PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alto Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch has chosen John Cage's 4'33" as his entrance music. Ryszard Duch looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Koning
vs
Duch

187 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alto Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koning avoids it really well and circles away.
Alto Koning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duch looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Koning clinches up against the cage.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning has Duch pressed against the cage.

Koning manages to break the clinch.
Koning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koning throws a right and a left that Duch avoids nicely.

Koning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duch, pushing him back against the cage.
Koning stalling the fight.
Koning lands an elbow inside that Duch shrugs off.

Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Koning does it's job there.

It looks like Ryszard Duch has been cut.
Koning connects with a nice cross there... Duch is looking wobbly and Koning recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Duch to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Koning jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alto Koning!
Alto Koning took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wasn't myself in my last fight so I came out here tonight to show that I can compete in this division. Thanks to everyone for the support.'.