PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Koch
vs
Head

177 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
32
150 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boot Head!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch connects with a leg kick. Head looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Head throws out a leg kick but Koch moves out of range and Head only half commits.
Koch connects with a looping right hand.
Koch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koch blocks a head kick by Head.
Head throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Koch does no damage.
Head looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Head looks for the body kick but Koch saw that one coming.
Eric Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Head tenderised Koch's leg. Koch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Koch catches Head right on the button with a cross.
Koch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch is looking to land body kicks.
Koch thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head looks for the body kick but Koch saw that one coming.
Koch throws a push kick but Head slaps the foot to one side.
Koch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Head throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Head.
Koch wants to clinch.
Koch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koch connects with a looping right hand.
Head throws a front kick aimed at Koch's knee but Koch avoids it well.
Koch moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head connects with a leg kick. Koch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koch blocks a head kick by Head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch tries a head kick but it misses.
Koch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Head has time to react.
Koch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Head.
Head takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koch tries to clinch but Head moves away
and Head counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Head is looking to land body kicks.
Koch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Head can pounce on him.
Koch misses with a wild body shot.
Head fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koch tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Koch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Head as he checks the leg kick.
Koch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koch darts in trying to clinch
and Head counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch lands a head shot.
Koch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Head.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
Head thumps Koch with a low kick.
Head connects with a solid leg kick.

Koch moves into the clinch.
Head tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Head lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Head blocks an elbow strike.
Koch dodges an elbow strike from Head.
Koch avoids a wild elbow strike from Head.
Head misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Head.
Head looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Head blocks a body shot from Koch.
Head blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Head.
Head with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Head missing with knees to the body.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.
Head missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Head tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Koch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Head lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Head working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Head missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boot Head dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Head throws a chopping leg kick but Koch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koch checks a low kick from Head.
Koch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koch tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
Koch throws a sloppy head kick and Head moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle, before Head throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Koch's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Head lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Boot Head!