PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johny Koksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Della Rovere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Koksu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Koksu
vs
Della Rovere

183 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

156 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Koksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Della Rovere!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koksu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koksu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head punch on the inside from Della Rovere fails to land.
Koksu is trying to drag Della Rovere to the mat but Della Rovere just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Della Rovere.
Koksu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Koksu.
Koksu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koksu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Della Rovere just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Koksu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koksu wants a takedown but no success here.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Koksu.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Koksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Della Rovere pushes Koksu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koksu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Koksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koksu blocking some punches.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere scores with a nice hook to the head.
Della Rovere lands with a right to the head.
Koksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Della Rovere lands with a short shot to the head.
Koksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Della Rovere.

Koksu is rocked!
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere lands a left hand.
Oh Koksu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Della Rovere.
Koksu seems to have got his legs back now.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere pushes Koksu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Della Rovere misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Della Rovere fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Della Rovere fails to land.
Koksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Della Rovere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Della Rovere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Koksu.
A head punch on the inside from Della Rovere fails to land.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Della Rovere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Della Rovere.
Della Rovere misses with the head strike.
Della Rovere misses with the head strike.
Della Rovere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Della Rovere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koksus head.
Della Rovere throws a punch but it's blocked by Koksu.
Koksu tries to pull guard but Della Rovere won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Koksu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koksu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Della Rovere working aggressively here.
Della Rovere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koksu backwards.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Koksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Della Rovere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Koksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Della Rovere makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Della Rovere working aggressively here.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Koksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Della Rovere lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Della Rovere.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Della Rovere on the inside.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koksu.

Della Rovere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Della Rovere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koksu. That did some damage!
Della Rovere throws a series of punches but Koksu avoids them all with ease.
Della Rovere cracks a nice hook into Koksu's ribs.
Della Rovere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koksu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koksu tries to clinch up
and Della Rovere counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koksu closes the distance but Della Rovere moves to the side
and Della Rovere counters with a nice body kick.
Koksu tries to clinch up but Della Rovere circles away and keeps his distance.
Koksu slips a jab and a cross from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere jabs Koksu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Della Rovere.
Della Rovere swats away the attempt to clinch by Koksu.
Della Rovere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koksu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Della Rovere darts in and clinches Koksu up against the cage.
Della Rovere lands a nice uppercut.
Koksu tries to pull guard but Della Rovere won't allow it.
Koksu looking for a takedown.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koksu blocking some punches.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Koksu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koksu.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koksu tries a body shot but Della Rovere blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koksu tries a body shot but Della Rovere blocks it.
Koksu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Della Rovere fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koksu wants to clinch but Della Rovere slips to the side
and Della Rovere counters with a one-two to the body.
Della Rovere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A chopping leg kick lands by Della Rovere.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch.
Della Rovere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koksu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Della Rovere sprawls well. Della Rovere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koksu gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Della Rovere dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Della Rovere scores with a jab to the body.
Koksu wants to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koksu thinking.
Della Rovere moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch but Koksu is avoiding it.
Della Rovere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Della Rovere throws a combination. Koksu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johny Koksu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere scoring well with a low kick there.
Della Rovere circles away from the clinch attempt
and Della Rovere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Della Rovere is looking to slow Koksu down with leg kicks.
Della Rovere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koksu doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Della Rovere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Della Rovere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koksu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Della Rovere thumps Koksu with a low kick.
Della Rovere scores with a hook to the body. Koksu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koksu darts in trying to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a good low kick that Koksu was not able to check.
Koksu tries for a takedown but Della Rovere circles away easily

and Della Rovere counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere throws a head punch that misses.
Koksu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Della Rovere just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Della Rovere.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koksu wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Koksu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Della Rovere fails to land.
Koksu jumps guard but Della Rovere stands there with Koksu around his waist. Koksu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koksu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Koksu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koksu manages to end up in side control.
Koksu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Della Rovere sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Koksu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Della Rovere throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Koksu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Koksu closes the distance but Della Rovere moves to the side
and Della Rovere counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koksu's knee momentarily.
Della Rovere swats away the attempt to clinch by Koksu.
Della Rovere lands a two punch combo.
Koksu wants to clinch

and Della Rovere counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koksu.
Della Rovere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koksu.
Della Rovere throws a punch but it's blocked by Koksu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Della Rovere.

