PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jere Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Nkosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Coffey
vs
Nkosi

210 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jere Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Nkosi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey tries to clinch but Nkosi is having none of it.
Coffey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nkosi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nkosi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nkosi fails to land with a series of punches.

Nkosi gets a takedown into half guard.

Nkosi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Coffey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Coffey gets tackled into the cage by Nkosi. Nkosi maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkosi is stalling here.
Coffey tries to break the clinch but Nkosi is controlling the position.
Coffey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nkosi is trying to break the clinch but Coffey has him pressed against the cage.

Nkosi has clasped his hands together around Coffey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nkosi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nkosi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Coffey's legs.
Coffey 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nkosi controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenneth Nkosi.
Nkosi tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkosi throws a head kick that misses
and Coffey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nkosi is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Nkosi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coffey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coffey trying to control the position here.
Nkosi is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nkosi looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nkosi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coffey did well to prevent Nkosi getting side control.
Nkosi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Nkosi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coffey defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nkosi moves into full mount! Coffey won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Nkosi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nkosi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nkosi seems content to control.
Nkosi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nkosi passes to side control.
Nkosi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkosi has knee on belly momentarily but Coffey bucks him off and regains half guard.
Coffey wants to get back to full guard.
Nkosi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Nkosi is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Coffey as he works his way to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey wants to improve his position but instead Nkosi has moved into half guard.
Nkosi moves into full mount! Coffey won't be happy about that!
Nkosi punching from mount but Coffey doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkosi tries to control but Coffey wriggling away.
Nkosi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nkosi controlling the position easily from mount.
Nkosi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coffey is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkosi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nkosi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coffey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nkosi.
Nkosi controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Nkosi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Coffey tries to clinch up
and Nkosi counters with a straight right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nkosi.
Coffey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kenneth Nkosi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nkosi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nkosi looking to ground and pound but Coffey is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Nkosi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coffey defending well though.

Nkosi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nkosi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Coffey tries to sprawl but Nkosi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nkosi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nkosi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nkosi throwing shots but Coffey is blocking nicely.

Nkosi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nkosi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nkosi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Coffey is rocked!
Nkosi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oh Coffey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffey dodges the ground and pound from Nkosi.

Nkosi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coffey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Nkosi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coffey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nkosi is staying tight to Coffey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Coffey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nkosi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Nkosi has control of Coffey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Coffey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nkosi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Coffey blocking the ground and pound.
Coffey tries to improve his position but instead Nkosi has taken his back!

Nkosi tightening his grip on Coffey, looking for the choke.

Coffey defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey is taking damage to the body and head.

Coffey defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nkosi's arms.
Coffey seems to have got his legs back now.
Even with his hooks in, Nkosi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Coffey is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Nkosi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nkosi tries to keep control of the position but Coffey is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nkosi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Nkosi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Coffey's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nkosi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Nkosi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nkosi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Nkosi!