PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX - We right here. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Koks
vs
Yuudai

172 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
148 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai looks to land a body kick but Koks moved away.
Koks jabs Yuudai right on the nose. Yuudai blinks but takes it well.
Koks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Koks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koks misses with a lunging right hand
and Yuudai counters with a good, hard body kick but Koks shrugs it off.
Koks misses with a body shot
and Yuudai counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Yuudai as he connects with a hook.
Koks throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuudai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai scores with a hook to the body. Koks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yuudai.
Koks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
Koks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koks. Koks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yuudai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuudai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yuudai throws a leg kick which misses Koks's front leg but catches the back leg as Koks tries to avoid it.
Yuudai blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Koks throws a big counter combination but Yuudai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuudai throws a jab but it's blocked by Koks.
Koks lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Koks misses.
Yuudai dips to his left and cracks Koks with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Yuudai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Koks thuds his right hand into Yuudai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yuudai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yuudai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Yuudai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Koks as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Koks there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
Koks takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Yuudai throws out a counter right but Koks avoids it with no problem.
Yuudai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yuudai avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Koks.
Yuudai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Koks misses.
Yuudai throws a head kick that misses.
Koks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yuudai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yuudai lands a high kick!
Yuudai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koks lands a jab to the head.
Yuudai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuudai motions for Koks to come forward. Yuudai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yuudai misses with a body shot
and Koks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuudai is looking to chop away at Koks's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai tries a low kick but Koks avoids it.
Yuudai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuudai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yuudai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yuudai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Yuudai.
Yuudai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuudai throws a push kick but Koks slaps the foot to one side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yuudai.
Koks throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Yuudai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koks checks a low kick from Yuudai.
Koks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koks throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koks is looking to counter punch.
Yuudai throws a head kick but Koks moves out of range.
Koks missing with a left hand there. Yuudai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koks with a nice cross.
Koks throws an overhand right that lands on Yuudai's shoulder, as Yuudai tries to avoid the shot.
Koks scores with a nice strike.
Koks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koks misses with a hook
enabling Yuudai to counter with a crisp jab.
Rafal Koks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koks throws a solid leg kick but Yuudai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koks.
Yuudai tries a quick counter leg kick but Koks is wise to it.
Yuudai lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai misses with a right hand
and Koks counters with a two punch combo.
Koks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koks misses with a straight left.
Yuudai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koks misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Yuudai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yuudai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koks throws a jab when Yuudai was well out of range.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Koks moved out of range nicely.
Yuudai scores with a nice body kick.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koks throws a poor cross that misses
and Yuudai counters with a left and a right that stings Koks.
Koks misses with a hook.
Yuudai 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koks checks a low kick from Yuudai.
Koks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yuudai lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai is looking to slow Koks down with leg kicks.
Yuudai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koks tries to bum rush Yuudai with a series of wild strikes but Yuudai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Koks.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Koks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Koks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koks throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Koks throws out a loose jab but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yuudai throws a low kick, looking for Koks's leg but Koks calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Koks misses.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuudai misses the body punch
and Koks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuudai throws a head kick that misses
and Yuudai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Yuudai.
A good leg kick by Yuudai.
A telegraphed right hand from Koks misses the target.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Koks is just out of range.
Koks looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
Yuudai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks misses the jab.
Koks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koks takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
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!
Yuudai feints and then cracks Koks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koks down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yuudai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yuudai with a jab.
Koks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yuudai slips a jab from Koks.

Yuudai clinches up against the cage.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
Yuudai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yuudai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuudai blocks an uppercut.

Yuudai breaks the clinch.
Koks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range and Koks settles back down.
Koks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yuudai misses the shot to the body.
Yuudai looks to score with a jab to the body but Koks is just out of range.
Yuudai throws a sloppy head kick and Koks moves out of range easily.
Koks misses with a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Koks both land. Nice combination.
Yuudai throws a sloppy body shot
and Koks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Koks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yuudai doesn't seem phased though.
Yuudai misses with a kick to the body.
Koks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yuudai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuudai, right into the meat.
Koks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yuudai to score with a decent uppercut.
Koks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuudai circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuudai throws a leg kick
and Yuudai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koks thumps Yuudai with a low kick.
Yuudai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Koks.
Yuudai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koks's corner calls for a 1-2. Koks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Yuudai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koks moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Koks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koks. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koks looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yuudai connects with a body shot that sends Koks's belly button to the back.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Yuudai.
Yuudai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Koks misses.
It seemed like Yuudai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yuudai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuudai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koks scores with a shot to the body.
Koks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yuudai at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koks misses with a body shot.
Yuudai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yuudai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koks misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Yuudai throws the kick towards the body but Koks avoids it.
Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koks.
Koks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yuudai.
A big left from Koks misses.
Yuudai throws a wild body kick that Koks sees coming a mile off.
Koks throws a front kick aimed at Yuudai's knee but Yuudai avoids it well.
A nice side step and Yuudai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yuudai.
Yuudai takes one to the side of the head.
Koks slips a jab from Yuudai.
Koks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yuudai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koks.
Koks throws a series of punches but Yuudai avoids them all with ease.
Yuudai throws a hook to the side of Koks's head but Koks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yuudai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rafal Koks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Yuudai misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koks.
Koks throws a head kick that misses.
Koks loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Koks.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Koks.
Yuudai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yuudai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koks.
Koks throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Yuudai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yuudai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koks takes a kick to the side of the head.

Koks is rocked!

It looks like Rafal Koks has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Koks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yuudai. That one must have hurt.
BOOM! Yuudai lands a beautiful left hook that drops Koks. Koks tries to recover but Yuudai is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Koks lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.