PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck has chosen wild boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ass
vs
Koscheck

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ass doesn't seem bothered though.
Ass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koscheck defends it nicely.
Koscheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ass circles away quickly and effectively.
Ass avoids the body shot from Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koscheck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koscheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koscheck stuffs the takedown.
Ass throws a head kick that misses.
Koscheck misses with a body shot.
Ass thows a body shot but no joy.
Koscheck tries to bum rush Ass with a series of wild strikes but Ass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koscheck throws a combination that misses
and Ass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ass is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koscheck swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Koscheck manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koscheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Koscheck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koscheck just misses with a punch to the body.
Ass shoots in and drives through. Koscheck sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck looks to land a combination. Ass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ass tries to clinch up but Koscheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass.
Ass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koscheck sprawls well. Koscheck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ass gets slowly back to his feet.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that Ass avoids nicely.
Koscheck just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler Koscheck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Ass misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass.
Ass wants to clinch.
Koscheck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Koscheck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koscheck misses with the combination.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ass.
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koscheck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ass rather than just go for the knockout.
Ass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koscheck misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Koscheck.

Kick Ass's cut is getting worse.
Koscheck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koscheck thinking.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but Ass avoids it well.
Koscheck falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ass moves into the clinch.
Ass can't break the clinch.

Koscheck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koscheck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ass was well out of range. Poor timing from Koscheck.
Tyler Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.
Koscheck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ass counters with a one-two to the body.
Koscheck swings for the body but Ass moves out of range.
Ass shoots in looking for a takedown but Koscheck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ass's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koscheck misses with a double jab.
Koscheck jabs at Ass's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koscheck. Ass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koscheck connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Ass avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Koscheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kick Ass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ass is defended easily by Koscheck.
Ass tries for a takedown but Koscheck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ass. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Ass pushes Koscheck up against the cage in a clinch.
Ass letting Koscheck take a breather here.

Koscheck breaks from the clinch.
Ass fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Koscheck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck swinging wildly here.
Koscheck misses with a series of wild punches.
Koscheck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koscheck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ass.
Sloppy strikes from Koscheck. Those never looked like landing.
Ass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koscheck.
Ass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koscheck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koscheck misses with a few strikes there.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Koscheck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koscheck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that Ass avoids nicely.
Koscheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ass counters with a nice body shot.
Koscheck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koscheck. Ass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koscheck stuffs the takedown.
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyler Koscheck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Koscheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ass circles away quickly and effectively.
Koscheck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koscheck throws a right hand that Ass ducks under and follows up with a left that Ass also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koscheck is fending him off so far but Ass persists. Nope, Koscheck circles away and we're back to standing.
Kick Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but Ass avoids it well.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass.
Sloppy strikes from Ass. Those never looked like landing.
Koscheck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ass closes the distance and clinches up with Koscheck, looking for a takedown. Ass pushes Koscheck against the cage but Koscheck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Koscheck does no damage.
Koscheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koscheck throws a combination that misses
and Ass counters with a straight right hand.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ass is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ass.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but Ass avoids it well.
Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koscheck misses with a series of wild punches.
Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass.
Ass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koscheck is fending him off so far but Ass persists. Nope, Koscheck circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Koscheck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kick Ass's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ass.
Koscheck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koscheck misses with a wild combination.
Koscheck lands a jab to the nose.
Koscheck tries to bum rush Ass with a series of wild strikes but Ass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Koscheck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ass counters with a left and a right that stings Koscheck.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but Ass avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koscheck as he jumps to the side.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a combination that misses

and Ass counters by moving into the clinch.
Ass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Koscheck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koscheck swings for the body but Ass moves out of range.
Koscheck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ass counters with a two punch combo.
Koscheck scores with a three punch combo!
Koscheck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koscheck.
Ass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koscheck avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koscheck misses with a jab to the body
and Ass counters with a straight right hand.
Koscheck misses with a wild combination.
Ass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ass.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.
Koscheck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ass backs up against the cage.
Ass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck swinging wildly here.
Koscheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ass circles away quickly and effectively.
Koscheck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ass manages to avoid it.
Koscheck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koscheck throws a combination that misses
and Ass counters with a one-two to the body.
Koscheck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koscheck wants it to stay on the feet.
Koscheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koscheck swinging wildly here.

Ass has taken the fight to the clinch.

Koscheck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koscheck misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ass is defended easily by Koscheck.
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Koscheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ass circles away quickly and effectively.
Ass looks for a takedown but Koscheck sprawls well.
Koscheck tries to bum rush Ass with a series of wild strikes but Ass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ass slips a jab and a cross from Koscheck.
Kick Ass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Koscheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koscheck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Koscheck!
Tyler Koscheck bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.