PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yve Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Koc
vs
clap

181 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack clap!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koc takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Koc - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
clap takes an elbow to the temple.
Koc keeps control of clap as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
clap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
clap letting Koc take a breather here.
clap changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koc fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
clap fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Koc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koc content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Koc tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
clap is trying to get back to half guard.
clap struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
clap prevents Koc from improving position.
Koc is working clap over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on clap's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Koc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but clap is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
clap is looking for a sweep.
clap taking a bit of punishment here - Koc scoring with strikes.
Koc trying to control the action but clap is working from the bottom.
Koc in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
clap looks gassed!
Koc in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
clap takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
clap tries to improve position but can't.
Koc lands a decent elbow from side control.
clap tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Koc with shots to the head and body - clap looks very uncomfortable down there.
clap is squirming around, avoiding Koc's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koc prevents clap from getting the reversal.
Koc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for clap on the ground.
clap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koc with good strikes from the mount here!
Koc lands a nice shot to the head.
Koc looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koc dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc with good strikes from the mount here!
Koc lands a big shot there that rocks clap but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
clap is looking to improve his position but Koc isn't that keen on the idea.
clap takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koc postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. clap looks a forlorn figure.
clap bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
clap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
clap trying to control the position from guard on top but Koc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

clap drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Koc dives on top into guard.
Koc controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc looking to pass the guard.
clap controls Koc momentarily but Koc frees himself.
clap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yve Koc dominated that round.
That's time! Koc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

clap with a poor takedown
enabling Koc to counter with a crisp jab.

Koc forces clap back against the cage and clinches.
clap is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koc lands a knee to the body.
Koc scores a nice knee to the body.
Koc misses with a punch to the body.

Koc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koc looks to land a combination but clap avoids it well.
Koc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Koc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
clap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koc wants to clinch.
clap gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koc counters with a head kick. That will keep clap thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koc lands a head kick!
clap fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yve Koc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack clap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
clap has his takedown stuffed
and Koc counters with a body kick that stops clap in his tracks momentarily.
clap fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
clap with a poor takedown

so Koc counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koc works over clap with some ground and pound from guard.
clap working a defensive guard here.
Kocis looking to pass into half guard but clap pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now clap is in guard.
clap won't allow Koc to get back to his feet.
Koc lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for clap!
clap squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
clap can't escape the position.
clap gets back to half guard.
clap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
clap can't keep his opponent in guard - Koc advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

clap looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koc lands strikes from half guard.
Koc is trying to control the action in half guard but clap is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koc uses his free foot to push down on clap's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for clap.
The referee warns clap that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
clap tries to hold on but Koc postures up.
clap is looking to improve his position but Koc isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc working the ground and pound effectively.
Koc avoids the attempt from clap to control.
Koc looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
clap is looking to get to half guard.
Koc lands a heavy elbow.
Koc landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koc lands a heavy elbow.
clap's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
clap working to try and regain half guard.
clap wants to hold on but Koc pushes him away.
Koc scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koc controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Koc.
clap in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
clap manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Koc is looking to take a break and control but clap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yve Koc dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

clap gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koc counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Koc throws a head kick that clap semi-blocks.
Koc misses with a hook. clap ducked under it nicely.
Koc tries a head kick but it misses.
clap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Koc does no damage.

clap scores with a takedown into Koc's guard.

clap is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
clap postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

clap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
clap stopping the sweep attempt from Koc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
clap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
clap wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.

clap drops back, looking for a kneebar! Koc looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Koc looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Koc!
Koc cracks clap with a big elbow.
Koc scores with a couple of short elbows.
clap can't do much from the bottom here.
Koc scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at clap to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
clap regains half guard.
clap is pressing down on Koc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
clap not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

clap looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Koc has picked clap up and slammed him! clap can't keep hold of the triangle and Koc manages to pass to side control!
clap is pushing Koc's head away, looking to escape. Koc manages to hold on to the position though.
Koc working away.
clap is looking for a sweep.
Koc working the head with strikes.
clap is looking to reverse the position.

Koc working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
clap throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.
Koc throws a right and a left that clap avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from clap misses.
clap misses with a takedown attempt

and Koc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
clap has a closed guard, preventing Koc from standing up.
Koc advances to half guard.
clap trying to control but Koc postures up.
Koc seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Koc lands strikes from half guard.
Koc wants to lay and pray for a moment but clap keeps working.
clap gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koc trying to control but clap is working from the bottom.
clap is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
clap trying to control the position.
Koc won't allow clap to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Koc as clap shoots in.
Yve Koc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack clap.
Koc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

clap clinches with his opponent.
clap takes an elbow to the forehead.
clap blocks an uppercut.
clap blocks an uppercut.
Koc misses with a punch to the body.
Jack clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yve Koc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by clap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for clap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yve Koc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koc has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yve Koc!