PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kung Fu Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koffi Tesfay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panda comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Tesfay has chosen Koffi olomide - Loi as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fu Panda
vs
Tesfay

188 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koffi Tesfay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesfay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tesfay lands with a nice body kick.
Panda doesn't manage to clinch there - Tesfay circles away.
Tesfay jabs at Panda's body.
Tesfay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Panda's calf.
Tesfay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Tesfay.
Panda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tesfay feints and then cracks Panda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panda down.
Panda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tesfay.
Tesfay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Panda throws a big shot that misses.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tesfay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tesfay throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kung Fu Panda has been cut.
Tesfay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tesfay lands with a nice body punch.
Tesfay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tesfay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tesfay lands a leg kick that knocks Panda off balance momentarily.
Panda lands a jab to the head.
Panda wants to clinch up but Tesfay keeps it at a distance.
Panda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tesfay counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a right hand that misses
and Tesfay counters with a nice body shot.
Jab by Panda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tesfay. Tesfay obviously looking to wear him down.
Tesfay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Panda rather than just go for the knockout.
Tesfay is looking to slow Panda down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tesfay.
Panda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tesfay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panda backing away here, and Tesfay unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Panda tries to clinch but Tesfay is having none of it.
Tesfay scores with a nice body kick.
Tesfay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tesfay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda tries to clinch but Tesfay moves out of range.
Tesfay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Panda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tesfay connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tesfay. That's going to slow Panda down.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tesfay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tesfay lands a leg kick that knocks Panda off balance momentarily.
Tesfay lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tesfay.
Panda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Panda misses with a looping left.
Tesfay unleashes a big counter combination but Panda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Panda doesn't manage to clinch there - Tesfay circles away.
Panda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tesfay. Panda shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Tesfay.
Panda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tesfay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Panda tries to clinch up.
Panda throws an overhand right that lands on Tesfay's shoulder, as Tesfay tries to avoid the shot.
Tesfay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Tesfay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Panda's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koffi Tesfay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Panda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Panda misses with a left hand
and Tesfay counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Panda misses.
Tesfay flicks out a counter leg kick but Panda steps away.
Panda darts in trying to clinch
and Tesfay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tesfay lands a jab to Panda's midsection.
Tesfay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koffi Tesfay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Tesfay tenderised Panda's leg. Panda is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tesfay, right into the meat.
Panda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tesfay.
Panda tries to clinch up.
Panda jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tesfay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tesfay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tesfay lands with a kick to the temple. Panda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tesfay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Panda tries to clinch up but Tesfay circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Tesfay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tesfay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tesfay scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tesfay.
Panda tries to clinch but Tesfay moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tesfay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda 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.
Panda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tesfay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tesfay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Tesfay is looking to slow Panda down with leg kicks.
Tesfay scores with a hook.
Tesfay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
and Tesfay counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tesfay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Panda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tesfay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesfay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Panda throws the left hand but Tesfay avoids the punch easily.
Panda tries to clinch up.
Tesfay slips a straight right by Panda.
Tesfay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tesfay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tesfay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
and Tesfay counters with a nice leg kick.
Tesfay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koffi Tesfay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tesfay misses with a head kick.
Tesfay closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesfay lands a slapping body shot.
Panda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tesfay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tesfay throws a nice head kick!
Panda is looking to clinch.
Tesfay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panda's sensitive parts.
Tesfay throws a shot to the body.
Panda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tesfay counters with a nice leg kick.
Panda is looking to clinch but Tesfay is avoiding it.
Tesfay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tesfay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koffi Tesfay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Panda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tesfay thumps Panda with a low kick.
That kick from Tesfay tenderised Panda's leg. Panda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tesfay pushes Panda away with a front kick.
Tesfay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tesfay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tesfay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Panda wants to clinch
and Tesfay counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesfay is looking to slow Panda down with leg kicks.
Tesfay chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tesfay, right into the meat.
Tesfay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tesfay lands a leg kick that knocks Panda off balance momentarily.
Panda wants to clinch.
Tesfay is looking to slow Panda down with leg kicks.
Tesfay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tesfay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tesfay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tesfay.
Panda tries to clinch but Tesfay is having none of it.
Tesfay connects with an inside leg kick.
Tesfay lands a leg kick that knocks Panda off balance momentarily.
Tesfay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Panda throws an overhand right that lands on Tesfay's shoulder, as Tesfay tries to avoid the shot.
Panda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tesfay sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to clinch but Tesfay moves away
and Tesfay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tesfay!
Tesfay lands with a shot to the body.
Tesfay connects with a solid leg kick.
Tesfay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tesfay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Panda's knee momentarily.
Tesfay thumps Panda with a low kick.
Tesfay keeps the fight on the outside.
Panda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tesfay.
Panda misses with a hook. Tesfay ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesfay throws a head kick that Panda semi-blocks.
Panda is looking to clinch but Tesfay is avoiding it.
Kung Fu Panda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tesfay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panda.
Tesfay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Panda's head.
Panda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tesfay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panda tries to clinch up but Tesfay circles away and keeps his distance.
Tesfay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tesfay staying out of range there.
Tesfay connects with a leg kick. Panda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Panda misses with an uppercut
and Tesfay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koffi Tesfay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tesfay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koffi Tesfay!
A less than humble Koffi Tesfay misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.