PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Africanus
vs
Kothciushco

199 cm
23
288 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
250 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus misses with a head kick.
Africanus is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kothciushco checks a leg kick.
Kothciushco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Kothciushco rushes Africanus and presses him up against the cage.
Africanus blocks a body shot from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Kothciushco is looking to break free of the clinch but Africanus has double underhooks.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Africanus avoids the damage to the body.
Africanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Kothciushco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kothciushco is trying to break the clinch but Africanus is controlling him.
Africanus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.

Kothciushco breaks from the clinch.
Africanus tries to work over Kothciushco's front leg with a kick but Kothciushco checks it.
Kothciushco throws out a leg kick but Africanus moves out of range and Kothciushco only half commits.
Kothciushco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Africanus momentarily.
No joy there for Kothciushco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Africanus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kothciushco, as that shot connected.
Africanus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus misses with a leg kick
and Kothciushco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Africanus misses its intended target.
Africanus takes a swing at Kothciushco's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Africanus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus blocks a head kick by Kothciushco.

Kothciushco gets a clinch.
Africanus has Kothciushco pressed against the cage, preventing Kothciushco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Africanus as Kothciushco tries to tie him up.
Africanus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Africanus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kothciushco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Africanus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kothciushco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Africanus prevents Kothciushco from breaking the clinch.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Africanus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kothciushco's elbow.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Africanus avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
Kothciushco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Kothciushco stalling in the clinch but Africanus improves position.
Kothciushco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Africanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kothciushco controls his hands.
Kothciushco struggles to land a body shot inside as Africanus controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Africanus tries a body shot but Kothciushco blocks it.
Kothciushco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Africanus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kothciushco or not.
Kothciushco blocking some punches.
Kothciushco tries to break the clinch but Africanus is controlling the position.
Kothciushco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Africanus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Africanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Kothciushco controls his hands.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Africanus avoids the damage to the body.
Kothciushco trying to land knees to the body.
Kothciushco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that round.
That's time! Africanus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Africanus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Africanus.
Africanus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kothciushco.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kothciushco checks a leg kick.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kothciushco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Africanus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kothciushco.
Africanus lands a nice looking body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kothciushco. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Africanus throws a head kick but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Kothciushco misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Kothciushco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kothciushco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Africanus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus lands a leg kick that knocks Kothciushco off balance momentarily.
Kothciushco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Africanus.
Scipio Africanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kothciushco avoids the head kick by Africanus.
Kothciushco swings for the body but Africanus moves out of range.
Kothciushco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kothciushco throws a leg kick
and Africanus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kothciushco really felt that one!
Africanus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Kothciushco has Africanus up against the cage in a clinch.
Africanus pushes off an throws an elbow but Kothciushco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Africanus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kothciushcos head.
A right handed body shot lands from Africanus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Africanus.
Kothciushco blocks a body shot from Africanus.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
Kothciushco avoiding damage as Africanus throws knees to the body.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
Kothciushco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Africanus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krzysztof Kothciushco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Africanus scores with a shot to the side of Kothciushco's head.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Africanus is defending well for now.
Africanus tries to work over Kothciushco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Africanus avoids it.
Kothciushco blocks an uppercut.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Africanus.
Kothciushco takes a shot to the head.

Kothciushco breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kothciushco. That did some damage!
Africanus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kothciushco drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Africanus follows Kothciushco to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scipio Africanus!