PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 1083 p4p, 652 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 77 p4p, 50 weight class). Kock comes to the cage accompanied by I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kock
vs
Phuthong

160 cm
38
140
30 - 20 - 1

178 cm
30
147
21 - 14 - 1

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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 30 - 20 - 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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock darts in looking for a takedown but Phuthong gets double underhooks and turns Kock into the cage.
Kock misses with an elbow over the top.
Phuthong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuthong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phuthong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Phuthong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kock throwing strikes from guard but Phuthong blocks nicely.
Phuthong is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Phuthong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Phuthong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock with a flurry of punches that miss.

Phuthong working for a triangle but Kock defends it easily.
Kock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kock advances position into side control!
Phuthong can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kock lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phuthong is looking to improve his position but Kock isn't that keen on the idea.
Phuthong regains half guard.
Kock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock is keen to just control but Phuthong is a slippery customer.
Phuthong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kock.

Phuthong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Phuthong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phuthong is not content to let Kock control the position.
Kock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kock thows a huge punch but Phuthong dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Phuthong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kock is working away from the top position though.
Phuthong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kock.

Phuthong actively working from the bottom here.
Kock wants to pass to mount but Phuthong is defending the position.

Kock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phuthong sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Kock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Phuthong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Kock misses with a straight left.
Kock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phuthong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Kock is out of range.
Phuthong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Phuthong tries to keep at a distance but Kock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phuthong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kock or not.
Phuthong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Kock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kock blocks an uppercut.

Kock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kock slips a jab from Phuthong.
Kock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock scores with a one two! Phuthong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Eh Phuthong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phuthong lands a right hook to the body.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Kock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Kock.
Phuthong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuthong throws a shot from downtown. Kock moves away and avoids it.
Phuthong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kock counters with a body kick.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Kock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kock wants to clinch up but Phuthong keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong moves out of range of the leg kick from Kock.
Kock shoots in looking for a takedown but Phuthong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
Phuthong lands a jab to the nose.
Kock tries to clinch up.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good shot there by Kock.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kock lands in his opponent's guard.
Kock pushing down on Phuthong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Kock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phuthong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kock working the head and body with strikes.

Phuthong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kock pulls his head out easily.
Phuthong trying to hold on to Kock's head to control him but Kock postures up.

Kock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Phuthong has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phuthong keeps working.
Phuthong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phuthong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Phuthong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kock pulls his head out easily.

Phuthong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kock trying to control the action but Phuthong is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Kock cracks Phuthong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Phuthong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Phuthong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kock misses with a looping left.
Phuthong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuthong throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong throws out a counter right but Kock avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock scores with a nice right hand.
Phuthong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kock throws a series of punches but Phuthong moves out of range.
Phuthong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phuthong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong scores with a jab. Kock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phuthong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kock misses with a two punch combination.
Kock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Phuthong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Kock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kock. Kock obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a head kick.
Kock lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Kock moved out of range.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Kock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kock with a jab.
Phuthong moves out of range of the body kick.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Phuthong throws a low kick, looking for Kock's leg but Kock calmly moves out of range.
Kock blocks a low kick nicely.
Kock looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Kock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Phuthong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Phuthong catches Kock right on the button with a cross.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuthong moves away.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kock throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong gets through Kock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kock tries to circle away but Phuthong has him pinned against the cage.
Phuthong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kock controls his hands.
Kock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phuthong to keep the fight standing.
Phuthong stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kock.

Phuthong manages to break the clinch.
Kock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phuthong's hands.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Kock avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
It looked like Kock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phuthong.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kock misses the target.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Kock cracks Phuthong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
Phuthong throws a right hand that misses
and Kock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phuthong, as that shot connected.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock is looking to counter punch.
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!
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phuthong thows a leg kick but Kock checks it
and Kock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kock looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
Kock throws a lazy right hand but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phuthong! But no joy.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy.
Phuthong tries to clinch but Kock is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Eh Phuthong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batang Kock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Kock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Phuthong lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eh Phuthong.
I think Kock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Batang Kock!
Batang Kock was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.