PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mckenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Erik Koch enters the cage!

Mckenny
vs
Koch

177 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Mckenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Koch!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch misses with a double jab
and Mckenny counters with a straight right hand.
Koch scores with a hook to the body. Mckenny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Koch moves into the clinch.
Mckenny can't get the takedown.
Koch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koch gets through Mckenny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koch stops a takedown attempt from Mckenny.
Mckenny tries for a takedown but Koch manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mckenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckenny drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mckenny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mckenny shoots in looking for a takedown. Koch tries to sprawl out of it but Mckenny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Koch clinches up with Mckenny and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Koch on the inside.
Mckenny wants a takedown.
Koch crunches a lovely knee into Mckenny's ribcage.
Mckenny is breathing heavily.

Koch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erik Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koch swinging wildly here.
Koch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mckenny circles away quickly and effectively.
Erik Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Koch has taken the fight to the clinch.

Koch breaks from the clinch.
Koch throws a series of punches but Mckenny avoids them all with ease.
Koch tries to clinch but Mckenny is having none of it.
Mckenny fails with the takedown.
Koch tries to clinch but Mckenny is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koch moves into the clinch.
Koch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but Mckenny blocks with his arms.
Mckenny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koch pushes off an throws an elbow but Mckenny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mckenny letting Koch take a breather here.
Koch scores a nice knee to the body.
Koch scores with a shot to the side of Mckenny's head.
Knees to the body from Koch.
Koch taking a breather.
Koch working Mckenny over with knees to the body.
Koch lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckenny won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koch.
A knee to the head by Koch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckenny's defenses.
Knees to the body from Koch.

Koch manages to break the clinch.
Koch tries to bum rush Mckenny with a series of wild strikes but Mckenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Mckenny is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Koch ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mckenny clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Koch!