PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 23733 p4p, 22924 weight class) and Malboe Tabitan (ranked 529 p4p, 547 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Coker
vs
Tabitan

176 cm
25
160
6 - 11 - 0

185 cm
28
192
0 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Hawaii Nutrition
Ajax Cloth

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malboe Tabitan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Tabitan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coker counters with a series of strikes. Tabitan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tabitan tries to clinch up but Coker circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Tabitan.
Coker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Coker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tabitan manages to avoid it.
Tabitan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coker counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker moves out of range of the body kick from Tabitan.
Coker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coker lands a head kick!

It looks like Malboe Tabitan has been cut.
Tabitan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coker. That's going to slow Tabitan down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tabitan moves in looking to clinch but Coker pushes him off.

Tabitan clinches up against the ropes.

Coker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tabitan closes the distance but Coker moves to the side
and Coker counters with a left to the body.
Tabitan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Tabitan tries to counter with a clinch but Coker shakes him off and moves away.
Coker feints a jab promting Tabitan to slip. Coker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tabitan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tabitan. Tabitan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tabitan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tabitan is looking to clinch.
Akeen Coker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coker lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Tabitan.
As Tabitan looks to move away, Coker throws a big counter combo but Tabitan just gets out of the way.
Tabitan tries to clinch up.
Tabitan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coker misses with a series of wild punches.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coker throws a right hand that Tabitan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tabitan also avoids with ease.
As Coker backs off Tabitan throws a huge counter combo but Coker manages to avoid it all.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Coker does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malboe Tabitan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tabitan throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Coker throwing a counter right hand but Tabitan manages to avoid it.
Tabitan wants to clinch
and Tabitan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coker swinging wildly here.
Tabitan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far.
Tabitan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coker counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tabitan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from Tabitan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabitan tries to clinch but Coker is having none of it.
Tabitan throws a head kick that misses.
Coker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tabitan closes the distance but Coker moves to the side
and Coker counters with a one-two to the body.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tabitan manages to avoid it.
Tabitan just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Coker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coker scoring well with a low kick there.
Coker swats away the attempt to clinch by Tabitan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabitan closes the distance but Coker moves to the side
and Coker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coker with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Coker.
Coker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tabitan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tabitan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Coker. Those never looked like landing.
Tabitan is looking to clinch but Coker is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Coker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tabitan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Coker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malboe Tabitan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Coker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coker throws a head kick but Tabitan moves out of range.
Tabitan slips a jab and a cross from Coker.
Coker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tabitan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coker looks to land a combination but Tabitan avoids it well.
Tabitan lands a slapping body shot.
Tabitan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Coker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Tabitan looks to move away, Coker throws a big counter combo but Tabitan just gets out of the way.
Coker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabitan wants to clinch but Coker slips to the side
and Coker counters with a nice body shot.
Coker works Tabitan's body with a nice hook.
Tabitan walks into a left hand.
Coker throws a head kick that misses
enabling Tabitan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tabitan darts in trying to clinch
and Coker counters with a left and a right that stings Tabitan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tabitan. Tabitan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That has opened up Malboe Tabitan's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Tabitan throws out a counter right but Coker avoids it with no problem.
Tabitan doesn't manage to clinch there - Coker circles away.
Tabitan is looking to clinch but Coker is avoiding it.
Coker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tabitan tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Coker misses its intended target.
Tabitan throws a counter combo.
Coker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tabitan eats them both and turns towards Coker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coker throws a push kick but Tabitan slaps the foot to one side.
Tabitan tries to bum rush Coker with a series of wild strikes but Coker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tabitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Coker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabitan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Tabitan moved away.
Tabitan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Coker.
Coker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coker counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker wants to slow Tabitan down by chopping away at his legs.
Tabitan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coker.
Tabitan is looking to clinch.
Tabitan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Coker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tabitan dodges the punch combination from Coker.
Tabitan digs a good body shot into Coker's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Malboe Tabitan's cut.
That's time! Coker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Tabitan throws a solid leg kick but Coker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tabitan.
A slow jab from Tabitan misses its intended target.
Tabitan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coker is looking to wear down Tabitan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tabitan avoids the head kick by Coker.
Tabitan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Tabitan darts in trying to clinch
and Coker counters with a one-two to the body.
Coker lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tabitan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tabitan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Coker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coker throws a counter high kick but Tabitan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabitan tries to clinch up but Coker circles away and keeps his distance.
Coker slips a jab and a cross from Tabitan.
Coker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tabitan blocks a head kick by Coker.
Tabitan moves in looking to clinch but Coker pushes him off.
Tabitan misses with a two punch combination.
Coker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tabitan tries to clinch there but Coker circles away.
Coker cracks Tabitan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coker misses with the combination.
Akeen Coker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabitan moves in looking to clinch but Coker pushes him off.
It looked like Coker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tabitan. That did some damage!
Tabitan tries to clinch up but Coker circles away and keeps his distance.
Coker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coker cracks Tabitan with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabitan tries to work over Coker's front leg with a kick but Coker checks it.
Coker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coker scores with a hook.
Coker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coker counters with a two punch combo.
Malboe Tabitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The cut above Malboe Tabitan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tabitan counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Coker crashing to the mat! Coker is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Tabitan screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malboe Tabitan!