PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gratien Coquerelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abah Suradiredja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratien Coquerelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coquerelle
vs
Suradiredja

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gratien Coquerelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abah Suradiredja!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coquerelle.

Suradiredja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suradiredja showed some decent athleticism there.
Suradiredja passes the guard and advances to mount!
Suradiredja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suradiredja.

Suradiredja is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Coquerelle is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Coquerelle flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Suradiredja anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Coquerelle and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Suradiredja slips an arm under Coquerelle chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Suradiredja has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Suradiredja is squeezing on Coquerelle like an anaconda would it's prey. Coquerelle fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abah Suradiredja!