PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 553 p4p, 841 weight class) and Jean Paul Savette (ranked 40 p4p, 69 weight class). Kock's entrance music is I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kock
vs
Savette

160 cm
37
140
29 - 18 - 1

172 cm
24
148
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savette misses the shot to the body.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Savette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kock.
Savette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Savette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savette loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.

Kock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Savette bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Savette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savette misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savette.
Kock slips under a jab from Savette.
Nice body kick there by Savette.
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savette throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kock lands with a hook. Savette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Savette misses its intended target.
Kock misses with a left hand
and Savette counters with a left to the body.
Kock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savette counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock thuds his shin into the meat of Savette's side.
Kock cracks Savette with a good jab.
Kock walks into a jab.
Savette misses with a looping left.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Savette lands with an uppercut that bounces Kock off the cage and back into range.
Jean Paul Savette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kock takes the fight into the clinch.
Kock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kock wants to break free but Savette has control.
Savette wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Kock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kock manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Kock lands.
Savette throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Kock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kock throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
Kock misses with a hook
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.

Kock instigates a clinch.
Kock lands a shot to the body.
Kock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Savette misses with some punches.
Kock digs a right hand underneath Savette's ribcage. Savette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock tries to pull guard but Savette holds him up against the cage and eventually Kock drops back down to his feet.
Savette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kock swings wildly with an uppercut but Savette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savette lands a right hand.
Savette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savette breaks the clinch.
Savette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savette ducks right into an uppercut from Kock.
The fighters circling - Kock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kock connects with the punch.
Savette misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Savette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kock throws a right hand that misses
and Savette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Savette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kock throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range.
Savette throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Savette cracks Kock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Kock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savette.
Savette lands with a cross.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Savette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
Savette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kock.
Kock throws a right hand that misses
and Savette counters with a straight right hand.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
Kock is looking to counter punch.
Savette catches Kock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savette scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Savette.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Savette dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kock pushes Savette away with a front kick.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Savette.
Savette throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Savette lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Kock.
Kock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Savette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savette takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kock misses with an uppercut. Savette saw that one coming.
Kock scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savette lands a glancing blow to the side of Kock's head.
Savette takes one to the chin there.
Jean Paul Savette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Savette.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savette in his tracks.
Savette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Savette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kock has time to react.

Kock is rocked!
Savette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Savette misses with a body shot.
Savette misses with a head kick.
Kock throws a quick counter head kick but Savette was just out of range.
Kock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savette.
Savette throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Kock misses the target.
Kock throws a lazy uppercut
and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savette swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Kock avoids the body shot from Savette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock looks to land a left hand but Savette moved out of range nicely.
Kock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savette moves away from the strike by Kock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock missing with a left hand there. Savette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock blocks a leg kick.
Savette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Savette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kock's head.
Savette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kock's sensitive parts.
Savette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
Savette throws a leg kick but Kock moved away.
Kock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savette throws a head kick but Kock moves out of range.

Kock drives through and clinches with Savette against the cage.
Kock blocks an uppercut.

Kock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kock throws a hook but Savette blocks it.
Savette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kock circles away quickly and effectively.
Savette connects with a right hand. Kock shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Savette does it's job there.
Savette connects with an inside leg kick.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savette moves away.
Kock takes one to the chin there.
Kock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kock throws a body kick that misses.
Savette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kock misses the target.
Kock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Savette scores with a spinning back kick!
Savette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kock to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kock throws a hook to the side of Savette's head but Savette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Savette.
Savette just misses with a punch to the body.
Savette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savette counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice side step and Savette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savette pinned against the cage. Savette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batang Kock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kock.
Kock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kock throws a hook to the side of Savette's head but Savette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kock misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Savette lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kock doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savette.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock throws a lazy right hand but Savette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Savette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Savette rushes Kock and presses him up against the cage.
Savette is trying to break free.
Kock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Savette on the inside.
Kock struggles to land a body shot inside as Savette controls his hands.
Savette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Savette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kock lands an overhand right.
Savette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kock's sensitive parts.
Savette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savette.
Savette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savette blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kock.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Kock.
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!
Kock throws the left hand but Savette avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws a hook but Savette blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Kock sets himself, and Savette steps forward looking for the clinch! Kock avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Kock.
Savette cracks Kock with an open hand slap.
Savette has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kock.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Savette ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Savette scores with a hook to the body. Kock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savette thuds his right hand into Kock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savette.
Savette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savette works the jab nicely.
Oh Kock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savette misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock checks the leg kick.
Kock seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kock.
Savette misses with an uppercut.
Savette swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Savette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kock is out of range.

Kock drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savette is trying to keep Kock in close.
Kock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kock trying to control but Savette is working from the bottom.
Kock postures up in Savette's guard and throws a big left but Savette blocks it.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock pushes down on Savette's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kock is working for a kimura but Savette is defending it quite comfortably.
Kock passes to full mount!
Jean Paul Savette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kock punching from mount but Savette doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Savette is desperately trying to improve his position but Kock has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock looking to finish with strikes here!
Kock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Savette tries to lock up and control but Kock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kock punching from mount but Savette doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Kock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Kock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Savette!
Jean Paul Savette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.