PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get Away. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kasparaitis
vs
Koch

175 cm
24
165 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
162 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu. 15%
Hellbent

Modern Wear Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis misses with a wild body shot.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasparaitis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kasparaitis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koch throws a leg kick but Kasparaitis checks it.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kasparaitis looks to score with a jab to the body but Koch is just out of range.
Kasparaitis pushes Koch away with a front kick.

Kasparaitis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kasparaitis won't allow Koch to sweep him here.
Kasparaitis advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Koch!
Kasparaitis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kasparaitis trying to control but Koch is having none of it.
Kasparaitis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koch is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasparaitis avoids the attempt from Koch to control.
Koch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kasparaitis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kasparaitis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasparaitis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kasparaitis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch can't escape the position.
Koch is squirming around, avoiding Kasparaitis's attempts to control the action.
Kasparaitis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koch regains half guard.
Kasparaitis prevents Koch from improving his position.
Kasparaitis is trying to control. Koch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kasparaitis stopping the sweep attempt from Koch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis with a nice head shot there.
Kasparaitis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koch looking for a sweep. Not yet Koch, not yet.
Kasparaitis tries to free his leg and advance position but Koch is retaining full guard.
Kasparaitis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koch tries to roll over but Kasparaitis keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis dominated that round.
That's time! Kasparaitis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kasparaitis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koch's calf.
Koch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasparaitis manages to avoid it.
Koch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasparaitis.
Koch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koch checks a leg kick.
Kasparaitis slips a jab from Koch.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but Kasparaitis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking body kick.
Kasparaitis clobbers Koch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasparaitis.
Koch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kasparaitis misses with a body kick.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick that knocks Koch off balance momentarily.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasparaitis looks to score with a jab to the body but Koch is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot.
Kasparaitis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot
and Koch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis tests Koch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasparaitis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koch throws out the jab.
Darius Kasparaitis is winning the standup battle so far.
Koch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kasparaitis looks for the body kick but Koch saw that one coming.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Koch.
Kasparaitis misses with a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kasparaitis.
Koch throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch avoids a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kasparaitis, right into the meat.
Kasparaitis tests Koch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasparaitis throws a wild body kick that Koch sees coming a mile off.

Kasparaitis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Koch's guard.
Koch trying to keep a closed guard but Kasparaitis is proving a slippery customer.
Koch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kasparaitis passes Koch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Kasparaitis is working for a kimura but Koch is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch is pressing down on Kasparaitis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kasparaitis advances to half guard.
Kasparaitis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kasparaitis prevents Koch from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasparaitis works his way into side control.
Kasparaitis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kasparaitis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koch is looking for a sweep.
Kasparaitis working the ground and pound but Koch is defending the strikes.
Kasparaitis moves into full mount!
Kasparaitis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koch is looking to escape.
Kasparaitis controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kasparaitis slips a straight right by Koch.
Koch misses the shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Koch enables Kasparaitis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kasparaitis looking to pass the guard.

Koch is looking for a triangle but Kasparaitis pushes his legs off easily.
Kasparaitis is looking to work some ground and pound but Koch has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch is trying to keep Kasparaitis in close.
Kasparaitis distracts Koch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kasparaitis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis looking to pass the guard.
Koch keeping moving, preventing Kasparaitis from controlling successfully.

Kasparaitis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kasparaitis has managed to get both his arms back between Koch's legs - danger averted.
Kasparaitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Koch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasparaitis looking to pass the guard.
Koch trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lazy body kick from Kasparaitis
and Koch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Koch tries to sprawl but Kasparaitis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kasparaitis trying to control from Koch's half guard. Koch has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kasparaitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koch can do to turn this around?
Koch wants to control the position but Kasparaitis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kasparaitis trying to control the action but Koch is working from the bottom.
Kasparaitis trying to mount his opponent but Koch defends it.
Kasparaitis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koch desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Koch!
Koch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kasparaitis 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.
Kasparaitis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koch is looking to escape.
Koch can't escape the position.
Koch tries to hold on but Kasparaitis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis working Koch over with strikes here.
Koch is working to get back to half guard.
Kasparaitis wants to control but instead Koch manages to regain half guard.
Koch is doing well to control the position and prevent Kasparaitis from advancing to side control.

Kasparaitis is working for a kimura but Koch is defending it quite comfortably.
Koch wants to improve his position but Kasparaitis is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Kasparaitis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kasparaitis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.