PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kanchai Suya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suya
vs
Koch

177 cm
25
162 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
162 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanchai Suya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suya darts in and clinches Koch up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suya.
Knees to the body from Suya.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Koch taking a breather.
Koch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koch blocks an uppercut.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koch is defending well for now.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koch lands with a short shot to the head.
Suya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch just leaning against Suya, taking a breather.
Suya misses with a punch to the body.
Koch stalling in the clinch.
Suya tries to work over Koch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suya missing with knees to the body.
Koch blocking some punches.
Suya connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koch lands an uppercut.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.

Koch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Suya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suya lands a nice knee to the body.
Koch misses with a punch on the inside.
Suya lands a nice knee to the body.
Koch lands a body shot.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koch is defending well for now.
Koch swings wildly with an uppercut but Suya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suya blocking some punches.
Suya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koch managing to block the knees to the body from Suya.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch tries a body shot but Suya blocks it.
Koch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.

Koch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suya tries to close the distance and clinch but Koch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suya tries to close the distance and clinch but Koch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suya fails in his attempt to clinch.

Koch tries to keep at a distance but Suya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koch misses with a body punch.
Suya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Koch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Suya seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koch can turn it around.
Koch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suya backwards.

Koch breaks the clinch.
Koch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koch counters with a nice uppercut.
Suya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Suya instigates a clinch.
Koch prevents a body shot from Suya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch blocks a body shot from Suya.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Suya.
Suya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suya lands a right hand.
Suya takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Suya's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koch avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
Suya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koch gets through Suya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suya blocks the elbow strike.
Suya lands a good knee to the midsection. Koch won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Koch.
A nice left hand lands by Koch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koch managing to block the knees to the body from Suya.
Suya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koch lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suya backwards.
Suya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koch is defending well for now.
Suya misses with a knee strike.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Koch lands a shoulder strike.
Suya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Suya tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Koch digs a right hand underneath Suya's ribcage. Suya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suya trying to land knees to the body.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suya can't find room to land a body shot as Koch controls the action.
Suya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by Suya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.
Koch avoiding damage as Suya throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanchai Suya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Suya takes the fight into the clinch.
Koch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koch struggles to land a body shot inside as Suya controls his hands.

Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suya tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
Suya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koch - that will leave a mark!
Suya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Suya with a body shot.
Suya stuns Koch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suya tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
Koch counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suya's calf.
Koch throws a series of punches but Suya avoids them all with ease.
Koch scores with a jab to the body.
Suya wants to clinch up but Koch keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koch swats away the attempt to clinch by Suya.
Suya moves in looking to clinch but Koch pushes him off.
Koch works the jab nicely.
Suya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Koch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suya on the side of the head.
Koch keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Koch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suya on the side of the head.

Suya is rocked!
Suya wants to clinch but Koch slips to the side
and Koch scores with a counter punch that sends Suya to the canvas! Koch smells blood - he's punishing Suya with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Suya has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Koch!
After the fight, Jacob Koch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.