PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Svarad Majingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viko Koriko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majingo comes to the cage accompanied by Majingo's Theme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Majingo
vs
Koriko

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Svarad Majingo!
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, Viko Koriko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koriko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koriko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Majingo misses the target.
Majingo misses with a lunging right hand
and Koriko counters with a nice uppercut.
Koriko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Majingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Majingo avoids a kick to the body.
Koriko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Majingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Majingo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Koriko scores with a four punch combination!
Koriko scores with a nice strike.

Oooooh!!! Koriko has knocked Majingo down with a huge combo! Koriko steps away and waves a wobbly Majingo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Majingo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koriko ducks under a wild hook from Majingo.
Oh Majingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Majingo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Koriko was covering up waiting for the punch and Majingo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Majingo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Majingo seems to have got his legs back now.
Majingo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koriko is trying to keep Majingo in close.
Majingo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Majingo with a nice head shot there.
Majingo controlling from the top position.
Koriko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Majingo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Majingo stops Koriko from standing up.
Majingo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Koriko missing with a left hand there. Majingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koriko misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Majingo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koriko.
Koriko looks to throw the jab but Majingo is out of range.
Majingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koriko.
Koriko throws a combination that misses

so Majingo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Majingo lands a couple of elbows.
Majingo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koriko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koriko looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majingo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koriko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Majingo controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Majingo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Majingo landing with the ground and pound.
Koriko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Majingo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Majingo distracts Koriko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Majingo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Majingo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Majingo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majingo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Majingo throwing strikes from guard but Koriko blocks nicely.
Majingo stays in close to Koriko's body and controls the position.
Majingo is pushing down on Koriko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koriko is fighting to maintain full guard but Majingo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Majingo not doing much here.
Majingo working the head and body with strikes.
Majingo moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viko Koriko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Majingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Koriko is looking to clinch.
Majingo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Majingo keeps the fight on the outside.
Koriko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Majingo back to the cage. Koriko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Oooooh!!! Koriko has knocked Majingo down with a huge combo! Koriko steps away and waves a wobbly Majingo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Majingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koriko was well out of range. Poor timing from Majingo.
Koriko fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koriko misses with a series of wild punches.
Majingo throwing a counter right hand but Koriko manages to avoid it.
Koriko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koriko tries to clinch but Majingo is having none of it.
Majingo throws out a loose jab but Koriko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koriko throws a head kick that misses.
Koriko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice takedown defense from Majingo. No joy for Koriko on that attempt.
Koriko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majingo tries to work over Koriko's front leg with a kick but Koriko checks it.
Koriko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koriko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Majingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koriko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Majingo throws out the jab.
Koriko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koriko is looking to clinch.
Majingo missing with a left hand there. Koriko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Koriko does no damage.
Koriko throws a looping overhand right but Majingo ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Koriko misses.
Some wild striking there from Koriko.
Majingo misses with an uppercut. Koriko saw that one coming.
Viko Koriko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Majingo, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koriko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Majingo.
Majingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koriko manages to avoid it.
Koriko throws a body punch but Majingo moves out of range.
Majingo misses the shot to the body.

Majingo feints and as Koriko raises his hands in defense, Majingo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Majingo is in close to Koriko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Majingo scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majingo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Majingo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Majingo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majingo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koriko can't keep his opponent in guard - Majingo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Majingo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Majingo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koriko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Majingo working the head and body with strikes.
Majingo working over Koriko with some ground and pound. Koriko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Majingo connects with a nice short shot to Koriko's temple.
Majingo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majingo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Majingo lands strikes from half guard.
Majingo trying to control the pace.
Majingo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Majingo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Svarad Majingo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Majingo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Majingo connects with a couple of short punches.
Majingo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Majingo lands a couple of digs.
Majingo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Majingo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Majingo postures up and lands a big shot to Koriko's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majingo is in close to Koriko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Majingo connects with a couple of short punches.
Koriko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Majingo chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majingo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Majingo pushes down on Koriko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koriko taking some punishment here, with Majingo in his half guard.
Majingo controlling the action here.
Majingo working Koriko over with strikes.
Majingo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Majingo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majingo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koriko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Majingo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koriko has hold of Majingo's hands but Majingo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Majingo works his way into full mount!
Majingo breaks from Koriko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Majingo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Majingo controlling the pace for now.
Viko Koriko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majingo landing punches.
Majingo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Majingo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Majingo scoring with strikes but Koriko is staying in there.
Majingo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koriko taking shots to the head.
Majingo controlling from mount.
Majingo lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majingo landing strikes from the mount and Koriko is in trouble!
Majingo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Majingo 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majingo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koriko?
Majingo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Majingo working the ground and pound effectively.
Majingo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Majingo lands a big shot there that rocks Koriko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Svarad Majingo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Majingo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svarad Majingo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Majingo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Svarad Majingo!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Svarad Majingo!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Svarad Majingo!

Svarad Majingo wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Svarad Majingo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.