PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 922 p4p, 975 weight class) and Chris Coryatt (ranked 134 p4p, 148 weight class). Coryatt has chosen Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryant
vs
Coryatt

184 cm
25
195
10 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
185
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt misses with a body kick.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Coryatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryant blocks a low kick nicely.
Coryatt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bryant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coryatt scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Kobe Bryant has been cut.
Bryant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Coryatt back to the cage. Bryant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Coryatt is rocked!

Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Coryatt slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a hook to the body
and Coryatt counters with a nice body kick.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coryatt.
Coryatt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bryant misses with a wild combination.
Coryatt missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Bryant.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Coryatt throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
A little jabbing left from Coryatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Coryatt's body. Coryatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bryant misses with a double jab.
Coryatt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bryant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bryant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coryatt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant connects with a looping right hand.
Bryant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coryatt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bryant if he has to take too many more of those.
Coryatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryant throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Coryatt does it's job there.
Bryant lands a jab-cross combination.
Bryant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coryatt throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bryant counters with a crisp one two that drops Coryatt! Bryant thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Coryatt to his feet! Coryatt is in big trouble!
Coryatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Bryant weaves into range and cracks Coryatt right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Coryatt goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bryant is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kobe Bryant!
After winning the bout, Kobe Bryant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.