PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Serrano (ranked 3411 p4p, 3288 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 449 p4p, 432 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Serrano
vs
Koppia

185 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
189
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregorio Serrano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppia moves forwards but Serrano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Serrano misses.
A jab from Serrano finds it's way through Koppia's defenses.
Serrano throws a right hand that misses
enabling Koppia to counter with a crisp jab.
Serrano throws out a loose jab but Koppia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koppia scores with a jab. Serrano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koppia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Serrano on the side of the head.
Koppia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serrano's head backwards.

It looks like Gregorio Serrano has been cut.
Serrano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Serrano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Serrano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serrano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Koppia has managed to clinch.

Serrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Koppia catches Serrano right on the button with a cross.
Serrano lands with a right hand.
Koppia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serrano.
Serrano throws a body punch but Koppia moves out of range.
Koppia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koppia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Serrano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koppia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Serrano misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppia just misses with a punch to the body.
Koppia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koppia throws a shot from downtown. Serrano moves away and avoids it.
Serrano staying out of range there.
Koppia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Serrano does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serrano lands with a nice body punch.

Serrano lands a big right hand that sends Koppia crashing to the mat! Serrano stays standing though and waves Koppia back to his feet!

Koppia is rocked!
Koppia staying out of range there.
Koppia is still on wobbly legs! Can Serrano finish him?
Serrano scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Koppia misses.
Serrano throws a sloppy body shot
and Koppia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Serrano thinking.
Koppia seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano connects with the punch.
Serrano cracks Koppia with a hook to the temple - Koppia is on wobbly legs here! Serrano swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Koppia falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Serrano wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gregorio Serrano!
Gregorio Serrano is the new middleweight champion!
Gregorio Serrano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.