PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kociao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serlal comes to the cage accompanied by Daniel Kociao is my bitch!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serlal
vs
Kociao

205 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zbermat Serlal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Kociao!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kociao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serlal is trying to defend but Kociao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Serlal wants to improve his position but Kociao is controlling well.
Serlal is looking to escape.
Kociao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Serlal is looking to improve his position.
Kociao stops Serlal from getting back to his feet.
Kociao tries to stand and escape but Serlal is controlling the position.
Kociao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Serlal's head.
Serlal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Serlal tries to get out of the position.
Kociao trying to control the action but Serlal is working from the bottom.
Kociao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kociao wants to get back to his feet.
Serlal has a hand on Kociao's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kociao takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal wants to try and get back to his feet.
Serlal is working to get back to half guard.
Serlal is working hard here to advance position.
Serlal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kociao on the ground.
Serlal tries to hold on but Kociao pushes him away.
Serlal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Serlal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kociao looks gassed!
Kociao wants to stand but Serlal is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Serlal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Serlal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serlal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Serlal prevents Kociao from getting back to his feet.
Serlal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Serlal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Zbermat Serlal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Serlal lands a jab-cross combination.
Serlal misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Serlal duly obliges.
Serlal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Serlal's corner calls for a 1-2. Serlal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daniel Kociao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kociao tries to move into range but Serlal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Serlal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kociao fails with a takedown attempt.
Serlal lands a jab-cross combination.
Kociao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Serlal scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serlal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Serlal lands a jab.
Serlal is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body punch from Serlal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serlal lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Serlal.
Serlal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Serlal cracks a nice hook into Kociao's ribs.
Serlal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Serlal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Serlal scores with a four punch combination!
Serlal throws a series of strikes that have Kociao backpedaling.
Serlal stuns Kociao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kociao misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Serlal.
Serlal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbermat Serlal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Serlal loads up on a big right hand but Kociao slips the punch.
Kociao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Serlal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Serlal throws a combination. Kociao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Serlal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Serlal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kociao at a distance.
Serlal jabs Kociao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serlal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Serlal's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Serlal duly obliges.
Serlal works over Kociao's head and body with a nice combination.
Kociao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serlal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Serlal misses with a double jab.
Kociao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Serlal.
Zbermat Serlal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kociao shoots in but Serlal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Serlal blocks a head kick by Kociao.
Serlal connects with a jab.
Serlal connects with a looping right hand.
Serlal leaves Kociao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zbermat Serlal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Kociao.
Kociao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Serlal.
Kociao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Serlal avoids it really well and circles away.
Serlal's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Serlal duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kociao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kociao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serlal's waist but Serlal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kociao off to one side.
Serlal scores with a one two! Kociao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kociao.
Kociao shoots in for a double leg but Serlal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kociao shoots in for a takedown but Serlal shows good takedown defense.
Kociao throws a head kick that misses.
Kociao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zbermat Serlal is winning the standup battle so far.
Serlal cracks Kociao with an open hand slap.
Kociao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Serlal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kociao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Serlal. No joy for Kociao on that attempt.
Serlal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kociao can do to turn this around?
Serlal throws a series of strikes that have Kociao backpedaling.

Kociao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kociao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kociao with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kociao prevents Serlal from improving his position.
Serlal is looking to get back to full guard here but Kociao has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kociao thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kociao working Serlal over with strikes here.
Serlal really wants to buck Kociao off and get back to his feet.
Kociao prevents Serlal from getting the reversal.
Kociao with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kociao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kociao misses with a head shot.
The referee warns Serlal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kociao prevents Serlal from getting the reversal.
Kociao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kociao thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbermat Serlal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kociao misses with a double jab
enabling Serlal to counter with a crisp jab.
Kociao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Serlal misses with a two punch combination.
Serlal lands a two punch combo.
Kociao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kociao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Serlal pinned against the cage. Serlal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Serlal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kociao shoots in and drives through. Serlal sprawls well.
Serlal throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Serlal. No joy for Kociao on that attempt.
Zbermat Serlal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Kociao.
Kociao dives in and grabs Serlal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Serlal pushes down on Kociao's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal scores with a body shot.
Kociao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Serlal works over Kociao's head and body with a nice combination.
Kociao shoots in for a double leg but Serlal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kociao wants to clinch.
Serlal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serlal wants it to stay on the feet.
Kociao looks for a takedown but Serlal sprawls well.
Kociao is looking to clinch but Serlal is avoiding it.
Serlal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Serlal scores with a hook to the body. Kociao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

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.
Serlal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Serlal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serlal wants it to stay on the feet.
Kociao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serlal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kociao shoots in for a double leg but Serlal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Serlal throws a series of punches but Kociao moves out of range.
Kociao throws a sloppy head kick and Serlal moves out of range easily.
Kociao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kociao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Serlal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kociao somewhat.
Serlal leaves Kociao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zbermat Serlal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kociao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kociao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kociao misses with a head kick.
Kociao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serlal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kociao dives in and grabs Serlal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Serlal pushes down on Kociao's head and hops out.
Serlal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kociao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kociao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kociao is looking to clinch but Serlal is avoiding it.
Kociao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Serlal but Serlal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Serlal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kociao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kociao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serlal's waist but Serlal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kociao off to one side.
Serlal lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Serlal fails to land with a series of punches.
Serlal scores with a jab to the head.
Serlal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Serlal wants it to stay on the feet.
Serlal jabs Kociao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serlal misses with a wild combination.
Kociao misses with a takedown attempt
and Serlal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kociao.
Nice takedown defense from Serlal. No joy for Kociao on that attempt.
No joy there for Serlal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kociao fails with the takedown.
Serlal feints a jab promting Kociao to slip. Serlal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kociao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbermat Serlal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Serlal, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbermat Serlal!