PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 2452 p4p, 343 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 2589 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tarczynski
vs
Koko

186 cm
46
198 lbs
47 - 22 - 2

190 cm
40
179 lbs
42 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Koko lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Koko misses with a hook. Tarczynski ducked under it nicely.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Koko breaks away and moves out of range.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Koko.
Tarczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski is looking to counter punch.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Koko.
Tarczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Tarczynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Koko misses with a right hand

and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski just leaning against Koko, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko avoiding damage as Tarczynski throws knees to the body.
Koko wants to break free but Tarczynski has control.
A head punch on the inside from Tarczynski fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Koko misses with the head strike.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Koko.
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Tarczynski.
Koko takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Koko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Koko. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Koko strikes.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tarczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko wants to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski pushes him away.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski scores with a punch to the head.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the body
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tarczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Koko lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Koko moved away.
Koko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Koko.

Koko lands a big uppercut and Tarczynski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tarczynski looks OK. Koko waves Tarczynski back to his feet!

Tarczynski is rocked!

Karol Tarczynski's cut is getting worse.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koko.
Oh Tarczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Koko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Koko tried to score with a low kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Tarczynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarczynski scrambles back to his feet.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarczynski checks it well.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Koko misses.
Koko blocks a jab.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko misses the body punch
and Koko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski misses with a wild combination.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Koko throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Koko is predictable there
and Tarczynski counters with a nice body shot.
Koko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tarczynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koko tries to bum rush Tarczynski with a series of wild strikes but Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarczynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koko.
Tarczynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koko on the side of the head.
Koko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Koko with a hook.

Karol Tarczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Koko misses with an uppercut

and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Koko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko misses with some punches.
Tarczynski prevents a body shot from Koko.

Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko throws a solid leg kick but Tarczynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koko misses with a jab to the body
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarczynski connects with a body shot that sends Koko's belly button to the back.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski tried to counter with a leg kick but Koko avoided it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koko, as that shot connected.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koko thinking.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarczynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koko throws a shot to the body.
Koko looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Koko breaks away and moves out of range.
Koko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Koko drops Tarczynski with a beautiful combination! Tarczynski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Koko is looking for the KO!

Jeez, Karol Tarczynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Koko slips the punch.
Tarczynski digs a good body shot into Koko's ribs.
Tarczynski misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarczynski. That snapped Koko's head back.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Tarczynski off balance momentarily.
Koko 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.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Koko looks to land a combination but Tarczynski avoids it well.
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Koko.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko lands with a shot to the body.
Koko misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.

Koko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tarczynski sprawling to the canvas! Tarczynski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koko finish him?!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karol Tarczynski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Koko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.