PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jelek Anjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Koch
vs
Anjing

177 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jelek Anjing!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Koch misses the target.
Anjing throws a leg kick
and Koch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anjing really felt that one!
Anjing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Anjing misses its intended target.
Koch throws a head kick but Anjing moves out of range.
Koch slips under a jab from Anjing.
Koch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anjing's hands.
Anjing misses with a hook.
Koch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anjing tried to score with a low kick but Koch checks it.
Koch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koch looks to land a body kick but Anjing moved away.
A low kick from Anjing is predictable there
and Koch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anjing is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koch scores with a head kick. Anjing tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Koch throws a leg kick but Anjing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anjing lands a jab to Koch's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anjing swings for the body but Koch moves out of range.
Koch throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Koch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Anjing misses.
Anjing throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anjing's knee momentarily.
Koch wants to clinch.
Anjing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
Koch scores with a spinning back kick!
Anjing is looking to land body kicks.
Koch ducks under a wild hook from Anjing.
Koch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koch feints and then cracks Anjing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anjing down.
Sloppy strikes from Anjing. Those never looked like landing.
Anjing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koch scores with a punch to the head.
Koch misses with a head kick.
Anjing thows a body shot but no joy.
Eric Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koch doesn't manage to clinch there - Anjing circles away.
Koch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koch lands an overhand right.
Koch lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koch loads up on a big right hand but Anjing slips the punch.
Koch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anjing shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anjing avoids the body shot from Koch.
Anjing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anjing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koch.
Koch avoids the body shot from Anjing.
Anjing throws a low kick, looking for Koch's leg but Koch calmly moves out of range.
Anjing swats away the attempt to clinch by Koch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjing lands with a good body shot.
Koch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anjing.
Anjing connects with a nice looking jab.
Anjing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koch.
A slow jab from Koch misses its intended target.
Koch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Anjing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anjing blocks a head kick by Koch.
Anjing lands a jab.
Anjing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anjing throws a wild body kick that Koch sees coming a mile off.
Anjing stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koch.
Koch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Koch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anjing dodges the punch combination from Koch.
Koch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anjing tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koch is able to avoid easily.
Anjing misses with an uppercut.
Koch lands with a nice body kick.
Koch throws a head kick but Anjing moves out of range.

Anjing rushes Koch and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Koch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anjing trying to land knees to the body.
Anjing can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koch blocks a body shot from Anjing.
Anjing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Koch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anjing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Koch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anjing.
Koch lands a nice looking body kick.
Koch tries a head kick but it misses.
Anjing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koch throws out a loose jab but Anjing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch defending well as Anjing loads up on a big left hand.
Koch is looking to clinch.
Anjing takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Koch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anjing.

Anjing moves into the clinch.
Koch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anjing's defenses.
Koch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anjing's face.
Anjing avoiding damage as Koch throws knees to the body.
Koch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anjing misses with a punch to the body.
Anjing looking to throw knees to the head but Koch is blocking nicely.
Anjing blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjing has had enough of the clinch but Koch keeps him there for the moment.
Koch scores with a shot to the side of Anjing's head.
Koch looking to throw knees to the head but Anjing is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Anjing misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anjing's brow.
Koch gets through Anjing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Anjing manages to break the clinch.
Anjing throws a chopping leg kick but Koch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koch.

Anjing is rocked!
Anjing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koch.
Anjing is still on wobbly legs! Can Koch finish him?

Anjing tries to keep at a distance but Koch has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Koch as the two fighters clinch.
Koch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koch.
Koch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anjing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anjing is breathing heavily.
Koch has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Anjing - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Koch, and another! Anjing is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eric Koch!
An out of breath and clearly excited Eric Koch thanked Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).