PBP Commentary

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

Koko
vs
Hilfiger

190 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Hilfiger!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilfiger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hilfiger.
Koko lands with a cross.
Hilfiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko misses the body punch
and Hilfiger counters with a straight right hand.
Koko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hilfiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Hilfiger slips a jab from Koko.
Hilfiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hilfiger scores with a hook to the body. Koko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Koko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilfiger manages to avoid it.
Hilfiger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koko misses with a low kick as Hilfiger jumps back.
Hilfiger lands a nice looking body kick.
Hilfiger lands a right hook to the body.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Koko walks into a straight right hand from Hilfiger.
Koko throws a body kick that misses
and Hilfiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hilfiger catches Koko right on the button with a cross.
Hilfiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
Koko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Highland CT & Spar in the buildup to the fight.
Jab from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger scores with a three punch combo!
Hilfiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koko takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Hilfiger fakes the leg kick and cracks Koko in the body.
Koko misses with a combination
enabling Hilfiger to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilfiger lands with a kick to the temple. Koko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Hilfiger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hilfiger is working Koko over against the cage.
Hilfiger prevents Koko from breaking the clinch.
Hilfiger lands a shoulder strike.
Koko is trying to force a seperation but Hilfiger has the dominant position.
Hilfiger lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger keeps control of Koko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hilfiger lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger lands a body punch.
Koko is breathing heavily.
Hilfiger digs a right hand into Koko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koko's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hilfiger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Koko is rocked!
A short uppercut from Hilfiger.
Oh Koko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hilfiger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Hilfiger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Koko to his knees! Hilfiger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Hilfiger!
A victorious Ronny Hilfiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.