PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thrul
vs
Ko

189 cm
16
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
36
200 lbs
26 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul misses with a right hand
and Ko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thrul.
Ko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thrul misses with a left hand
and Ko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thrul throws a right hand that misses
and Ko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thrul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ko counters with a three punch combo that has Thrul backing up. Thrul nods at Ko to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrul misses with a body shot.
Thrul throws a lazy uppercut
and Ko counters with a three punch combo that has Thrul backing up. Thrul nods at Ko to acknowledge the strikes.
Ko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thrul throws a right hand that misses
and Ko counters with a straight right hand.
Ko connects with a body shot that sends Thrul's belly button to the back.
Thrul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Thrul is rocked!
Thrul throws a combination. Ko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul throws a right hand that misses
and Ko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thrul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ko counters with a big right hand! Oh Thrul is in trouble here! Ko follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ko!
Ivan Ko really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.