PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Kokoshka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokoshka comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'Riley. Mega has chosen Black and Yellow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kokoshka
vs
Mega

185 cm
25
149 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

168 cm
30
155 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oskar Kokoshka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Mega!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mega misses with a series of wild punches.

Mega shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kokoshka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mega stopping the sweep attempt from Kokoshka.
Mega slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kokoshka working a defensive guard here.
Mega content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Max Mega.
Kokoshka fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Mega shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kokoshka's guard.
Kokoshka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mega wants to control from the top but Kokoshka keeps moving.

Kokoshka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mega wants to pass the guard but Kokoshka is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Kokoshka working for a triangle but Mega defends it easily.
Kokoshka can't keep his opponent in guard - Mega advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kokoshka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mega is working away from the top position though.
Kokoshka is looking for a sweep. Mega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mega works his way into full mount!
Mega avoids the attempt from Kokoshka to control.
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!
Mega controlling the position easily from mount.
Kokoshka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoshka is in a horrible position here. Mega smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kokoshka wants to hold on but Mega pushes him away.
Kokoshka working to try and regain half guard.
Mega with shots to the head and body - Kokoshka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kokoshka is working to get back to half guard.
Mega cracks Kokoshka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mega tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that Mega has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kokoshka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mega controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Max Mega.
Kokoshka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mega dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Mega. Those never looked like landing.
Kokoshka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mega.
Mega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mega misses with the combination.
Kokoshka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mega pinned against the cage. Mega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokoshka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoshka slips a jab and a cross from Mega.
Kokoshka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mega missing with a left hand there. Kokoshka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mega lands a jab-cross combination.
Mega throws a right and a left that Kokoshka avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kokoshka.
Kokoshka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mega throws a right hand that Kokoshka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokoshka also avoids with ease.
Kokoshka throws a low kick but Mega avoids it.
Kokoshka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mega throws a series of punches but Kokoshka avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoshka misses with a leg kick.
Oskar Kokoshka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mega dodges the punch combination from Kokoshka.
Mega throws a right hand that Kokoshka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokoshka also avoids with ease.
Mega ducks under a wild hook from Kokoshka.
Mega misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kokoshka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Max Mega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokoshka is looking to clinch but Mega is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Some wild striking there from Mega.
Kokoshka throws a leg kick but Mega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kokoshka fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mega throws a series of punches but Kokoshka avoids them all with ease.
Kokoshka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Mega shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mega showed some decent athleticism there.
Mega is looking to pass Kokoshka's guard but actually Kokoshka recovers to full guard.
Max Mega has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kokoshka looking for subs off his back but Mega has passed one foot through into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mega lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoshka is trying to get back to full guard.
Mega is controlling the pace.
Kokoshka wants to control but Mega is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kokoshka is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kokoshka wants to get back to full guard.
Mega is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kokoshka misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mega displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mega thuds a left hand into Kokoshka's body.
Mega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kokoshka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mega misses with a wild body shot.
Mega dodges the punch combination from Kokoshka.
Mega throws a series of punches but Kokoshka avoids them all with ease.
Oskar Kokoshka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kokoshka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mega.
Kokoshka dodges the punch combination from Mega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Mega does no damage.
Max Mega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kokoshka misses with a left hand
and Mega counters with a left and a right that stings Kokoshka.
Kokoshka misses with a combination
and Mega counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Mega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Mega!
A very excited looking Max Mega made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.