PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fathy's entrance music is Eat You Alive. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fathy
vs
Kothciushco

195 cm
29
270 lbs
14 - 14 - 1

200 cm
30
250 lbs
12 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sherif Fathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fathy. Fathy obviously looking to wear him down.
Fathy throws a head kick but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Fathy connects with an inside leg kick.
Fathy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fathy looks to land a left hand but Kothciushco moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fathy.
Fathy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kothciushco is just out of range.
Fathy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kothciushco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kothciushco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kothciushco misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kothciushco as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fathy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco slips a jab from Fathy.
Kothciushco looks to land a right hand but Fathy moved out of range.

Fathy drives through and clinches with Kothciushco against the cage.
Kothciushco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fathy's elbow.
Kothciushco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Fathy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy blocks an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Fathy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fathy working aggressively here.
Kothciushco misses with a punch to the body.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Kothciushco is blocking nicely.
Kothciushco lands with a light punch inside.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kothciushco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fathy blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy wants to take the fight to the mat but Kothciushco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Kothciushco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fathy throws a looping overhand right but Kothciushco ducks down to avoid it.
Fathy tries to clinch up but Kothciushco circles away and keeps his distance.
Kothciushco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fathy scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Fathy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fathy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco blocks the body kick.
Kothciushco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fathy.
Fathy avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kothciushco rushes Fathy and presses him up against the cage.
Kothciushco working hard to break the clinch.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Kothciushco blocks with his arms.
Fathy fails to pull guard.
Kothciushco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fathy avoids it.

Kothciushco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kothciushco checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kothciushco.
Fathy scores with a nice right hand.
Kothciushco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fathy blocks a head kick by Kothciushco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy wants to clinch up but Kothciushco keeps it at a distance.
Kothciushco lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut.
Fathy misses the body punch
and Kothciushco counters with a stiff right hand.
Fathy takes a swing at Kothciushco's ribcage but misses.
Fathy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fathy scores with a head kick.
Fathy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fathy is looking to slow Kothciushco down with leg kicks.
Fathy swings for the body but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Fathy throws a jab when Kothciushco was well out of range.
Kothciushco throws a leg kick but Fathy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fathy misses the target.
Kothciushco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fathy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fathy throwing a counter right hand but Kothciushco manages to avoid it.
Kothciushco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kothciushco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fathy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Fathy misses with a straight right.
Kothciushco takes one to the chin there.
Fathy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco scores with a punch to the head.
Kothciushco lands a nice looking body kick.
Fathy thumps Kothciushco with a low kick.
Kothciushco throws a right and a left that Fathy avoids nicely.
As Kothciushco backs away, Fathy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fathy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fathy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fathy slips a jab from Kothciushco.
A swing and a miss from Fathy.
Kothciushco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fathy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kothciushco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fathy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kothciushco but Kothciushco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherif Fathy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kothciushco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fathy.
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 Sherif Fathy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kothciushco is looking to clinch.
Fathy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kothciushco has a takedown stuffed.
Sherif Fathy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kothciushco scores with a nice head shot.
Fathy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kothciushco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fathy.
Kothciushco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fathy.
Kothciushco misses with a straight right.
Fathy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kothciushco.
Fathy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kothciushco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kothciushco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kothciushco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fathy lands a head kick. Kothciushco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Kothciushco moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Fathy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Kothciushco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fathy prevents a body shot from Kothciushco.
Fathy is trying to pull guard but Kothciushco has him pressed against the cage.
Fathy connects with a knee to the head.
Kothciushco stalling in the clinch but Fathy improves position.
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kothciushco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krzysztof Kothciushco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kothciushco pushes Fathy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fathy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kothciushco walks away with a smile on his face. Fathy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fathy is defended easily by Kothciushco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherif Fathy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kothciushco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fathy moves away.
Kothciushco missing with a left hand there. Fathy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fathy scores with a body shot.

