PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Van Kossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wang
vs
Van Kossen

173 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Van Kossen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang fails with the takedown.
Van Kossen throws a counter combo.
Van Kossen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Kossen lands a jab-cross combination.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.

Van Kossen closes the distance and clinches.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Kossen's efforts to push away.
Wang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Van Kossen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Kossen lands with a left to the head.
Wang landing knees to the body.
Van Kossen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Kossen.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kossen.
Wang struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kossen controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Kossen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Kossen tries to land knees in the clinch but Wang avoids the damage to the body.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Kossen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kossen is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks.
Van Kossen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Van Kossen.
Van Kossen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang cracks Van Kossen with a nice body shot.
Van Kossen tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kossen.
Wang blocks a body shot from Van Kossen.
Van Kossen blocking some punches.
Van Kossen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wang as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang prevents a body shot from Van Kossen.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Wang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang tries to throw a body punch but Van Kossen avoids it by throwing Wang back against the cage.
Good body shot from Wang.
Wang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Kossen looks winded!
Wang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Wang.
Wang crunches a lovely knee into Van Kossen's ribcage.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wang.
Wang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Kossen or not.
Wang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Kossen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Wang.
A body shot lands from Wang.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
Wang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Wang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wang.
Wang lands an elbow inside that Van Kossen shrugs off.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wang lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with a short shot to the head.
Wang lands a right hand.

Wang pulls guard effortlessly.
Wang throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Wang has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Van Kossen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wang.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Wang lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wang.
Wang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang digs a right hand into Van Kossen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Kossen's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wang dominated that round.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wang throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Van Kossen stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Wang follows into mount!

Van Kossen is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Wang looking to control but Van Kossen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Kossen is still in real trouble! Can Wang finish him?

Wang is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Van Kossen misses with a few strikes there.
Van Kossen seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kossen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wang lands a brutal head kick. Van Kossen looks out on his feet and Wang throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). James Wang!
James Wang is the new bantamweight champion!