PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 796 p4p, 656 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 119 p4p, 99 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kofel
vs
Obi

173 cm
29
155
14 - 9 - 1

178 cm
29
158
10 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
Obi lands a body shot.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kofel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Kofel tried to counter with a leg kick but Obi avoided it.
Obi misses with a hook to the body
and Kofel counters with a nice leg kick.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
Obi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kofel.
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!
Kofel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kofel. That one must have hurt.
Kofel scores with a jab.
Obi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Obi misses with a two punch combination.
Obi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Kofel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obi unleashes a big counter combination but Kofel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kofel scores with a sloppy right hand. Obi should have avoided that one.
Obi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kofel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kofel connects with a solid leg kick.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Obi saw it coming and moves away.
Obi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kofel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi misses with an uppercut.
Kofel tried to counter with a leg kick but Obi avoided it.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Kofel wants to slow Obi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kofel looks for the body kick but Obi saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obi! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi lands the left hand.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Kofel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obi slips under a jab.
Obi throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Obi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Obi throws a hook to the side of Kofel's head but Kofel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kofel wants to land a leg kick but Obi is out of range.
Obi takes a swing at Kofel's ribcage but misses.
Kofel scores with a push kick.
Obi walks into a jab.
Kofel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofel lands with an uppercut that bounces Obi off the cage and back into range.
Kofel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi slips under a jab.
Kofel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kofel scores with a leg kick.
Kofel throws a low kick, looking for Obi's leg but Obi calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Obi.
Kofel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obi just manages to avoid it.
Obi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kofel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kofel misses with a low kick as Obi jumps back.
A jab from Obi misses.
Obi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kofel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Obi.
Kofel tries a low kick but Obi avoids it.
Obi throws the left hand but Kofel avoids the punch easily.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofel slips a straight right by Obi.
Kofel cracks Obi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi misses with a looping left.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel is looking to counter punch.
Kofel slips under a jab from Obi.
Obi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Obi throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Obi misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Kofel's shoulder, as Kofel tries to avoid the shot.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
Obi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab by Obi.
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kofel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Kofel - just one landing.
Kofel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kofel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Kofel's shoulder, as Kofel tries to avoid the shot.
Kofel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Obi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kofel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kofel scores with a jab.
Obi staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obi.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Obi checks it.
Kofel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Obi does no damage.
Kofel tried to counter with a leg kick but Obi avoided it.
Obi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
Kofel blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Obi.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Obi throws out a counter right but Kofel avoids it with no problem.
Kofel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obi throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel thumps Obi with a low kick.
Kofel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kofel with the inside leg kick.
Kofel looks to throw the jab but Obi is out of range.
Obi lands a body shot.
Obi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Kofel.
Kofel tries to work over Obi's front leg with a kick but Obi checks it.
Obi jabs at Kofel's body.
Obi lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obi misses with an uppercut
and Kofel counters with an inside leg kick.
Obi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kofel scoring well with a low kick there.
Kofel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obi is out of range.
Kofel lands a jab to the nose.
Kofel misses with a wild body shot.
Obi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kofel.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Kofel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Obi throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Kofel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kofel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Kofel misses with a hook. Obi ducked under it nicely.
Kofel lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Obi saw it coming and moves away.
Kofel blocks a jab.
Kofel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kofel scores with a hook.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Kofel throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Kofel lands a right hook to the body.
Obi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kofel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obi moves away.
Kofel throws a hook to the side of Obi's head but Obi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obi takes one on the button.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Obi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Obi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kofel finds it's way round the side to connect with Obi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kofel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obi.
Obi defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.
Obi checks a leg kick nicely.
Obi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kofel.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
Obi throws a right hand that misses
and Kofel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kofel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kofel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obi thinking.
Obi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kofel counters with a nice body kick.
Kofel throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Obi looks to throw the jab but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obi checks a low kick from Kofel.
Obi scores with a jab to the head.
Obi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Obi drops his hands momentarily and Kofel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Obi.
Obi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obi lands a body shot.
Kofel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obi stuns Kofel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kofel.
Obi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obi misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obi thuds a left hand into Kofel's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Obi.
Obi takes one on the button.
Kofel throws the kick towards the body but Obi avoids it.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Obi.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Obi saw that one coming.
Kofel connects with a body shot.
A jab from Obi misses.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Kofel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
Obi misses with a left hand
and Kofel counters with a leg kick.
Kofel throws a big shot that misses.
Obi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kofel.
Obi throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Kofel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kofel's head backwards.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kofel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kofel lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kofel.
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Kofel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Obi throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Obi throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Obi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kofel throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Obi!
Kofel avoids the body shot from Obi.
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kofel counters with a thumping low kick.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Kofel misses.
Kofel misses with a body shot
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kofel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kofel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kofel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obi's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
Kofel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Obi throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Obi drops his hands momentarily and Kofel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kofel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obi moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Kofel there.
Obi throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Obi scores with a nice strike.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obi.
Kofel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kofel misses with a hook
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kofel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xylon Kofel.
Well Kofel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
Xylon Kofel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.