PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koks has chosen DMX - We right here as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tonga
vs
Koks

181 cm
28
162 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

172 cm
26
155 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonga misses with a low kick as Koks jumps back.
A lazy body kick from Koks
and Tonga counters with a right hand to the body.
Koks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonga throws a leg kick
and Koks counters with a nice uppercut.
Koks moves out of range of the body kick.
Koks throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Tonga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koks throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tonga.
Tonga lands a leg kick that knocks Koks off balance momentarily.
Tonga misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Koks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonga misses with a double jab.
Koks moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Koks to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga slips under a jab from Koks.
Koks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonga.
Koks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tonga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koks throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tonga, right into the meat.
Tonga moves out of range as Koks strikes.
Tonga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Koks sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Tonga clinches.
Tonga lands a body punch.
Tonga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonga misses with the head strike.
Koks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koks working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koks backwards.
Koks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongas head.
Koks stalling in the clinch but Tonga improves position.
Tonga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tonga.
Tonga takes an elbow to the temple.
Koks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Tonga manages to break the clinch.
Tonga throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Koks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koks will feel that in the morning.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses
and Koks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tonga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Koks.
Tonga is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tonga!
Tonga misses with a left hand
and Koks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Koks.
Tonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses
and Koks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koks digs a good hook to Tonga's body.
Koks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonga circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonga misses the target.
Koks looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonga misses the target.
Koks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tonga lands a glancing blow to the side of Koks's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koks throws a sloppy head kick and Tonga moves out of range easily.
Tonga cracks Koks with a good jab.
Tonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Koks moves out of range easily.

Koks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koks swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonga scores with a shoulder strike.
Tonga wants to break free but Koks has control.
Koks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonga struggles to land a body shot inside as Koks controls his hands.
Koks has a couple of punches blocked by Tonga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonga scores with a hook to the body.
Tonga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonga misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice jab there from Tonga.
Koks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonga jabs at Koks's body.
Tonga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koks on the side of the head.
Tonga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koks clobbers Tonga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koks looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Koks misses with a looping left.
Tonga cracks the inside of Koks's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga is looking to slow Koks down with leg kicks.
Tonga works the jab nicely.
Tonga wants to land a leg kick but Koks is out of range.
Nice jab there from Tonga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga throws an overhand right that lands on Koks's shoulder, as Koks tries to avoid the shot.
Tonga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koks avoids the body shot from Tonga.
Tonga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koks misses the shot to the body.
Tonga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Koks.
Koks staying out of range there.
Tonga misses with the body kick
and Koks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Tonga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koks blocks the body kick.
Koks only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koks swings widly with a right hand
and Tonga counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonga can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Koks.
Koks throws a looping overhand right but Tonga ducks down to avoid it.
Koks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koks tries to clinch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A leg kick checked by Koks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Koks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tonga - the referee stops the clock and Koks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tonga. Koks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tonga throws an overhand right that lands on Koks's shoulder, as Koks tries to avoid the shot.
Tonga misses with a leg kick
and Koks counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga feints and then cracks Koks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koks down.
Tonga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koks misses with a wild body shot.
Tonga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koks manages to avoid it.
Koks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tonga connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonga scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koks moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Koks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonga connects with a looping right hand.
Koks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonga scoring well with a low kick there.
Koks misses with a body punch
and Tonga counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonga. Koks shrugs it off though.
Tonga throws a leg kick which misses Koks's front leg but catches the back leg as Koks tries to avoid it.
Tonga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koks.
Koks misses with a hook.
Koks moves out of range of the body kick from Tonga.
A countering left hand to the body from Koks misses.
Tonga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tonga throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koks counter with a right hand.
Tonga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koks throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Tonga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koks scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.

Tonga is rocked!
Koks misses with a hook. Tonga ducked under it nicely.
Oh Tonga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koks there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukulcan Tonga dominated that second round.
That's time! Tonga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

BOOM! Koks lands a beautiful left hook that drops Tonga. Tonga tries to recover but Koks is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Tonga lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Koks!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafal Koks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.