PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kiboko ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ko comes to the cage accompanied by eminem - lose yourself. John Cross is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

ko
vs
Cross

180 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kiboko ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Cross!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ko fails with a takedown attempt.

ko tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
ko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cross lands an elbow just above ko 's eye.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like kiboko ko has been cut.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.

ko is rocked!

Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ko circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cross moves into range and clinches up with ko.
Cross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh ko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ko seems to have got his legs back now.

Cross has managed to clinch.

Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ko looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kiboko ko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cross is fending him off so far but ko persists. Nope, Cross circles away and we're back to standing.
John Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross avoids the head kick by ko.
Cross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ko has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looks to land a body kick but ko moved away.

ko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
ko is breathing heavily.

Cross explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice takedown defense from ko. No joy for Cross on that attempt.
ko tries to clinch but Cross is having none of it.
Cross tries to clinch up.
ko throws a head kick that misses.
Cross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot by ko.
Cross tries to clinch up.
ko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Cross darts in and clinches ko up against the cage.

Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cross drives through and clinches with ko against the cage.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped ko in his tracks for a moment.

Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by ko.
ko tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ko tries for a takedown but Cross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cross drives through with a takedown into guard.

ko has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cross doesn't defend quickly enough and ko has managed to lock this one up! Can Cross escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to ko on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). kiboko ko!