Koksu jumps guard and drags Della Rovere to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Koksu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Koksu wants to get back to his feet but Della Rovere is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koksu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Koksu tries to strike from the bottom.
Della Rovere must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koksu has momentary wrist control but Della Rovere slips an elbow through the middle.
Della Rovere distracts Koksu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Koksu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stefan Della Rovere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Della Rovere doesn't manage to clinch there - Koksu circles away.
Della Rovere scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good leg kick by Della Rovere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koksu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Koksu fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koksu darts in trying to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a nice body shot.
Koksu is looking to clinch but Della Rovere is avoiding it.
Koksu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Della Rovere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Della Rovere misses with a kick to the body.
Koksu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Della Rovere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Della Rovere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Della Rovere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koksu's calf.
Johny Koksu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koksu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Della Rovere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Della Rovere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koksu closes the distance but Della Rovere moves to the side
and Della Rovere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koksu looks to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Della Rovere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Koksu tries to clinch but Della Rovere moves out of range.
Della Rovere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Della Rovere throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Della Rovere clinches up with Koksu and pushes him back against the cage.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Koksu.
Koksu blocking some punches.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Koksu.
Della Rovere scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere misses with the head strike.
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Koksu tries to pull guard but Della Rovere holds him up against the cage and eventually Koksu drops back down to his feet.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere misses with the head strike.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koksu blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Della Rovere.

Koksu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Della Rovere clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Koksu is trying to stick to Della Rovere's back but Della Rovere is turning into Koksu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Koksu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Della Rovere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Rovere is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Della Rovere distracts Koksu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Koksu kicks Della Rovere off and gets to his feet.
Koksu doesn't manage to clinch there - Della Rovere circles away.
Koksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koksu throws a push kick but Della Rovere slaps the foot to one side.
Koksu moves to clinch but Della Rovere breaks away
and Della Rovere counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Della Rovere moves in looking to clinch but Koksu pushes him off.
Koksu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Della Rovere counters with a nice kick to the body.
Koksu is looking to clinch but Della Rovere is avoiding it.
Della Rovere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koksu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Della Rovere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koksu tries to clinch up
and Della Rovere counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Della Rovere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koksu circles away quickly and effectively.
Koksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koksu moves to clinch but Della Rovere breaks away
and Della Rovere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Della Rovere circles away from the clinch attempt
and Della Rovere counters with a head kick. That will keep Koksu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koksu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Della Rovere tries to clinch but Koksu moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Della Rovere, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere scores with a kick to the body.
Koksu tries to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koksu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koksu looks to clinch

and Della Rovere counters by clinching up.
Koksu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Della Rovere walks away with a smile on his face. Koksu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Della Rovere throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koksu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Della Rovere scores with a decent looking hook.
Della Rovere swats away the attempt to clinch by Koksu.
Koksu wants to clinch
and Della Rovere counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koksu wants to clinch up but Della Rovere keeps it at a distance.
Della Rovere scores with a leg kick.
Della Rovere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Della Rovere moves in looking to clinch but Koksu pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koksu tries to clinch up but Della Rovere circles away and keeps his distance.
Koksu wants to clinch but Della Rovere slips to the side
and Della Rovere counters with a series of strikes. Koksu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koksu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Della Rovere counters with a head kick. That will keep Koksu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Della Rovere has Koksu up against the cage in a clinch.

Koksu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Della Rovere lands a couple of elbows.
Della Rovere keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koksu's head.
Koksu 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.
Koksu wants to stand and escape but Della Rovere is having none of it.
Koksu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koksu wants to stand and escape but Della Rovere is having none of it.
Koksu tries to strike from the bottom.
Koksu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Della Rovere lands a couple of digs.
Johny Koksu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefan Della Rovere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Della Rovere avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Della Rovere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Della Rovere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Della Rovere!