PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anastazy Kojras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Magnar
vs
Kojras

174 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
24
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anastazy Kojras!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kojras clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kojras has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magnar after a bit of a struggle.
Kojras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnar.
Magnar stalls.
Nice body punch from Magnar.
Kojras tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kojras throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kojras blocking some punches.
Magnar taking a breather.
Magnar gets underhooks to prevent Kojras's takedown attempt.

Magnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kojras slips under a jab.
Magnar scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anastazy Kojras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojras throws a body kick that misses.
Kojras lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Magnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kojras's head.
Kojras scoring well with a low kick there.
Kojras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magnar is fending him off so far but Kojras persists. Nope, Magnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Ballard Magnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anastazy Kojras.
A lazy left from Magnar finds it's target.
Kojras throws a sloppy head kick and Magnar moves out of range easily.
Kojras delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Kojras.
Magnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kojras lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnar connects with a looping right hand.
Magnar moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magnar. That's going to slow Kojras down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojras throws a head kick that misses.
Magnar throws a hook to the side of Kojras's head but Kojras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kojras drives through and clinches with Magnar against the cage.
Magnar is pushing Kojras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Magnar gets through Kojras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kojras backwards.
Magnar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kojras missing with knees to the body.
Magnar managing to block the knees to the body from Kojras.
Magnar controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magnar is defending well for now.
Magnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kojras.
Kojras misses with a knee to the head.
Kojras's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magnar gets underhooks to prevent Kojras's takedown attempt.
Magnar is looking to control Kojras's arms but Kojras gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magnar has his back to the cage.
Kojras tries to land knees in the clinch but Magnar avoids the damage to the body.
Magnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kojras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magnar.
Kojras with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ballard Magnar.
Jab by Magnar.
A head kick misses from Kojras.
Ballard Magnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kojras closes the distance and clinches.
Magnar lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kojras looking to slow down the pace here.
Magnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kojras up against the cage.
Magnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magnar pushes Kojras back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kojras looking to slow down the pace here.
Kojras throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ballard Magnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Magnar throws a lazy right hand but Kojras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kojras checks the leg kick.
Ballard Magnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kojras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magnar lands a right hook to the body.
Kojras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kojras goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Magnar.

Kojras is rocked!

Kojras fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Kojras is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnar finish him?
Magnar blocks an elbow strike from Kojras.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kojras.
Kojras pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magnar lands a shoulder strike.
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!

Magnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kojras throws a head kick that misses
letting Magnar counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Kojras misses
and Magnar counters with a right hand from hell and Kojras is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ballard Magnar!
Our winner, Ballard Magnar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.