PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Koontz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Child O' Mine . Koontz has chosen DJ Khaled-Im so hood remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chai
vs
Koontz

184 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Koontz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koontz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koontz slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Koontz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Koontz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koontz wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Koontz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai throws a series of punches but Koontz moves out of range.
Koontz leaves Chai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koontz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koontz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koontz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chai's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chai shoots in and gets a takedown into Koontz's guard.
Koontz looking to control.
Chai lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chai is looking to work some ground and pound but Koontz has wrist control.
Koontz trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Koontz is keeping the position.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
Koontz wants to stand and escape but Chai is having none of it.
Koontz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koontz looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koontz 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.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Koontz is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Koontz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koontz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koontz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai is looking to work some ground and pound but Koontz has wrist control.
Koontz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai distracts Koontz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
Koontz has momentary wrist control but Chai slips an elbow through the middle.
Koontz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koontz keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Chai 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koontz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koontz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koontz wants to stand up but Chai is controlling him.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Koontz.

Koontz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chai off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Koontz wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

So Chai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koontz misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koontz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice takedown defense from Koontz. No joy for Chai on that attempt.
Koontz cracks the inside of Chai's front leg.

Chai gets tackled into the cage by Koontz. Koontz maintains the clinch.
Chai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koontz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chai letting Koontz take a breather here.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Koontz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koontz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Koontz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
Koontz keeps control of Chai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai wants a takedown.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koontz prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koontz landing knees to the body.
Chai is trying to force a seperation but Koontz has the dominant position.
Koontz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Koontz lands a knee to the body.
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!
Koontz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai is trying to break free.
Koontz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai tries to circle away but Koontz has him pinned against the cage.
Koontz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai avoiding damage as Koontz throws knees to the body.
Chai is trying to push Koontz away but Koontz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koontz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chai's face.
Koontz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Koontz misses with a knee strike.

Koontz breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chai.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Koontz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koontz lands a leg kick that knocks Chai off balance momentarily.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai throws a series of punches but Koontz avoids them all with ease.
Chai throws a right hand that Koontz ducks under and follows up with a left that Koontz also avoids with ease.
Chai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koontz circles away.
So Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
Koontz wants to clinch
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Koontz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Koontz tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koontz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koontz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koontz.
Jason Koontz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koontz throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koontz.
Koontz throws a leg kick which misses Chai's front leg but catches the back leg as Chai tries to avoid it.
Koontz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koontz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koontz wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Koontz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koontz tries a head kick but it misses.
Koontz misses with a body kick.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koontz manages to avoid it.
Chai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai shoots for a takedown but Koontz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koontz throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Koontz throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koontz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koontz throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koontz thumps Chai with a low kick.
Koontz tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koontz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koontz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koontz wants it to stay on the feet.
Koontz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koontz moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Koontz throws a front kick that sends Chai stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koontz is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
Koontz throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koontz is looking to land body kicks.
Horrible takedown by Chai or perhaps it was just good defense by Koontz which made him look bad.

Chai shoots in and gets a takedown into Koontz's guard.
Koontz wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koontz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koontz managing to control the position.
Koontz looking for a sweep. Not yet Koontz, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Koontz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koontz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Koontz!
After the big win, Jason Koontz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.