more.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Koefti pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukic misses with an uppercut. Koefti saw that one coming.

Koefti drives through and clinches with Dukic against the cage.
Koefti pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andre Koefti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Dukic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dukic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koefti up against the cage.
Koefti can't find room to land a body shot as Dukic controls the action.

Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Koefti clinches with his opponent.

Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Koefti.
Dukic cracks Koefti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Koefti clinches up with Dukic and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic tries to break the clinch but Koefti is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koefti obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koefti.
Dukic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koefti fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Koefti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Bruno Dukic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dukic is trying to pull guard but Koefti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Dukic tries to break free but Koefti pushes him back against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dukic's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Koefti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Koefti.

Bruno Dukic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Dukic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Koefti!
Andre Koefti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.