PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shukugi medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Koscheck
vs
medina

190 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, shukugi medina!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
medina fails with a takedown attempt.
Koscheck looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
medina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koscheck at a distance.
Rick Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koscheck throws a right hand that medina ducks under and follows up with a left that medina also avoids with ease.
Koscheck misses with a hook. medina ducked under it nicely.
Koscheck throws the left hand but medina avoids the punch easily.
medina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
medina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
medina stops a takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koscheck blocks a body shot from medina.
medina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koscheck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koscheck wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
medina has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koscheck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koscheck working hard to break the clinch.

medina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
medina fails with the takedown.
Koscheck swats away the attempt to clinch by medina.

That's one minute gone in the round.
medina throws a right and a left that both miss.
medina wants to clinch.

medina looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
medina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Koscheck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koscheck is refusing to be controlled, as medina sits in half guard.

medina is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Koscheck is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). shukugi medina!