PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaspar Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kohler comes to the cage accompanied by Bang - Glass shattering song. Bruno Bezerra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kohler
vs
Bezerra

186 cm
21
196 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruno Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra misses with a body kick.
Bezerra has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kohler lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kohler checks a leg kick.
Bezerra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kohler closes the distance and clinches up with Bezerra, looking for a takedown. Kohler pushes Bezerra against the cage but Bezerra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bezerra misses with a two punch combination.
Bezerra misses with a combination
and Kohler counters with a left to the body.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kohler.
Bezerra connects with an inside leg kick.
Kohler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kohler looks to land a left hand but Bezerra moved out of range nicely.
Bezerra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kohler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kohler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bezerra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bezerra prevents Kohler from breaking the clinch.
Bezerra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bezerra.
Kohler struggles to land a body shot inside as Bezerra controls his hands.
Kohler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kohler tries a body shot but Bezerra blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bezerra.
Bezerra misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra dodges an elbow strike from Kohler.
Kohler misses with a punch on the inside.
Bezerra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bezerra scores with a shoulder strike.
Kohler tries a body shot but Bezerra blocks it.
Kohler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bezerra or not.
Kohler takes a shot to the head.
Kohler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kohler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bezerra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kohler backwards.
Kohler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bezerra's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Bezerra lands an uppercut.
Bezerra keeps control of Kohler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bezerra.
Bezerra tries a body shot but Kohler blocks it.
Bezerra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Kohler is rocked!
Bezerra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kohler backwards.
Oh Kohler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Bezerra.
Bezerra lands a body punch.
Bezerra is working Kohler over against the cage.
Kohler digs a right hand into Bezerra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bezerra's gas tank.
Bezerra lands a body punch.
Kohler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kohler tries to pull guard but Bezerra holds him up against the cage and eventually Kohler drops back down to his feet.
Bezerra lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kohler to his knees! Bezerra keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Bezerra!