PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Crank That-Soulja Boy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McCarthy
vs
Koch

175 cm
22
158 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

177 cm
29
145 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Koch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Koch.
McCarthy throws a shot to the body.
Koch ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
Koch wants to clinch.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws the kick towards the body but Koch avoids it.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koch.
McCarthy looks to land a right hand but Koch moved out of range.
McCarthy dodges the punch combination from Koch.
Koch moves out of range as McCarthy throws a body kick.
McCarthy throws a hook to the side of Koch's head but Koch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from McCarthy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch checks a low kick from McCarthy.
McCarthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Koch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCarthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koch is out of range.
McCarthy misses with a body kick.
McCarthy throws a head kick but Koch moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from McCarthy misses
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for McCarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Koch as he checks the leg kick.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
Koch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Koch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tried to score with a low kick but Koch checks it.
McCarthy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarthy.
Koch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koch blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
A low kick from McCarthy misses
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy misses with a double jab.
McCarthy throws a low kick but Koch avoids it.
Koch blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Koch checks a leg kick.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koch.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
Koch connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a low kick but Koch avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
McCarthy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarthy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCarthy throws a wild body kick that Koch sees coming a mile off.
McCarthy is looking to score with low kicks.
McCarthy misses with a double jab.
McCarthy throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Koch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
Koch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy 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.
Koch scores with a head kick.
McCarthy catches Koch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy tries to score with a low kick but Koch moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch connects with a nice looking jab.
Koch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
McCarthy tried to score with a low kick but Koch checks it.
McCarthy misses with a body kick.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but Koch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
McCarthy throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Koch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koch lands a jab.

McCarthy is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCarthy.
Oh McCarthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koch cracks McCarthy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McCarthy falls to his knees and Koch doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Koch!
Eric Koch tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.