PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kohler comes to the ring accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kohler
vs
Muay Thai

178 cm
19
271 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephane Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Muay Thai is able to avoid easily.
Spar Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muay Thai lands a nice looking body kick.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Kohler.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Kohler moves away
and Kohler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Spar Muay Thai has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muay Thai wants to clinch but Kohler slips to the side
and Muay Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kohler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muay Thai won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Muay Thai struggling a bit here.
Kohler working the ground and pound but Muay Thai is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Muay Thai's face as Kohler controls the position.
Muay Thai tries to buck Kohler off but Kohler is having none of it.
Muay Thai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Muay Thai is trying to get back to his feet.
Muay Thai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kohler is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Muay Thai's shoulder. That is not cool.
Muay Thai wants to control but Kohler postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kohler happy to just control the position for now.
Kohler working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Kohler moves away

and Kohler lands a stunning uppercut that sends Muay Thai to the mat!

Muay Thai is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kohler has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muay Thai is still in real trouble! Can Kohler finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohler postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Muay Thai out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kohler goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephane Kohler!
Stephane Kohler was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.