PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Wijaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Koljeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Wijaya
vs
Koljeno

189 cm
25
189 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
32
190 lbs
7 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Wijaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivo Koljeno!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koljeno gets caught flat footed, as Wijaya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wijaya makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wijaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wijaya stands up over Koljeno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wijaya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koljeno keeping moving, preventing Wijaya from controlling successfully.

Wijaya drops back looking for a leg! Koljeno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koljeno manages to kick Wijaya off! Wijaya jumps back into Koljeno's guard.
Wijaya cracks Koljeno with a solid left hand.
Wijaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koljeno's head.
Wijaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wijaya working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wijaya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wijaya is in close to Koljeno's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wijaya is in close to Koljeno's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Koljeno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wijaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koljeno looking to control.
Wijaya working some strikes from top position.
Wijaya works over Koljeno with some ground and pound from guard.
Wijaya chips away with some ground and pound.
Wijaya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Koljeno is rocked!
Koljeno keeping moving, preventing Wijaya from controlling successfully.
Wijaya distracts Koljeno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wijaya postures up and lands a big shot to Koljeno's brow.
Wijaya works over Koljeno with some ground and pound from guard.
Koljeno is still in real trouble! Can Wijaya finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya stands up over Koljeno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wijaya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koljeno seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wijaya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wijaya working some strikes from top position.
Wijaya lands a couple of digs.
Wijaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koljeno's head.

Wijaya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wijaya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wijaya landing with the ground and pound.
Koljeno looks winded!

Wijaya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wijaya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wijaya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koljeno trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wijaya with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wijaya works over Koljeno with some ground and pound from guard.
Wijaya advances to half guard.
Koljeno taking some punishment here, with Wijaya in his half guard.
Wijaya unloads with some huge strikes here! Koljeno is out! Wijaya wins by brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raja Wijaya!
A relieved looking Raja Wijaya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.