PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 2714 p4p, 257 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 2011 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kraag
vs
Kodjia

193 cm
29
270 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

195 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.

Kodjia clinches with his opponent.
Kodjia cracks Kraag with a nice body shot.
Kraag is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kodjia is defending well.

Kraag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraag. Kodjia does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kodjia darts in and clinches Kraag up against the cage.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kraag backwards.
Kodjia keeps control of Kraag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kraag breaks the clinch.
Kodjia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kraag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.

Kodjia rushes Kraag and presses him up against the cage.
Kraag has had enough of the clinch but Kodjia keeps him there for the moment.
Kraag takes a shot to the head.

Kraag pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kodjia stands up from Kraag's guard - Kodjia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kodjia throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kraag crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franck Kodjia!
A very excited looking Franck Kodjia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.