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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Yen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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250 lbs
11 - 18 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen throws a right and a left that Kothciushco avoids nicely.
Yen tries to land a front kick but Kothciushco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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.
Kothciushco throws a shot to the body.
Yen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kothciushco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kothciushco throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Yen looks to land a combination but Kothciushco avoids it well.
Yen tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Kothciushco finds it's way through Yen's defenses.
Yen throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kothciushco to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kothciushco throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Yen throws a counter combo.
Yen throws a right and a left that Kothciushco avoids nicely.
Donnie Yen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yen throws a sloppy head kick and Kothciushco moves out of range easily.
Yen lands a two punch combo.
Kothciushco dips to his left and cracks Yen with an uppercut!
Yen 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 head kick misses from Yen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yen or perhaps it was just good defense by Kothciushco, which made it look bad.
Kothciushco appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco clinches up against the cage.
Kothciushco lands a nice knee to the body.
Yen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kothciushco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kothciushco lands with a right to the head.
Kothciushco leaning against his opponent.
Yen tries to pull guard but Kothciushco holds him up against the cage and eventually Yen drops back down to his feet.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Kothciushco crunches a lovely knee into Yen's ribcage.
Yen looks winded!
Kothciushco controlling the action here for a moment.
Kothciushco misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kothciushco clinches up against the cage.
Yen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kothciushco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kothciushco is trying to stand up here but Yen is controlling him well.
Yen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco kicks Yen off and gets back to his feet.
Yen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kothciushco tries to work over Yen's front leg with a kick but Yen checks it.
Kothciushco avoids the head kick by Yen.
Yen darts in looking for a takedown but Kothciushco gets double underhooks and turns Yen into the cage.
Kothciushco thuds his shin into the meat of Yen's side.
Yen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kothciushco tries to sprawl out of it but Yen 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 throws a head kick that misses.
Kothciushco pushes Yen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kothciushco misses with a punch to the body.
Kothciushco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yen misses with a kick to the body
and Kothciushco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco moves out of range of the body kick from Yen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Yen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kothciushco throws a series of strikes that have Yen backpedaling.
Kothciushco pushes Yen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kothciushco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kothciushco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kothciushco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kothciushco scoring well with a low kick there.
Kothciushco gets a clinch.
Kothciushco manages to break the clinch.
Yen fails with the takedown.
Kothciushco throws a looping overhand right but Yen ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kothciushco cracks Yen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kothciushco misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kothciushco scores with a four punch combination!
Kothciushco lands with a hook. Yen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yen is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Yen scores with a four punch combination!
Yen misses with the combination.
Yen swinging wildly here.
Yen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Kothciushco tenderised Yen's leg. Yen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kothciushco connects with an inside leg kick.
Kothciushco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yen can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yen.
Kothciushco throwing a counter right hand but Yen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco pushes Yen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yen is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yen is defending well for now.
Kothciushco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kothciushco is defending well.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Kothciushco tries to throw a body punch but Yen avoids it by throwing Kothciushco back against the cage.
Kothciushco lands an elbow just above Yen 's eye.
It looks like Donnie Yen has been cut.
Kothciushco pushes off an throws an elbow but Yen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kothciushco misses with a body punch.
Yen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kothciushco prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco misses with a body punch.
Yen managing to block the knees to the body from Kothciushco.
Yen managing to block the knees to the body from Kothciushco.
Yen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kothciushco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yen.
Yen misses with a head kick.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kothciushco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yen lands with a good body shot.
Kothciushco lands an overhand right.
Kothciushco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yen finds it's way round the side to connect with Kothciushco's head.
Sloppy strikes from Yen. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco stuffs the takedown.
Yen is breathing heavily.
Kothciushco lands a nice shot to the body.
Kothciushco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kothciushco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kothciushco pushes Yen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kothciushco is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Yen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Yen working the ground and pound but Kothciushco is defending the strikes.
Kothciushco wants to get back to his feet but Yen drags him back down.
Kothciushco holding on.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yen moves away from the strike by Kothciushco.
Yen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kothciushco counters with a low kick, right behind Yen 's knee.
Yen throws a series of punches but Kothciushco avoids them all with ease.
Kothciushco connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Yen misses
letting Kothciushco counter with a right hand.
Kothciushco lands with a nice combination. Yen backs away looking to recover.
Yen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kothciushco finish him?
Kothciushco scoring well with a low kick there.
Kothciushco leaves Yen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kothciushco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yen momentarily.
Kothciushco lands a big right hook! Yen looks hurt but is still standing! Kothciushco lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Yen falls down and Kothciushco dives in with a huge hammer fist! Yen's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Kothciushco runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krzysztof Kothciushco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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