PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Crester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crester
vs
Ko

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chester Crester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Ko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ko did well to prevent Crester getting side control.
Ko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crester content to control rather than advance.
Ko is looking to escape.
Crester works his way into side control.
Ko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crester working the body and head with strikes.
Crester looks up at the clock and then as Ko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crester smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Crester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crester landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Crester stalls from top position.
Crester lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko trying to remain calm as Crester controls from the top position.
Crester in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crester working the ground and pound.
Crester is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Crester lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ko down.
Crester is putting a hurting on Ko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crester scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crester scoring with punches from side control.
Crester working the ground and pound from side control.
Crester lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Crester cracks Ko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Ko is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crester in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ko is still in real trouble! Can Crester finish him?
Ko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Crester connects with a decent elbow.
Ko seems to have recovered his senses.
Ko looks gassed!
Crester is chipping away with strikes.
Crester looks up at the clock and then as Ko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crester smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crester looks up at the clock and then as Ko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crester smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Crester cracks Ko with a big right hand but Ko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ko struggling a bit here.
Ko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ko taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Ko's face as Crester controls the position.
Crester working the head with strikes.
Crester in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crester content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ko is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crester creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Crester connects with a decent elbow.
Crester scores with punches from side control.
Ko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Crester connects with a decent elbow.
Crester landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Crester creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crester cracks Ko with a big elbow.
Crester lands a strong strike to the head of Ko. That's dazed him! Crester looking to finish here. Ko is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Crester lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chester Crester!