PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Koch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGee
vs
Koch

193 cm
23
202 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

187 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Berserkers Alchemy & Money Transfer

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Koch!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
McGee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koch misses with an uppercut.
Koch lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
Koch misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Koch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michael Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch misses with a hook
and McGee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Koch misses with a body shot.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
McGee misses with a body shot.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koch's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koch looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
Nice straight punches there by McGee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGee.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Koch moves out of range easily.
Koch checks the leg kick.
Koch slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Koch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Koch misses.

Koch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McGee tries to hold on but Koch pushes him away.
Koch trying to control but McGee is having none of it.
Koch punching from mount but McGee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Koch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to hold on but Koch pushes him away.
McGee is trying to stand up.
Koch throwing strikes here but McGee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McGee taking shots to the head.
Koch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGee working to try and regain half guard.
McGee trying desperately to get to his feet.
McGee is trying to escape the mount.
Koch cracks McGee with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koch!