PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Under and Over it by ffdp. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kothciushco
vs
Prizefighter

200 cm
26
250 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

214 cm
32
220 lbs
18 - 17 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Prizefighter misses.
Prizefighter misses the shot to the body.
Kothciushco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prizefighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kothciushco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prizefighter's sensitive parts.
Kothciushco throws a right hand that Prizefighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Prizefighter also avoids with ease.
Prizefighter shoots in looking for a takedown. Kothciushco tries to sprawl out of it but Prizefighter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kothciushco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kothciushco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prizefighter back to the cage. Kothciushco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like HeavyWeight Prizefighter has been cut.
Krzysztof Kothciushco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prizefighter lands an overhand right.
Kothciushco slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Prizefighter misses.
Kothciushco throws a big shot that misses.
Kothciushco throws a poor cross that misses
and Prizefighter counters with a two punch combo.
Prizefighter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kothciushco thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prizefighter.
Kothciushco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kothciushco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Kothciushco misses.
Kothciushco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prizefighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kothciushco manages to avoid it.
A jab from Prizefighter finds it's way through Kothciushco's defenses.
Prizefighter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kothciushco's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kothciushco instigates a clinch.
Kothciushco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kothciushco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kothciushco lands a nice shot to the body.
Kothciushco misses with a body punch.
Kothciushco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prizefighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kothciushco blocks an elbow strike from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kothciushco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco avoiding damage as Prizefighter throws knees to the body.

Kothciushco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prizefighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for Kothciushco.
A punch combination from Kothciushco misses.
Prizefighter is looking to score with low kicks.
Prizefighter tries for a takedown but Kothciushco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kothciushco thuds his right hand into Prizefighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prizefighter scores with a leg kick.
Kothciushco misses with a left hand
and Prizefighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kothciushco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kothciushco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Prizefighter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter struggling a bit here.
Kothciushco in side control, throwing shots but Prizefighter defends.
Prizefighter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kothciushco.
Prizefighter struggling a bit here.
Kothciushco wants to control but Prizefighter is keeping him busy.
Prizefighter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Prizefighter actively working from the bottom here.
Prizefighter is trying to get back to full guard.
Kothciushco thows a huge punch but Prizefighter dodges it nicely.
Kothciushco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter is refusing to be controlled, as Kothciushco sits in half guard.
Kothciushco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kothciushco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prizefighter's head.
Prizefighter pushes Kothciushco off but Kothciushco dives into side control.
Prizefighter dodges the ground and pound from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to score with some ground and pound. Prizefighter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kothciushco misses with the ground and pound.
Prizefighter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prizefighter is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prizefighter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prizefighter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kothciushco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on HeavyWeight Prizefighter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Prizefighter misses.
Prizefighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kothciushco connects with a body shot.
Prizefighter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kothciushco counters with a nice body shot.
Prizefighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kothciushco's sensitive parts.

Kothciushco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kothciushco takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kothciushco manages to break the clinch.
Kothciushco throws a wild body kick that Prizefighter sees coming a mile off.
A left and a right from Kothciushco both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prizefighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Kothciushco motions for Prizefighter to come forward. Kothciushco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prizefighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Kothciushco circles away.
Prizefighter tries to clinch up but Kothciushco circles away and keeps his distance.

Kothciushco gets a clinch.
Prizefighter trying to land knees to the body.

Kothciushco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco looks to land a right hand but Prizefighter moved out of range.
Prizefighter slips a jab and a cross from Kothciushco.
Prizefighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kothciushco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kothciushco thows a body shot but no joy.
Prizefighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kothciushco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prizefighter's sensitive parts.
Prizefighter wants to slow Kothciushco down by chopping away at his legs.

