PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johny Koksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaev Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Koksu looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Koksu
vs
Ivan

183 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Koksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaev Ivan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koksu tries to clinch there but Ivan circles away.
Koksu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koksu is trying to stand but he's just given Ivan his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koksu is breathing heavily.
Koksu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
What can Koksu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Koksu holding both Ivan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ivan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Koksu hold on?!

Ivan has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Koksu is in real trouble here. Ivan gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Koksu is tapping out! Ivan wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isaev Ivan!