PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 849 p4p, 130 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1276 p4p, 185 weight class). Wylde is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kocur
vs
Wylde

183 cm
37
220 lbs
32 - 15 - 1

196 cm
31
215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wylde finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
Wylde works the jab nicely.
Kocur needs to keep his hands up - Wylde had a free shot at his head there.
Wylde throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Wylde throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a good low kick that Wylde was not able to check.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Wylde counters with a good, hard body kick but Kocur shrugs it off.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wylde with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur needs to keep his hands up - Wylde had a free shot at his head there.

Wylde gets tackled into the cage by Kocur. Kocur maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Wylde managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Wylde lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Wylde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
A hook to the body from Kocur.
Wylde displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kocur up against the cage.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Wylde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wylde has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wylde's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wylde looks winded!
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!
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wylde avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur working Wylde over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Kocur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wylde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wylde avoids it.
Wylde lands with a left to the head.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
Wylde lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde has Kocur pressed against the cage.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.

Wylde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wylde digs a good body shot into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Kocur clinches with his opponent.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Wylde blocks it.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wylde is defending well for now.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wylde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
Wylde is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Wylde counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur tries to work over Wylde's front leg with a kick but Wylde checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wylde.
Wylde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kocur's head.
Wylde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Wylde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur moves forwards but Wylde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kocur jabs at Wylde's body.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wylde.
Kocur lands a slapping body shot.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Wylde is out of range.
Wylde feints a counter leg kick.
Kocur lands a nice shot that snaps Wylde's head back.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Wylde.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wylde. That did some damage!
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kocur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur scores with a jab to the jaw.

That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Wylde slips under a jab from Kocur.
Wylde connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Kocur thuds a left hand into Wylde's body.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.
Jab from Kocur.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Wylde is rocked!
Kocur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wylde is still on wobbly legs! Can Kocur finish him?
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde seems to have recovered his senses.
Wylde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wylde's hands.

The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wylde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Wylde gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kocur gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Kocur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.