PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 1589 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 179 p4p, 231 weight class). Koefti comes to the cage accompanied by IZ - E Ala E. Harvey has chosen I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koefti
vs
Harvey

170 cm
31
160
12 - 11 - 1

178 cm
34
155
22 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Koefti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koefti thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Koefti misses with the body kick
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koefti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKoefti.
Koefti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvey checks it well.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Koefti scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
We've been told by Koefti's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Koefti slips the punch.
Koefti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koefti tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Koefti slips the punch.
Koefti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koefti wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
As Koefti backs off Harvey throws a huge counter combo but Koefti manages to avoid it all.
Harvey checks a leg kick nicely.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvey checks it well.
Koefti ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harvey misses with a hook. Koefti ducked under it nicely.
Harvey throws a body punch but Koefti moves out of range.
Koefti lands with a nice body kick.

Koefti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koefti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harvey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harvey takes an elbow to the temple.
Koefti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvey.
Harvey misses with some punches.
Koefti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koefti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harvey lands a body punch.
Koefti lands an elbow just above Harvey 's eye.
Koefti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harvey or not.
Harvey can't find room to land a body shot as Koefti controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvey digs a right hand underneath Koefti's ribcage. Koefti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harvey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koefti.
Harvey working aggressively here.
A short left from Harvey.
Harvey throws a head punch that misses.
Koefti scores a nice knee to the body.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koefti controls his hands.
Harvey tries a body shot but Koefti blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koefti.
Harvey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koefti controls his hands.
Koefti scores with a shot to the side of Harvey's head.
A shot in the inside from Koefti.
Koefti tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Koefti back against the cage.
Koefti lands a left hand.
Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koefti blocks an uppercut.
Koefti tries to work over Harvey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey tries a body shot but Koefti blocks it.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Harvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harvey's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Harvey.
Harvey blocks an elbow strike.
Harvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvey lands a nice uppercut.
Harvey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koefti backwards.
Koefti lands with a left to the head.

Harvey is rocked!
Koefti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harvey is still on wobbly legs! Can Koefti finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Koefti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koefti unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Harvey! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Koefti is unloading with more strikes now! Harvey drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Koefti!
Andre Koefti decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.