PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Koon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koon comes to the cage accompanied by Zion - Fluke. Fatu has chosen Bad Man as his entrance music. Solofa Fatu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Koon
vs
Fatu

189 cm
29
218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Project Mayhem
Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Koon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koon darts in looking for a takedown but Fatu gets double underhooks and turns Koon into the cage.
Fatu wants to break free but Koon has control.
Koon jumps guard but Fatu stands there with Koon around his waist. Koon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fatu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Koon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fatu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fatu is trying to force a seperation but Koon has the dominant position.
Fatu is trying to force a seperation but Koon has the dominant position.
Koon jumps guard but Fatu stands there with Koon around his waist. Koon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koon jumps guard but Fatu stands there with Koon around his waist. Koon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koon slows down the pace here.
Koon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fatu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Koon pulls guard.
Koon keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Koon trying to keep a closed guard but Fatu is proving a slippery customer.
Koon keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.

Koon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fatu is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koon keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Koon looking for a triangle here. Fatu is fighting it but it looks tight! Koon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fatu is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dan Koon!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Koon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.