PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kokou Dossevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dossevi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Killers" by Motörhead. Bill Pharoni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pharoni
vs
Dossevi

190 cm
25
187 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

183 cm
20
199 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kokou Dossevi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dossevi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pharoni as he avoids it easily.
Pharoni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dossevi's hands.
Dossevi slips under a jab from Pharoni.
Dossevi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pharoni misses with a looping left.
Pharoni lands a really nice looking cross but Dossevi seems unphased.
Pharoni scores with a jab to the head.
Dossevi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pharoni leaves Dossevi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bill Pharoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kokou Dossevi.
Pharoni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pharoni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pharoni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dossevi.
Dossevi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pharoni.
Dossevi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pharoni.
Nice shot by Pharoni.
Pharoni scores with a nice head shot.
Pharoni scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Kokou Dossevi has been cut.
Bill Pharoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pharoni lands a left and a right that send Dossevi crashing to the mat, dazed. Pharoni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Dossevi is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Pharoni moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Dossevi! Pharoni continues to tee off on Dossevi, landing with a left and a right! Pharoni connects with a right hand that leaves Dossevi sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Pharoni!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bill Pharoni!