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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Koh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Brighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Koh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brighton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Koh to counter with a crisp jab.
Koh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koh keeps the fight on the outside.
Brighton throws a body punch but Koh moves out of range.
Koh misses with a wild body shot.
Brighton tries to close the distance and clinch but Koh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brighton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koh misses with a body shot.
Koh leaves Brighton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brighton tries to clinch up
and Koh counters with a nice body shot.
Brighton moves to clinch but Koh breaks away
and Koh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koh manages to avoid it.
Koh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brighton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koh keeps the fight on the outside.
Brighton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koh throws out a loose jab but Brighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brighton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koh throws a big shot that misses.
Brighton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brighton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koh lands with a good body shot.
Brighton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brighton fails to land the takedown.
Brighton is looking to wear down Koh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brighton thinking.
Koh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Koh loads up on a big right hand but Brighton slips the punch.
Koh ducks under a wild hook from Brighton.
Brighton scores with a hook to the body. Koh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brighton tries to clinch up.
Brighton wants to clinch up but Koh keeps it at a distance.
Brighton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jonathon Brighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brighton lands with a good body shot.
Koh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Brighton.
Brighton digs a good hook to Koh's body.
Brighton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koh.
Brighton takes a swing at Koh's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koh misses the shot to the body.
Brighton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koh counters with a straight right hand.
Brighton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koh manages to avoid it.
Brighton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Koh to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brighton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koh misses with a hook.
Brighton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koh was well out of range. Poor timing from Brighton.
Brighton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brighton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koh manages to avoid it.
Brighton looks to score with a jab to the body but Koh is just out of range.
Brighton moves to clinch but Koh breaks away
and Koh counters with a right hand to the body.
Brighton doesn't manage to clinch there - Koh circles away.
Brighton scores with a jab to the body.
Brighton tries to clinch but Koh moves out of range.
Koh looks to land a right hand but Brighton moved out of range.
Brighton shoots in for a takedown but Koh shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathon Brighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brighton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David Koh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koh misses with a left hand
and Brighton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brighton misses with a body punch
and Koh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brighton digs a good hook to Koh's body.
Koh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brighton shoots in looking for a takedown. Koh tries to sprawl out of it but Brighton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Koh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koh throws a jab when Brighton was well out of range.
Brighton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koh moves away.
Brighton clinches up with Koh and pushes him back against the cage.
Brighton tries to pull guard but Koh won't allow it.
Koh is trying to push Brighton away but Brighton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brighton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koh walks away with a smile on his face. Brighton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brighton misses with a body punch
and Koh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brighton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koh doesn't seem bothered though.
Brighton misses the body punch
enabling Koh to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton with a hook.
Koh misses with a left hand
and Brighton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koh misses with a right hand
and Brighton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brighton misses with a body shot
and Koh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brighton works Koh's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brighton darts in trying to clinch
and Koh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Koh misses.
A nice combination there by Brighton.
Brighton lands with a shot to the body.
Brighton is looking to clinch.
Brighton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Koh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brighton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathon Brighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brighton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brighton is looking to clinch but Koh is avoiding it.
Koh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koh stuns Brighton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brighton thows a body shot but no joy.
David Koh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brighton tries to clinch but Koh moves away
letting Koh counter with a right hand.
Koh lands a slapping body shot.
Brighton looks to clinch
and Koh counters with a straight right hand.
Koh misses with a shot to the body
so Brighton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brighton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koh keeping moving, preventing Brighton from controlling successfully.
Brighton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brighton forces his way into half guard.
Brighton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brighton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brighton swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathon Brighton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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