PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo has chosen Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista kertaa kovempi ku kukaan as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jacob Koch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Koch
vs
Crillo

170 cm
24
162 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

172 cm
32
160 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
AnonymouS

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koch circles away.

Crillo drives through with a takedown into Koch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crillo is fighting to break Koch's control of his arms but Koch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Koch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Koch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch keeping moving, preventing Crillo from controlling successfully.
Crillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch controls Crillo momentarily but Crillo frees himself.
Crillo working some strikes from top position.
Koch is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koch trying to control the position.
Koch managing to control the position.
Crillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Koch has wrist control.
Crillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koch pulls Crillo in close to prevent any damage.
Crillo postures up in Koch's guard and throws a big left but Koch blocks it.

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.
Koch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crillo.
Crillo distracts Koch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crillo looking to pass the guard.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Koch blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crillo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koch pulls Crillo in close to prevent any damage.

Crillo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crillo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Koch has control of Crillo's left arm, preventing Crillo from doing any damage.
Koch trying to keep a closed guard but Crillo is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crillo postures up in Koch's guard and throws a big left but Koch blocks it.
Koch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Koch holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Koch.
Koch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koch.
Koch misses with a wild body shot.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Crillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koch defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koch rushes Crillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Koch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch pushes Crillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Koch on the inside.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crillo.
Koch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crillo blocking some punches.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Koch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koch stuffs the takedown attempt from Crillo. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Koch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
No luck for Crillo with that takedown attempt.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Koch misses with a leg kick.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but Crillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch misses with a looping right.
Frank Crillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Crillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koch defends it well.
Koch throws a hook but Crillo avoids it easily.
Koch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Crillo moves out of range as Koch throws a body kick.
Koch throws a wild body kick that Crillo sees coming a mile off.
Koch misses with a looping left.
Koch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Koch delivers a nice body kick.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt - Koch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koch lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koch defends well and Crillo ends up having to push Koch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koch.
Crillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crillo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koch defends it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Koch moves in looking to clinch but Crillo pushes him off.
Crillo moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Koch.
Crillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crillo with the counter takedown but Koch avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koch defends well and Crillo ends up having to push Koch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koch throws a series of punches but Crillo moves out of range.
Crillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Koch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crillo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koch.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but Koch shows good takedown defense.
Crillo with a poor takedown
and Koch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crillo thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Koch.
Koch looks to land a body kick but Crillo moved away.
Crillo darts in looking for a takedown but Koch gets double underhooks and turns Crillo into the cage.
Crillo moves away from the strike by Koch.
Crillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koch defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koch. That's going to slow Crillo down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Koch, which made it look bad.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Koch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Crillo takes one on the button.
Koch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koch looks to throw a body kick

and Crillo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koch wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
Koch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koch trying to control from the bottom.
Koch tries to roll over but Crillo keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crillo is working away from the top position though.

Crillo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crillo lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crillo lands a nice short elbow.
Crillo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Crillo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koch defends it well.
Crillo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Crillo lands a big elbow.
Crillo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crillo lands a nice shot to the head.
Crillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koch working to try and regain half guard.
Koch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Koch is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Koch wants to control but Crillo is having none of it.
Oh Koch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crillo unloading with bombs!
Koch gets back to half guard.
Crillo scores with a big shot! Koch's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Koch! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Crillo!
Our winner, Frank Crillo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.