PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Douglas
vs
Kokoszka

172 cm
24
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
168 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode
Spartan Nutrition

Arcticus University: London

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik Kokoszka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokoszka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Douglas throws a head kick but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Douglas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Kokoszka's head but Kokoszka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kokoszka takes the fight into the clinch.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Kokoszka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Douglas checks a leg kick.
Kokoszka lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
A lazy left from Douglas finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Kokoszka as he connects with a hook.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Kokoszka, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Kokoszka against the cage but Kokoszka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kokoszka's corner calls for a 1-2. Kokoszka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Douglas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Douglas counters with a quick kick to the body but Kokoszka blocks it.

Kokoszka closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Kokoszka has double underhooks.
Douglas wants to get back to striking at distance but Kokoszka won't allow it.
Kokoszka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka stops a takedown attempt from Douglas.
Douglas works on Kokoszka's body with a couple of short punches.
Kokoszka working aggressively here.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Kokoszka won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kokoszka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kokoszka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Kokoszka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokoszka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Douglas gets control of Kokoszka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Douglas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kokoszka trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Douglas working for a triangle but Kokoszka defends it easily.
Kokoszka wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Kokoszka throws a big elbow that misses.

Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokoszka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Douglas's head.

Kokoszka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to sweep but no luck.
Kokoszka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kokoszka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Kokoszka from controlling successfully.

Douglas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kokoszka defends well.
Kokoszka lands a couple of elbows.

That's four 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.
Kokoszka preventing the sweep.
Kokoszka trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kokoszka postures up in Douglas's guard and throws a big left but Douglas blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Kokoszka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick.
Douglas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Douglas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kokoszka will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas fails with the takedown.
Kokoszka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Douglas.

Douglas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kokoszka's guard.
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 Jack Douglas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kokoszka scores with a kick to the body.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Kokoszka sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Kokoszka's shoulder, as Kokoszka tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Kokoszka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kokoszka blocks a jab.
Kokoszka is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kokoszka throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Douglas
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kokoszka missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas throws a push kick but Kokoszka slaps the foot to one side.
Kokoszka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Kokoszka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Kokoszka avoids a kick to the body.
Kokoszka throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kokoszka. Kokoszka obviously looking to wear him down.
Kokoszka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Kokoszka saw that one coming.
Kokoszka throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kokoszka.
Douglas misses with a right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Douglas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Douglas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kokoszka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kokoszka.

Douglas 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.
Kokoszka is pulling down on Douglas's head. It's preventing any offense from Douglas, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas cracks Kokoszka with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokoszka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Douglas being controlled here momentarily.
Kokoszka is trying to control the position but Douglas postures up.
Kokoszka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Douglas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kokoszka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas throws a big elbow that misses.
Kokoszka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kokoszka is on top in guard.

Kokoszka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Douglas's head.

Kokoszka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Douglas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kokoszka has managed to get both his arms back between Douglas's legs - danger averted.
Douglas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kokoszka is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Douglas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kokoszka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas stopping the sweep attempt from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka pulls Douglas in to control the position.
Douglas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kokoszka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kokoszka controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dominik Kokoszka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Douglas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kokoszka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokoszka.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Kokoszka throws a push kick but Douglas slaps the foot to one side.
Douglas throws a poor cross that misses
and Kokoszka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Dominik Kokoszka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas throws a low kick but Kokoszka moves out of range easily.
Kokoszka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Douglas looks for a takedown but Kokoszka sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoszka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kokoszka slips a jab from Douglas.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Kokoszka digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Dominik Kokoszka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Douglas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kokoszka keeping hold of Douglas's head, controlling as best he can.
Kokoszka is trying to maintain the position but Douglas is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka gets full guard.
Douglas postures up in Kokoszka's guard and throws a big left but Kokoszka blocks it.
Douglas throwing strikes from guard but Kokoszka blocks nicely.
Douglas throws a strike but Kokoszka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kokoszka's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas postures up in Kokoszka's guard and throws a big left but Kokoszka blocks it.
Kokoszka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Douglas manages to get himself to full guard.

Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kokoszka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kokoszka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Douglas looking for a guillotine here but Kokoszka defends easily.
Douglas being controlled here, momentarily.

Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four 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.
Kokoszka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kokoszka trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Kokoszka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kokoszka works over Douglas with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kokoszka stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.
Douglas has a closed guard, preventing Kokoszka from standing up.
Kokoszka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominik Kokoszka.
I think Kokoszka 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dominik Kokoszka!
Dominik Kokoszka thanked the fans post fight for their support.