PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie Vincent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Koch
vs
Vincent

170 cm
27
162 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

178 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vincent.

Vincent shoots in and bounces Koch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
Vincent is working Koch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch is pulling down on Vincent's head to control his posture.
Koch working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Koch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vincent defends well.
Vincent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is adopting a defensive guard.
Vincent trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
Vincent throwing strikes from guard but Koch blocks nicely.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch is trying to control the position but Vincent postures up.
Vincent is fighting to break Koch's control of his arms but Koch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vincent trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent throwing strikes from guard but Koch blocks nicely.
Koch trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koch throws a hook to the side of Vincent's head but Vincent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vincent connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koch. Koch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vincent throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Vincent moves out of range of the body kick.
Vincent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincent.
A little feinted left hand from Koch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Vincent cracks Koch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koch throws a shot to the body.
Koch misses with a looping left.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Koch swings widly with a right hand
and Vincent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vincent swings for the body but Koch moves out of range.
Koch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vincent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vincent scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koch misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch with a hook.
Vincent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Koch misses
letting Vincent counter with a right hand.
Koch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vincent.
Vincent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vincent throws a solid leg kick but Koch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vincent.
Koch tries to land a front kick but Vincent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vincent blocks the body kick.
Vincent blocks the body kick.
Vincent tries to clinch up.
Koch lands a nice looking body kick.
Jacob Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vincent lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vincent.
Vincent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koch throws a low kick but Vincent avoids it.
Vincent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vincent moves out of range as Koch throws a body kick.
Vincent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Koch throws a solid leg kick but Vincent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koch.

Vincent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koch to the mat! Koch manages to get full guard.
Koch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vincent distracts Koch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koch is controlling Vincent's posture.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koch looking to control.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vincent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vincent just manages to avoid it.
Koch tries to land a leg kick but Vincent saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koch. Vincent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch takes one on the button.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Koch throws a lazy uppercut
and Vincent counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Koch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vincent looks to land a combination. Koch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koch throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Vincent misses.
Koch moves away from the strike by Vincent.
Nice defenses there by Vincent.
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!
Vincent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koch. That did some damage!
Vincent turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vincent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Vincent.
Koch jabs at Vincent's body.
Koch 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.
Vincent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koch.
Koch misses with a straight right.
Vincent misses with a hook. Koch ducked under it nicely.
Koch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koch scores with a spinning back kick!
Koch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Vincent misses with a looping right.
Koch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vincent finds it's way round the side to connect with Koch's head.
Vincent cracks Koch with a good jab.
A jab from Vincent finds it's way through Koch's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Vincent misses.
Koch misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a wild body kick that Vincent sees coming a mile off.
Vincent dips to his left and cracks Koch with an uppercut!
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Koch.
A swing and a miss from Koch.
Vincent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vincent tries to work over Koch's front leg with a kick but Koch checks it.
Koch is looking to chop away at Vincent's legs.
A right-left combo lands from Vincent.
Vincent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vincent misses with a kick to the body.
Koch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koch throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Koch keeps Vincent at a distance using the push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vincent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vincent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koch can pounce on him.
Koch misses with a lunging right hand

and Vincent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vincent tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Koch looking to slow down the pace here.
Vincent lands with a short shot to the head.
Vincent misses with a body punch.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
Koch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koch trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
Vincent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Koch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vincent is leaning against Koch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vincent wants to stall.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Koch stalling in the clinch but Vincent improves position.

Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Vincent lands a lovely overhand right.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koch doesn't manage to clinch there - Vincent circles away.
Vincent connects with a crisp jab.
Vincent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Koch lands.
Vincent lands a nice looking body shot.
Vincent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vincent blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Koch misses.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vincent misses with a straight left.
Koch keeps the fight on the outside.
Koch looks for the body kick but Vincent saw that one coming.
Vincent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vincent shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vincent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Vincent moves into the clinch.
Koch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vincent lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koch has had enough of the clinch but Vincent keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koch.
Vincent lands with a short shot to the head.
Vincent prevents a body shot from Koch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Vincent breaks from the clinch.

Koch rushes Vincent and presses him up against the cage.
Vincent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Koch misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Vincent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koch's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Vincent.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koch's elbow.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch is looking to control Vincent's arms but Vincent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koch has his back to the cage.
Vincent tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Vincent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vincent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch prevents the takedown attempt.
Vincent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vincent is working Koch over against the cage.
Koch lands a left hand.
Vincent pushes Koch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vincent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincent misses with a punch on the inside.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch blocks a body shot from Vincent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vincent scores with a head kick.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
Koch moves forwards but Vincent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vincent. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Koch.
Vincent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koch doesn't seem bothered though.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Vincent blocks a leg kick.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Koch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vincent is able to avoid easily.
Koch throws a solid leg kick but Vincent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koch.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koch as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Koch.
Vincent avoids the body shot from Koch.
Koch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koch darts in trying to clinch
and Vincent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacob Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Vincent moves into the clinch.
Vincent can't get the takedown.
Jacob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vincent lands with a right to the head.
Koch has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vincent lands with a left to the head.

Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent swings widly with a right hand
and Koch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vincent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Vincent slips under a jab.
Vincent dips to his left and cracks Koch with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vincent. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vincent.
Vincent staying out of range there.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vincent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koch.
Koch connects with a body shot that sends Vincent's belly button to the back.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Koch misses with an uppercut. Vincent saw that one coming.
Koch throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vincent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Vincent!
After winning the bout, Vinnie Vincent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.