PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Koh (ranked 1768 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Zoo Ten (ranked 182 p4p, 184 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koh
vs
Ten

177 cm
23
159
5 - 3 - 0

168 cm
22
155
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoo Ten!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ten throws a wild body kick that Koh sees coming a mile off.
Koh darts in looking for a takedown but Ten gets double underhooks and turns Koh into the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Koh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koh avoiding damage as Ten throws knees to the body.
Koh trying to land knees to the body.
Koh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ten.
Ten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ten pushes Koh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ten working aggressively here.
Koh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koh lands a left hand.
Ten blocking some punches.
Koh tries a body shot but Ten blocks it.
Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ten's elbow.

Ten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ten scores with a nice right hand.
Ten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Koh misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Zoo Ten has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten slaps away a takedown attempt from Koh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koh looks for a takedown but Ten sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Koh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Koh with that takedown attempt.
Zoo Ten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koh darts in looking for a takedown but Ten gets double underhooks and turns Koh into the cage.
Ten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koh's face.

It looks like Daniel Koh has been cut.
Ten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ten's efforts to push away.
Ten misses with a knee to the head.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ten avoids it.
Koh lands with a light punch inside.
Koh misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ten.
Ten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koh tries to work over Ten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koh lands a knee to the head.
Ten blocking some punches.

Ten breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Koh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ten, which made it look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Ten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koh doesn't seem phased though.
Koh avoids the head kick by Ten.
Ten blocks a head kick by Koh.
Ten lands a jab to the nose.
Koh misses with a two punch combination.
Koh fails to land the takedown.
Koh sets himself, and Ten steps forward looking for the clinch! Koh avoids it this time.
Koh shoots in for a takedown but Ten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ten.
Jab, jab by Ten - just one landing.
Ten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Ten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ten.
Ten shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koh eats them both and turns towards Ten to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Koh is rocked!
Ten lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Koh crumples to the floor! Ten milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zoo Ten!
A very excited looking Zoo Ten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.