PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saar Kouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis's entrance music is Stand up and Fight. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Louis
vs
Kouko

182 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saar Kouko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Louis's waist but Louis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kouko off to one side.
Louis cracks Kouko with an open hand slap.
Kouko avoids the head kick by Louis.
Kouko misses with a combination
and Louis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kouko defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Kouko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kouko somewhat.
Kouko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kouko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saar Kouko.
Louis thumps Kouko with a low kick.
Kouko walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Kouko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis scores with a three punch combo!
Kouko throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouko misses the body punch
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kouko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.

Kouko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Louis parries the strikes from Kouko easily there. Kouko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Louis to escape.
Kouko is looking to take a break and control but Louis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louis is looking to reverse the position.

Kouko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kouko landing strikes.
Kouko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kouko swings around for an armbar but Louis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kouko's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kouko being controlled here, momentarily.
Louis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Louis preventing the sweep.
Louis passes Kouko's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kouko.
Kouko wants to control but Louis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Louis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kouko on the ground.
Louis wants to stand up but Kouko has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Kouko actively working from the bottom here.
Kouko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kouko is trying to maintain the position but Louis is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis controlling the action here.
Louis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Kouko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Louis pulls his head out easily.
Kouko is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kouko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like Louis is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Louis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Louis cracks the inside of Kouko's front leg.
Saar Kouko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kouko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Kouko throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Kouko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kouko.
Kouko tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kouko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kouko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Louis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Louis tests Kouko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kouko misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kouko.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saar Kouko.
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kouko.
Kouko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Kouko.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Kouko.
Kouko is breathing heavily.
Kouko takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Louis rushes Kouko and presses him up against the cage.
Kouko stalling in the clinch but Louis improves position.

Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis lands with a slapping head kick.
Kouko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Louis counters with a good, hard body kick but Kouko shrugs it off.
Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Kouko's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis lands with an overhand left.
Kouko looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Kouko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louis.
Louis thuds his right hand into Kouko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Louis lands a jab to Kouko's midsection.
Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kouko misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Louis lands with a cross.
Kouko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kouko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kouko misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis stuns Kouko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kouko shoots in for a double leg but Louis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Louis connects with a jab.
Louis lands a high kick!
Louis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kouko takes a step back to recover.
Jab by Louis.
Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Kouko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kouko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a nice looking combination but Kouko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Louis.
Louis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kouko misses with a combination

and Louis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
Louis lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Louis.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louis.
A hook to the body from Louis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kouko.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Louis - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Louis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kouko can do to turn this around?
Kouko ducks right into an uppercut from Louis.
Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Kouko off the cage and back into range.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Louis does it's job there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Louis.
Kouko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Louis can pounce on him.
Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kouko at a distance.
A combination from Kouko does no damage.
Kouko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kouko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kouko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louis lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kouko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Kouko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kouko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Louis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Louis, as that shot connected.
Louis throws a head kick that Kouko semi-blocks.

Kouko is rocked!
Kouko throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Kouko 's knee.
Kouko is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Louis.
Kouko seems to have recovered his senses.
Louis lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a head shot.
Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Louis connects with a high kick.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Kouko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
Louis thuds a left hand into Kouko's body.
A jab from Louis does it's job there.
Louis is looking to clinch but Kouko is avoiding it.
Louis lands with a kick to the temple. Kouko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Louis has closed the distance and engaged Kouko in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kouko fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kouko.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Louis creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kouko's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kouko drops to his knees and Louis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Louis!
Martin Louis thanked the fans post fight for their support.