PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Joe
vs
Kokoszka

179 cm
25
165 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
168 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
KAISER

Arcticus University: London
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik Kokoszka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Kokoszka moves out of range easily.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Kokoszka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kokoszka. Joe shrugs it off though.
Kokoszka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kokoszka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orange Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Joe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kokoszka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joe.
Kokoszka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Kokoszka wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kokoszka takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokoszka pushes Joe away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Joe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kokoszka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Joe misses.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kokoszka misses with a straight left.
Joe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kokoszka sprawls and moves away.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
Kokoszka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe throws a wild body kick that Kokoszka sees coming a mile off.
Kokoszka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe scores with a leg kick.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kokoszka under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokoszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe cracks the inside of Kokoszka's front leg.
Kokoszka lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.
Kokoszka takes one on the button.
A low kick from Joe misses
and Kokoszka counters with an outside leg kick.
Kokoszka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kokoszka staying out of range there.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Kokoszka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kokoszka missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kokoszka lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Kokoszka cracks Joe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick but Joe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokoszka throws out a powerful jab.

Joe is rocked!
Dominik Kokoszka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokoszka throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kokoszka! Joe is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominik Kokoszka!
A relieved looking Dominik Kokoszka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.