PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 1085 p4p, 140 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 1352 p4p, 163 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Da Oxlade
vs
Kodjia

203 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kodjia.
Da Oxlade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kodjia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kodjia scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Oxlade should have avoided that one.
Da Oxlade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kodjia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Da Oxlade avoids the body shot from Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with a right hand
and Da Oxlade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Da Oxlade throws a sloppy head kick and Kodjia moves out of range easily.
Kodjia wants to counter the offense by Da Oxlade and move into the clinch position.
Da Oxlade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Oxlade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kodjia tries a head kick but it misses.
Kodjia misses with a looping left.
Da Oxlade lands a head shot.
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!
Da Oxlade takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Da Oxlade scores with the left hand. Kodjia knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Oxlade checks a leg kick nicely.
Kodjia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Oxlade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kodjia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodjia tests Da Oxlade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Oxlade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kodjia can pounce on him.
Kodjia misses with a head kick.
Kodjia walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Da Oxlade drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kodjia swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Da Oxlade's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franck Kodjia!
Franck Kodjia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.