PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Frontisma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silus Koush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Frontisma
vs
Koush

167 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacare Frontisma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silus Koush!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frontisma misses with a low kick.
Frontisma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Koush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Frontisma!
Koush misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koush in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Koush scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koush fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koush throws an elbow but Frontisma slips to the side and avoids it well.
Koush cracks Frontisma with a big right hand but Frontisma just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frontisma is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Koush is chipping away with strikes.
Koush sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frontisma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koush tries to advance to mount but Frontisma denies him.
Frontisma parries the strikes from Koush easily there. Koush is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Frontisma to escape.
Frontisma takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Frontisma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koush on the ground.
Koush cracks Frontisma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Koush lands a nice forearm strike.
Frontisma is breathing heavily.
Frontisma wants to get back to his feet.
Koush cracks Frontisma with a big right hand but Frontisma just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Frontisma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Koush creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koush is chipping away with strikes.
Koush lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koush advances nicely into full mount.
Koush putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koush cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Frontisma that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koush raining down hammerfists from mount.

Frontisma is rocked!
Koush in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Frontisma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koush postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Frontisma badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Koush around the waist but Koush pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Koush is the winner by TKO! Koush jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silus Koush!