Kothciushco moves into the clinch.
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!
Fathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kothciushco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kothciushco misses with a knee strike.
Kothciushco misses with a body punch.
Kothciushco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kothciushco lands a shoulder strike.
Kothciushco lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kothciushco scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fathy.
Kothciushco working Fathy over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kothciushco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fathy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kothciushco can turn it around.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kothciushco misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kothciushco presses Fathy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kothciushco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Kothciushco tenderised Fathy's leg. Fathy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kothciushco blocks a jab.
Kothciushco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fathy misses with a takedown
and Kothciushco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fathy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kothciushco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fathy's head.
Kothciushco throws a nice looking combination but Fathy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kothciushco throws a right and a left that Fathy avoids nicely.
Fathy throws a low kick but Kothciushco avoids it.
Fathy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fathy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fathy blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Kothciushco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kothciushco misses with a wild body shot.
Fathy throws the kick towards the body but Kothciushco avoids it.
Kothciushco throws a body shot but no joy.
Kothciushco misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Kothciushco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fathy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to close the distance and clinch but Fathy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fathy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kothciushco is just out of range.
Kothciushco throws a head kick but Fathy moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kothciushco. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kothciushco slips a jab and a cross from Fathy.
Fathy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fathy.
Fathy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kothciushco sizes up Fathy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Kothciushco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fathy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fathy throws a leg kick but Kothciushco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kothciushco looks to land a combination but Fathy avoids it well.
Kothciushco swings for the body but Fathy moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Fathy there.
Fathy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Fathy misses
enabling Kothciushco to counter with a crisp jab.
Kothciushco punishes Fathy's body with a nice straight punch.
Fathy scores with a nice right hand.
Fathy misses with a wild body shot.
Kothciushco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kothciushco connects with an inside leg kick.
Kothciushco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kothciushco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fathy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco looks to land a left hand but Fathy moved out of range nicely.
Fathy ducks under a wild hook from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fathy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fathy lands a really nice looking cross but Kothciushco seems unphased.
Fathy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fathy slips under a jab.
Sherif Fathy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kothciushco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fathy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kothciushco moves out of range of the body kick from Fathy.
Kothciushco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kothciushco misses with a few strikes there.
Fathy ducks under a wild hook from Kothciushco.
A jab from Fathy finds it's way through Kothciushco's defenses.
Kothciushco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fathy misses with a low kick as Kothciushco jumps back.
Kothciushco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fathy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kothciushco blocks the low kick.
Kothciushco shoots in for a double leg but Fathy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fathy with a jab.
Fathy throws a looping overhand right but Kothciushco ducks down to avoid it.
Kothciushco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fathy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Kothciushco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kothciushco looks to land a left hand but Fathy moved out of range nicely.
Fathy is looking to counter punch.
Kothciushco is looking to clinch but Fathy is avoiding it.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kothciushco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kothciushco throws a right hand that Fathy ducks under and follows up with a left that Fathy also avoids with ease.
Fathy throws a solid leg kick but Kothciushco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fathy.
Kothciushco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fathy tries to clinch up but Kothciushco circles away and keeps his distance.
Kothciushco misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fathy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries a head kick but it misses.
Fathy avoids the body shot from Kothciushco.
Fathy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kothciushco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kothciushco tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kothciushco looks to throw the jab but Fathy is out of range.
Fathy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kothciushco just manages to avoid it.
Kothciushco misses with a wild body shot.
Fathy throws a head kick that misses.
Kothciushco tries a quick counter leg kick but Fathy is wise to it.
Kothciushco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kothciushco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fathy throws a wild body kick that Kothciushco sees coming a mile off.
Kothciushco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fathy lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Fathy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fathy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kothciushco misses the shot to the body.
Fathy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kothciushco.
Fathy thuds a left hand into Kothciushco's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kothciushco fails to land with a series of punches.
Kothciushco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fathy moves away.
Fathy throws a sloppy head kick and Kothciushco moves out of range easily.
Fathy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kothciushco clinches with his opponent.
Fathy jumps guard but Kothciushco turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Fathy jumps guard.
Kothciushco looking to sit in guard and control but Fathy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kothciushco wants to stand and escape but Fathy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Krzysztof Kothciushco just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
That's time! Fathy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fathy misses with a straight right.
Fathy with a jab.
Kothciushco tries to clinch up but Fathy circles away and keeps his distance.
Fathy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kothciushco tries to clinch up but Fathy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kothciushco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fathy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kothciushco moves out of range as Fathy throws a body kick.
