PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Koh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Koh
vs
Zimmerman

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Koh !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman misses with a low kick.

Zimmerman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koh working some strikes from top position.
Koh throws an elbow that misses. Zimmerman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koh 's guard. Nice move by Zimmerman!

Koh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zimmerman is controlling him.
Koh wants to sweep here but Zimmerman controlling him for the moment.
Zimmerman stops Koh from standing up.
Zimmerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Koh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zimmerman is one step ahead there.
Zimmerman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zimmerman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Koh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Koh tries to get to full guard but Zimmerman has control of the leg.
Koh is trying to control but can't.
Zimmerman prevents Koh from improving his position.
Zimmerman working the head and body with strikes.
Koh is trying is best to control the position here.

Zimmerman is trying for a kimura here. Koh looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zimmerman wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Zimmerman!