PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cho (ranked 2059 p4p, 3317 weight class) and Tyson Alexander (ranked 234 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cho
vs
Alexander

168 cm
27
154
5 - 2 - 1

172 cm
25
155
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Cho pushes him off.
It looked like Cho was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cho checks a leg kick nicely.
Alexander tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cho counters with a one-two to the body.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cho fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexander is looking for the big counter here.
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Alexander takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alexander with a hook.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alexander looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander tries to clinch up
and Cho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexander missing with knees to the body.
Alexander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cho.

Cho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cho swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexander is looking to clinch.

Alexander gets a clinch.
Alexander lands a nice knee to the body.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Cho managing to block the knees to the body from Alexander.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Cho.
Alexander lands a good knee to the midsection. Cho won't want to take too many of those.
Alexander missing with knees to the body.
Alexander trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander trying to land knees to the body.
Cho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
Cho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cho breaks from the clinch.
Alexander wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a jab but it's blocked by Cho.
Alexander tries to clinch but Cho is having none of it.

Alexander clinches up against the cage.

Cho breaks from the clinch.

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander trying to land knees to the body.
Cho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cho is defending well for now.

Cho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cho swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looks to clinch
and Cho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
Cho scores with a punch to the head.
Alexander tries to clinch but Cho moves away
and Cho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander misses with a combination
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Cho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander tries to clinch up
and Cho counters with a big right hand! Oh Alexander is in trouble here! Cho follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cho!
Steve Cho very nearly forgot to thank KOMBAT KLOTHING amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Tyson Alexander spoke after the fight, saying 'I was not on my A game today. He was better tonight. Lets run it back!!'.