Kothciushco is looking to clinch but Fathy is avoiding it.
Kothciushco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco tries to clinch but Fathy is having none of it.
Fathy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to clinch but Fathy is having none of it.
It looked like Fathy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fathy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fathy throws a push kick but Kothciushco slaps the foot to one side.
Fathy blocks a jab.
Fathy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fathy misses with a straight right.
Fathy throws a hook but Kothciushco avoids it easily.
Kothciushco blocks a low kick nicely.
Kothciushco is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fathy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kothciushco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fathy.
Kothciushco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fathy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fathy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fathy.
Kothciushco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fathy manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kothciushco misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fathy on the side of the head.
Fathy moves away from the strike by Kothciushco.
An inside leg kick lands from Fathy.
Kothciushco tries to clinch but Fathy moves out of range.
Fathy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fathy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Fathy misses
and Kothciushco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kothciushco misses with a low kick.
Fathy wants to slow Kothciushco down by chopping away at his legs.
Kothciushco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kothciushco tries to close the distance and clinch but Fathy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kothciushco lands a jab to Fathy's midsection.
Kothciushco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fathy connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy blocks a head kick by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco misses with a hook. Fathy ducked under it nicely.
Kothciushco scores with a decent looking hook.
Fathy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kothciushco.
Fathy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kothciushco.
Fathy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kothciushco is fending him off so far but Fathy persists. Nope, Kothciushco circles away and we're back to standing.
Fathy connects with a high kick.
Kothciushco connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fathy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kothciushco. Fathy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fathy works the jab nicely.
Fathy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kothciushco throws a jab when Fathy was well out of range.
Kothciushco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fathy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kothciushco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fathy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fathy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fathy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kothciushco.
Fathy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fathy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fathy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Fathy coming out on top.
Kothciushco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fathy throws a push kick but Kothciushco slaps the foot to one side.
Kothciushco connects with a body shot.
Kothciushco just misses with a punch to the body.
Fathy swings widly with a right hand
and Kothciushco counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sherif Fathy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fathy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fathy sets himself, and Kothciushco steps forward looking for the clinch! Fathy avoids it this time.
Kothciushco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kothciushco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fathy throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco is looking to clinch.
Fathy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Fathy misses.
As Fathy backs off Kothciushco throws a huge counter combo but Fathy manages to avoid it all.
Fathy lands a slapping body shot.
Kothciushco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fathy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kothciushco scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kothciushco clinches with his opponent.
Fathy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kothciushcos head.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Kothciushco is blocking nicely.
Kothciushco digs a right hand into Fathy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fathy's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fathy avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kothciushco landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kothciushco blocks it with crossed arms.
Kothciushco tries to throw a body punch but Fathy avoids it by throwing Kothciushco back against the cage.
Kothciushco is leaning against Fathy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kothciushco lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kothciushco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kothciushco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Kothciushco working Fathy over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Kothciushco.
A hook to the body from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy misses with a punch on the inside.
Fathy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kothciushco tries to work over Fathy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fathy jumps guard but Kothciushco stands there with Fathy around his waist. Fathy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kothciushco cracks Fathy with a nice body shot.
Kothciushco can't find room to land a body shot as Fathy controls the action.
Kothciushco misses with a punch to the body.
Sherif Fathy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Kothciushco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fathy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kothciushco tries to work over Fathy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fathy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kothciushco blocks it with crossed arms.
Fathy lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Krzysztof Kothciushco has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
Fathy is trying to drag Kothciushco to the mat but Kothciushco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kothciushco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Fathy.
Kothciushco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy wants to take the fight to the mat but Kothciushco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherif Fathy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kothciushco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to work over Fathy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fathy avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy blocks a body shot from Kothciushco.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the head but Kothciushco blocks with his arms.
Kothciushco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kothciushco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fathy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kothciushco blocks it with crossed arms.

Fathy pulls Kothciushco into guard.
Fathy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kothciushco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kothciushco is looking to work some ground and pound but Fathy has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kothciushco trying to control but Fathy is working from the bottom.
Fathy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Kothciushco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kothciushco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Krzysztof Kothciushco!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Krzysztof Kothciushco!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Krzysztof Kothciushco!

Krzysztof Kothciushco wins by unanimous decision!