Kothciushco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kothciushco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prizefighter is looking to improve his position.
Kothciushco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prizefighter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Prizefighter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prizefighter wants to sweep but no luck.
Prizefighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prizefighter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prizefighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kothciushco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prizefighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Prizefighter is looking for a triangle here but Kothciushco uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kothciushco.
Krzysztof Kothciushco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kothciushco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prizefighter keeps working.
Kothciushco throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kothciushco with the ground and pound but Prizefighter regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kothciushco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco looks to land a strike but Prizefighter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kothciushco stopping the sweep attempt from Prizefighter.
Kothciushco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kothciushco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kothciushco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kothciushco throws a big elbow that misses.
Kothciushco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prizefighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kothciushco is one step ahead there.
Kothciushco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kothciushco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prizefighter thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Prizefighter has momentary wrist control but Kothciushco slips an elbow through the middle.
Prizefighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco throwing strikes from guard but Prizefighter blocks nicely.
Kothciushco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prizefighter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kothciushco.
Prizefighter wants to sweep here but Kothciushco controlling him for the moment.
Kothciushco trying to control but Prizefighter is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prizefighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prizefighter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kothciushco wants to control from the top but Prizefighter keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Krzysztof Kothciushco wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kothciushco misses with a leg kick
and Prizefighter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kothciushco with a hook.
Prizefighter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on HeavyWeight Prizefighter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Prizefighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kothciushco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prizefighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kothciushco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prizefighter if he has to take too many more of those.
Prizefighter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kothciushco rather than just go for the knockout.
Prizefighter misses with a body kick.
Prizefighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Kothciushco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Prizefighter clinches up against the cage.
Prizefighter working Kothciushco over with knees to the body.
Kothciushco has had enough of the clinch but Prizefighter keeps him there for the moment.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Prizefighter avoids the damage to the body.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Prizefighter avoids the damage to the body.
Prizefighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kothciushco.
Still in the clinch, Prizefighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prizefighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kothciushco managing to block the knees to the body from Prizefighter.
Kothciushco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kothciushco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kothciushco wants to break free but Prizefighter has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco pushes Prizefighter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prizefighter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kothciushco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Prizefighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prizefighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kothciushco avoids the damage to the body.
Kothciushco tries to work over Prizefighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kothciushco manages to pull guard.
Kothciushco controls Prizefighter momentarily but Prizefighter frees himself.
Kothciushco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kothciushco will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kothciushco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kothciushco is trying to keep Prizefighter in close.
Kothciushco keeping moving, preventing Prizefighter from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Krzysztof Kothciushco wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Prizefighter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kothciushco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kothciushco scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prizefighter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Prizefighter throws a leg kick that misses.
Prizefighter throws a chopping leg kick but Kothciushco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kothciushco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prizefighter fails with the takedown.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prizefighter looks to land a combination but Kothciushco avoids it well.
Kothciushco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prizefighter ducks under a wild hook from Kothciushco.

Kothciushco pushes Prizefighter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kothciushco tries a knee to the head but Prizefighter blocks it.

Prizefighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kothciushco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prizefighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Kothciushco swats away the attempt to clinch by Prizefighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kothciushco connects with an inside leg kick.
Prizefighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kothciushco connects with a right hand. Prizefighter shakes it off.
Prizefighter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prizefighter shoots in but no luck this time.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of HeavyWeight Prizefighter.
Prizefighter misses with a body kick.
Kothciushco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prizefighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kothciushco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kothciushco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prizefighter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Kothciushco as he checks the leg kick.
Prizefighter throws a sloppy head kick and Kothciushco moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kothciushco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kothciushco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kothciushco lands a head kick!
Prizefighter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kothciushco takes a step back to recover.
Prizefighter throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Kothciushco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
HeavyWeight Prizefighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prizefighter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kothciushco.
Prizefighter throws a head kick but Kothciushco moves out of range.
Kothciushco misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Prizefighter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Prizefighter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kothciushco wants to control from the top but Prizefighter keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Kothciushco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kothciushco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Krzysztof Kothciushco!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Krzysztof Kothciushco!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Krzysztof Kothciushco!

Krzysztof Kothciushco wins by unanimous decision!