PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 740 p4p, 28 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 759 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coco
vs
Nekele

195 cm
31
230 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

210 cm
24
275 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

THE END 32

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele lands a leg kick that knocks Coco off balance momentarily.
Nekele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coco looks for the body kick but Nekele saw that one coming.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coco throws a one two combo.
Coco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Coco misses.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coco throws a head kick that half lands.
Nekele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coco throws a series of punches but Nekele avoids them all with ease.
Nekele with a jab.

It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Nekele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coco misses with a wild combination.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coco throws a head kick that misses.
Coco tries a low kick but Nekele avoids it.
Nekele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nekele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coco.
Coco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coco throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coco. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coco tries to land a leg kick but Nekele saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nekele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coco.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Coco avoids it with no problem.
Nekele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nekele thuds his right hand into Coco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Nekele clinches.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Coco.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Coco misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Coco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nekele prevents Coco from breaking the clinch.
Nekele working aggressively here.
Nekele misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nekele.
Nekele working aggressively here.
Coco tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele tries to work over Coco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekele misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Coco tries a body shot but Nekele blocks it.
Nekele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coco takes a shot to the head.

Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coco missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coco misses with a hook.
Nekele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coco with a body shot.
Coco misses with a head kick.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Coco avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nekele scores with a hook to the body. Coco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Coco lands a jab.
Nekele misses with a left hand
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Coco throws a chopping leg kick but Nekele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nekele throws a hook to the side of Coco's head but Coco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nekele checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nekele misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fanta Coco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fanta Coco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nekele slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Coco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coco throws a counter high kick but Nekele was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big left from Coco misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nekele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nekele throws a low kick but Coco avoids it.
Nekele avoids the head kick by Coco.
Coco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fanta Coco is winning the standup battle so far.
Coco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nekele in his tracks.
Nekele lands a jab to Coco's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele with a nice cross.
Nekele lunges at Coco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coco's hand.
Coco wants to slow Nekele down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Coco misses.
Coco sets himself, and Nekele steps forward looking for the clinch! Coco avoids it this time.

Nekele clinches.
Coco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nekele lands a right hand.
Nekele misses with a body punch.
Coco tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coco has had enough of the clinch but Nekele keeps him there for the moment.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coco can't break the clinch.
Coco throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nekele fails to land.

Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Coco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Coco.
Coco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Coco misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coco throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coco lands a jab to the head.
Coco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele throws a low kick, looking for Coco's leg but Coco calmly moves out of range.
Coco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nekele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Coco misses the target.
Nekele thows a leg kick but Coco checks it
letting Coco counter with a right hand.
Coco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nekele wants to counter with a clinch but Coco pushes him away.
Coco throws a solid leg kick but Nekele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coco.
A big left from Coco misses.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco feints and then cracks Nekele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nekele down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele scores with a punch to the head.

Fanta Coco's cut is getting worse.
Coco misses with a body kick.
Nekele throws a shot to the body.
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!
Nekele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Coco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele flicks out a counter leg kick but Coco steps away.
Coco throws a body kick that misses.
Nekele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coco tried to score with a low kick but Nekele checks it.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Coco walks into a straight right hand from Nekele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fanta Coco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fanta Coco's cut.
That's time! Coco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A jab from Coco misses.
Coco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele counters with a nice uppercut.
Nekele is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coco throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nekele blocks the body kick.
Coco digs a good body shot into Nekele's ribs.
Coco misses with an uppercut
and Coco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Coco is rocked!
Coco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coco misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Coco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nekele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco throws a right hand that Nekele ducks under and follows up with a left that Nekele also avoids with ease.
Nekele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nekele thumps Coco with a low kick.
Nekele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coco throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coco throws a low kick, looking for Nekele's leg but Nekele calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Nekele as he checks the leg kick.
Coco misses with a looping left.
Coco tries to land a body kick
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fanta Coco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Coco misses with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coco's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Coco.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coco's head.
Coco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coco.
A big left from Coco misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nekele.
Coco half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nekele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nekele blocks a low kick nicely.
Coco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nekele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coco on the side of the head.
Oh Coco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Fanta Coco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nekele has time to react.
Coco seems to have got his legs back now.
Coco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coco.
Coco throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Coco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nekele throws the left hand but Coco avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Coco. Those never looked like landing.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BOOM! Nekele lands a beautiful left hook that drops Coco. Coco tries to recover but Nekele is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Coco lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview.