PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 574 p4p, 97 weight class) and Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 1090 p4p, 162 weight class). Kincaid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Highlander Theme. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Koso
vs
Kincaid

176 cm
34
170 lbs
17 - 8 - 3

181 cm
29
174 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Malcolm Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Kincaid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koso connects with a jab.
Koso keeps the fight on the outside.
Koso tries to counter with a takedown but Kincaid is quick to defend against it.
Koso throws a leg kick which misses Kincaid's front leg but catches the back leg as Kincaid tries to avoid it.
Kincaid steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koso. That one must have hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kincaid gets through Koso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koso.

Koso manages to pull guard.
Koso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kincaid wants to pass the guard but Koso is keeping the position.
Kincaid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kincaid is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koso looking for a sweep. Not yet Koso, not yet.
Kincaid scoring with some ground and pound.

Koso working for a triangle but Kincaid defends it easily.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Koso keeps moving.
Kincaid stopping the sweep attempt from Koso.
Koso is working hard here to advance position.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Koso looking for a guillotine here but Kincaid defends easily.
Kincaid tries to free his leg and advance position but Koso is retaining full guard.
Koso pulls Kincaid in close to prevent any damage.
Koso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koso is trying to keep Kincaid in close.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice uppercut there from Koso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso throws a sloppy head kick
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Kincaid off balance momentarily.
Koso misses with a wild body shot.
Speva Koso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso misses with an uppercut
and Kincaid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koso thinking.
Kincaid wants to clinch.
Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koso.
Koso throws a hook but Kincaid avoids it easily.
Kincaid let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koso looks to land a right hand but Kincaid moved out of range.
Koso misses with a body shot.

Koso gets a clinch.
Koso scores with a shoulder strike.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Kincaid avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kincaid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso is trying to pull guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kincaid lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kincaid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koso jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Koso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Kincaid.
Kincaid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koso.
Kincaid pushes Koso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koso tries to work over Kincaid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kincaid gets through Koso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid lands a nice uppercut.
Kincaid scores with a hook to the body.
Kincaid blocking some punches.
Kincaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Koso swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kincaid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malcolm Kincaid will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kincaid counters with a thumping low kick.
Koso lands a head kick!
Kincaid tries to clinch
and Koso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koso throws a good cross that connects.
Koso misses with a leg kick
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Kincaid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koso finds it's way round the side to connect with Kincaid's head.
Speva Koso is winning the standup battle so far.
Koso just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso lands a nice hook to Kincaid's body. Kincaid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kincaid.
A telegraphed right hand from Koso misses the target.
Koso jabs Kincaid right on the nose. Kincaid blinks but takes it well.
Kincaid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koso.
Kincaid is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koso with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid throws a right hand that misses
letting Koso counter with a right hand.
Koso throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Kincaid defending well as Koso loads up on a big left hand.
Koso connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koso.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Koso.
Kincaid throws out a counter right but Koso avoids it with no problem.
Koso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koso misses with a right hand
and Kincaid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Kincaid misses.
Koso thumps Kincaid with a low kick.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Kincaid blocks a low kick nicely.
Koso misses with a hook. Kincaid ducked under it nicely.
Kincaid scores with a body shot.
Kincaid works over Koso's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
A jab from Koso misses.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut. Koso saw that one coming.
Koso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koso.
Koso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kincaid takes a step back to recover.

Koso rushes Kincaid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koso throws a head punch that misses.
Koso scores with a shot to the side of Kincaid's head.

Koso manages to break the clinch.
Kincaid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso swings widly with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Kincaid misses.
Koso looks to throw the jab but Kincaid is out of range.
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kincaid. Kincaid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kincaid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koso tried to counter with a leg kick but Kincaid avoided it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kincaid 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.
Koso throws a wild body kick that Kincaid sees coming a mile off.
Koso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kincaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kincaid steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koso.
Kincaid swings for the body but Koso moves out of range.
Koso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kincaid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koso throws a head kick that Kincaid semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick from Koso misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koso.
Koso sets himself, and Kincaid steps forward looking for the clinch! Koso avoids it this time.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Koso.
Koso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Kincaid throws out a counter right but Koso avoids it with no problem.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Kincaid moves away from the strike by Koso.
Koso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Koso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kincaid manages to get to full guard.
Koso postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speva Koso dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Koso. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Kincaid misses.
Koso misses with a looping right.
Koso throws a leg kick which misses Kincaid's front leg but catches the back leg as Kincaid tries to avoid it.
Koso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kincaid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koso to score with a decent uppercut.
Koso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kincaid flicks out a counter leg kick but Koso steps away.
Kincaid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kincaid thuds a left hand into Koso's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid is looking to clinch.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kincaid! But no joy.
Koso throws a lazy uppercut
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Koso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kincaid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koso. Koso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Koso misses
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koso throws a body shot but no joy.
Kincaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koso.
Kincaid looks to land a combination but Koso avoids it well.
Kincaid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kincaid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kincaid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kincaid scores with a nice strike.
Koso throws a hook to the side of Kincaid's head but Kincaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koso dips to his left and cracks Kincaid with an uppercut!
Koso lands with a good body shot.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
Kincaid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kincaid needs to keep his hands up - Koso had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koso throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Koso missing with a left hand there. Kincaid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Kincaid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koso misses with a hook.
Kincaid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koso.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Kincaid misses.
Koso attempts a counter takedown but Kincaid avoids it well and moves away.
Koso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koso misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kincaid breaks the clinch.
Koso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koso checks a leg kick nicely.
Koso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to move into range but Kincaid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kincaid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koso is able to avoid easily.
Kincaid throws a hook but Koso blocks it.
A lazy left from Kincaid finds it's target.
Kincaid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koso at a distance.
Kincaid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincaid.
Koso throws a jab when Kincaid was well out of range.
Kincaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincaid.
Koso misses with a wild body shot.
Koso lands the left hand.
Koso throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Kincaid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kincaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kincaid avoids the body shot from Koso.
Koso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid scores with a body shot.
Koso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Koso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kincaid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koso. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koso connects with a single shot there.
Koso scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kincaid.

And that's the end of the fight!
Speva Koso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!