PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kojee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orjan Somme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kojee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calm Like a Bomb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kojee
vs
Somme

175 cm
24
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Kojee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Orjan Somme!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kojee gets a double leg takedown into Somme's guard.
Kojee throws a big right hand that misses.
Somme is trying to keep Kojee in close.
Kojee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Somme's head.
Kojee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Somme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Somme keeping full guard, as Kojee tries to pass.
Kojee thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kojee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kojee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Somme is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Somme has escaped and now he's on top!
Somme controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kojee working for a triangle but Somme defends it easily.
Kojee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Somme's guard.
Somme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kojee throws a strike but Somme rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kojee is pulling down on Somme's head. It's preventing any offense from Somme, at least for the moment.
Kojee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kojee seems keen to control Somme's posture.
Kojee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kojee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kojee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kojee punching from mount but Somme doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kojee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Kojee.
Kojee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kojee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Somme can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Somme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kojee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kojee is landing with some decent strikes but Somme is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kojee with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Somme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kojee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kojee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kojee dominating with strikes here.
Kojee dominating with strikes here.
Kojee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Somme's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Kojee dominated that round.
That's time! Kojee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Somme tries to sprawl but Kojee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kojee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Somme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kojee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Somme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kojee.
Kojee drops an elbow to the side of Somme's head.
Somme regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kojee.
Kojee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kojee stopping the sweep attempt from Somme.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kojee postures up in Somme's guard and throws a big left but Somme blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kojee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kojee stopping the sweep attempt from Somme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojee distracts Somme with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Somme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kojee throws and elbow that misses. Somme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kojee's guard. Nice move by Somme!
Kojee has Somme pulled in close to control his posture.
Kojee keeping moving, preventing Somme from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kojee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Somme content to stall in guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kojee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Kojee.
Kojee throws a nice looking combination but Somme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Kojee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Konrad Kojee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Somme takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Kojee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Somme sprawls well initially but Kojee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Somme is looking to improve his position.
Kojee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kojee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Somme keeps working.
Somme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kojee.
Kojee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kojee winds up and cracks Somme with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojee lands with a punch from half guard.
Kojee thows a huge punch but Somme dodges it nicely.
Kojee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Somme is breathing heavily.
Kojee wants to pass to mount but Somme is defending the position.
Kojee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Somme wants to get back to full guard.
Kojee is stalling here. Somme is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kojee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Somme has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Somme creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kojee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kojee is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Kojee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A good leg kick by Kojee.
Kojee throws a head kick that misses

so Somme counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kojee holds on and takes a little breather.
Somme preventing the sweep.
Kojee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kojee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kojee tries to get out of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Konrad Kojee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kojee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Somme back to the cage. Kojee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Somme gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kojee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kojee.
Kojee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Konrad Kojee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kojee stands up over Somme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kojee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kojee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kojee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Somme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kojee lands a couple of elbows.
Kojee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kojee won't allow Somme to get back to his feet.
Kojee wants to pass the guard but Somme is keeping the position.
Kojee trying to control but Somme is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kojee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Somme has momentary wrist control but Kojee slips an elbow through the middle.
Somme wants to sweep here but Kojee controlling him for the moment.
Kojee scoring with some ground and pound.
Kojee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kojee is working Somme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somme keeping moving, preventing Kojee from controlling successfully.
Kojee looking to pass the guard.
Kojee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kojee connects with a couple of short punches.
Kojee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kojee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Somme tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kojee postures up and lands a big shot to Somme's brow.

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.
Kojee connects with a couple of short punches.
Somme being controlled here, momentarily.
Kojee is working Somme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Somme wants to stand up but Kojee is controlling him.
Orjan Somme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konrad Kojee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kojee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somme is keeping the position for now.
Somme can't keep his opponent in guard - Kojee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kojee working over Somme with some ground and pound. Somme looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Kojee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kojee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Glass scores the fight for Konrad Kojee!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Konrad Kojee!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Konrad Kojee!

Konrad Kojee wins by unanimous decision!