PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roger nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Koscheck
vs
nottingham

187 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, roger nottingham!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nottingham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
nottingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koscheck throws a hook but nottingham avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Koscheck there.
nottingham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
nottingham shoots in for a takedown but Koscheck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koscheck throws a hook but nottingham avoids it easily.
Koscheck throws a hook but nottingham avoids it easily.
Koscheck misses with a looping right.
Koscheck throws a jab when nottingham was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Koscheck.
nottingham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koscheck loads up on a big right hand but nottingham slips the punch.
Koscheck looks to throw the jab but nottingham is out of range.
nottingham tries to clinch but Koscheck is having none of it.
nottingham tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nottingham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koscheck throws out the jab.
A big right from Koscheck misses.
nottingham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koscheck.
Koscheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

nottingham rushes Koscheck and presses him up against the cage.
nottingham prevents the takedown attempt.

nottingham is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koscheck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip nottingham to the mat. nottingham regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Koscheck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koscheck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koscheck is working nottingham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

nottingham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koscheck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koscheck postures up in nottingham's guard and throws a big left but nottingham blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nottingham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koscheck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koscheck is looking to work some ground and pound but nottingham has wrist control.
nottingham is trying to control the position but Koscheck postures up.

nottingham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koscheck is aware though and is defending well.
Koscheck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nottingham's head.
Koscheck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koscheck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nottingham's head.
Koscheck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but nottingham keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a big right hand that misses.
nottingham working a defensive guard here.
nottingham wants to sweep but no luck.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koscheck landing some decent shots from guard.
Koscheck looking to sit in guard and control but nottingham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
nottingham stops Koscheck from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koscheck trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing nottingham from controlling successfully.
nottingham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
nottingham throwing strikes but missing.

Koscheck has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes nottingham off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
nottingham is looking to clinch but Koscheck is avoiding it.
Koscheck misses with a straight left.
nottingham slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Koscheck misses the target.
Koscheck looks to throw the jab but nottingham is out of range.
nottingham tries to clinch but Koscheck is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalib Koscheck dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

nottingham tries to clinch but Koscheck moves out of range.
nottingham wants to clinch.
Koscheck looks to land a right hand but nottingham moved out of range.
nottingham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koscheck.
nottingham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
nottingham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koscheck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koscheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koscheck misses with a hook. nottingham ducked under it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

nottingham is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koscheck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip nottingham to the mat. nottingham regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
nottingham keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nottingham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
nottingham keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck throwing strikes but missing.

Koscheck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koscheck trying to control but nottingham is working from the bottom.

nottingham looking for a guillotine here but Koscheck defends easily.
nottingham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koscheck trying to control the position from guard on top but nottingham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koscheck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koscheck cracks nottingham with a solid left hand.

nottingham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
nottingham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck trying to control the position from guard on top but nottingham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koscheck lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koscheck is looking to work some ground and pound but nottingham has wrist control.
nottingham with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Koscheck can't handle though.

nottingham is looking for a triangle but Koscheck pushes his legs off easily.
nottingham looking to control.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koscheck passes nottingham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koscheck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koscheck throwing shots but nottingham is blocking nicely.
Koscheck lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koscheck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

nottingham actively working from the bottom here.
nottingham is breathing heavily.
Koscheck passes the guard and advances to mount!
nottingham is bucking up trying to escape but Koscheck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koscheck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like roger nottingham has been cut.
Koscheck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can nottingham hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalib Koscheck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on roger nottingham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Koscheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
nottingham is looking to clinch.
Koscheck misses the jab.
nottingham tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
nottingham slips under a jab.
nottingham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.
nottingham tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
nottingham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koscheck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koscheck throws a looping overhand right but nottingham ducks down to avoid it.
Koscheck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
nottingham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
nottingham blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nottingham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koscheck misses with a straight left.
Koscheck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koscheck throws the left hand but nottingham avoids the punch easily.
nottingham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalib Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nottingham tries to clinch up.
nottingham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a hook. nottingham ducked under it nicely.
Koscheck thuds his right hand into nottingham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koscheck looks to land a right hand but nottingham moved out of range.
Koscheck tries to bum rush nottingham with a series of wild strikes but nottingham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koscheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koscheck throws a hook to the side of nottingham's head but nottingham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - nottingham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but nottingham avoids it well.
nottingham misses with a wild body shot.
Koscheck throws the left hand but nottingham avoids the punch easily.
nottingham tries to clinch up.
nottingham takes one to the chin there.
Koscheck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nottingham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koscheck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Koscheck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nottingham slips a jab from Koscheck.
nottingham fails with a takedown attempt.
Koscheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koscheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Koscheck throws a hook but nottingham blocks it.
Kalib Koscheck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
nottingham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koscheck tries to bum rush nottingham with a series of wild strikes but nottingham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
nottingham moves out of range of the strikes.
Koscheck throws an overhand right that lands on nottingham's shoulder, as nottingham tries to avoid the shot.
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nottingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Koscheck misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koscheck loads up on a big right hand but nottingham slips the punch.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but nottingham avoids it well.
nottingham slips a jab and a cross from Koscheck.
Kalib Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koscheck lands a nice shot that snaps nottingham's head back.
nottingham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koscheck.
Koscheck throws an overhand right that lands on nottingham's shoulder, as nottingham tries to avoid the shot.
nottingham wants to clinch.
roger nottingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
nottingham misses with a takedown attempt - Koscheck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
nottingham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
nottingham is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Koscheck coming out on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalib Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koscheck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalib Koscheck!