PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Jablomey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kenji Koko enters the cage!

Jablomey
vs
Koko

177 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haywood Jablomey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Koko!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jablomey.
Koko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koko throws a low kick but Jablomey moves out of range easily.
Koko avoids the head kick by Jablomey.
As Jablomey backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Jablomey manages to avoid it all.
Koko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jablomey tries a head kick but it misses.
Jablomey throws a low kick, looking for Koko's leg but Koko calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jablomey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jablomey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koko!

It looks like Haywood Jablomey has been cut.
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!
Koko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jablomey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jablomey.
Jablomey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Koko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jablomey throws a quick counter head kick but Koko was just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Koko. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koko. Jablomey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jablomey attempts a counter takedown but Koko avoids it well and moves away.
Koko throws a right hand that Jablomey ducks under and follows up with a left that Jablomey also avoids with ease.
Jablomey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
Jablomey tries a head kick but it misses.
Jablomey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jablomey backs up against the cage.
Jablomey cracks the inside of Koko's front leg.
Jablomey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koko's sensitive parts.
A jab from Koko does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jablomey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Jablomey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jablomey cracks the inside of Koko's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Jablomey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been informed that Koko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A punch combination from Koko misses.
Jablomey throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
Jablomey throws a leg kick that misses.
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jablomey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jablomey motions for Koko to come forward. Jablomey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koko throws a wild body kick that Jablomey sees coming a mile off.
Koko with a jab.
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jablomey.
A bone on bone clash there as Jablomey blocks the leg kick.
Jablomey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jablomey counters with a body kick that stops Koko in his tracks momentarily.
Koko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Koko blocks the low kick.
Koko misses with an uppercut
and Jablomey counters with a low kick, right behind Koko 's knee.
Koko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jablomey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koko.
A good leg kick by Jablomey.
Koko throws a leg kick but Jablomey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koko feints a jab promting Jablomey to slip. Koko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jablomey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jablomey.
Koko misses with a body shot.
Jablomey lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jablomey blocks the leg kick.
Jablomey looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kenji Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko misses with a right hand
and Jablomey counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koko.
Koko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koko throws a lazy right hand but Jablomey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jablomey fakes the leg kick and cracks Koko in the body.
Jablomey scoring well with a low kick there.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
Koko swings for the body but Jablomey moves out of range.
Koko looks to land a body kick but Jablomey moved away.
Koko blocks a head kick by Jablomey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko throws a low kick but Jablomey avoids it.
Jablomey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Koko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koko blocks a head kick by Jablomey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Koko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haywood Jablomey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping leg kick lands for Jablomey.
Koko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jablomey scores with a nice body kick.
Koko misses with a body shot.
As Koko backs away, Jablomey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koko misses with the combination.
Koko throws a push kick but Jablomey slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jablomey checks a leg kick.
Jablomey lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jablomey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jablomey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koko checks a leg kick.
Jablomey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koko if he has to take too many more of those.
Jablomey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jablomey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jablomey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kenji Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jablomey.
Jablomey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koko.
Koko throws the left hand but Jablomey avoids the punch easily.
Koko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jablomey.
Jablomey throws a front kick aimed at Koko's knee but Koko avoids it well.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jablomey is just out of range.
Koko misses with a body kick.
Koko avoids the head kick by Jablomey.
Jablomey looks for the body kick but Koko saw that one coming.
Koko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jablomey can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jablomey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jablomey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jablomey tried to counter with a leg kick but Koko avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jablomey manages to avoid it.
Koko throws a leg kick
and Jablomey counters with a leg kick.
Koko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jablomey.
Koko throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koko throws a series of punches but Jablomey moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jablomey. That's going to slow Koko down.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko scores with a one two! Jablomey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Haywood Jablomey's cut is getting worse.
Jablomey lands a head kick!
Jablomey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jablomey lands with a slapping head kick.
Jablomey avoids the body shot from Koko.
Jablomey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koko lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablomey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jablomey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
You can see that Koko has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jablomey checks a leg kick.
Koko throws the left hand but Jablomey avoids the punch easily.
Jablomey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jablomey tries a head kick but it misses.
Koko misses with a body kick.
Jablomey lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jablomey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koko.
Koko stuns Jablomey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jablomey is out of range and Koko settles back down.
Jablomey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Koko lands with a good body shot.
Koko misses with a body punch
and Jablomey counters with a thumping low kick.
Koko works Jablomey's body with a nice hook.
Koko misses the body punch
and Jablomey counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Jablomey as he checks the leg kick.
Jablomey misses with a kick to the body.
Jablomey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koko.
Jablomey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koko misses with the body kick
and Jablomey counters with a nice leg kick.
Koko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jablomey rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jablomey walks into a straight right hand from Koko.
Jablomey dodges the punch combination from Koko.
Koko is breathing heavily.
Jablomey connects with a high kick.
Koko looks to land a body kick but Jablomey moved away.
Koko blocks a head kick by Jablomey.
Koko avoids the head kick by Jablomey.
And Koko responds with a good body kick, but Jablomey manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenji Koko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Haywood Jablomey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jablomey scores with a head kick. Koko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jablomey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koko scores with a jab.
Koko tried to score with a low kick but Jablomey checks it.
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jablomey counters with a left and a right that stings Koko.
Jablomey connects with a leg kick. Koko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koko is looking to slow Jablomey down with leg kicks.
Jablomey throws a leg kick but Koko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenji Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jablomey throws a wild body kick that Koko sees coming a mile off.
Koko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jablomey counters with a leg kick.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
and Jablomey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jablomey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablomey lands a leg kick that knocks Koko off balance momentarily.
Koko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jablomey throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Koko. Those never looked like landing.
Jablomey lands a head kick!
Koko misses with a body kick.
Jablomey is looking to slow Koko down with leg kicks.
Koko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jablomey throws a leg kick which misses Koko's front leg but catches the back leg as Koko tries to avoid it.
Koko checks a low kick from Jablomey.
Koko misses with a right hand
and Jablomey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jablomey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koko's calf.
Jablomey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Jablomey backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Jablomey manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko motions for Jablomey to come forward. Koko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jablomey throws a leg kick but Koko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koko avoids the head kick by Jablomey.
Koko checks a low kick from Jablomey.
Koko moves out of range as Jablomey throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Jablomey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko checks a low kick from Jablomey.
Despite the aggression on Koko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koko lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jablomey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jablomey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koko misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koko misses with a double jab
and Jablomey counters with a head kick.
Koko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koko throws the left hand but Jablomey avoids the punch easily.
Koko lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jablomey.
Koko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jablomey. Jablomey obviously looking to wear him down.
Koko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koko throws a body kick that misses.
Jablomey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jablomey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jablomey throws a leg kick which misses Koko's front leg but catches the back leg as Koko tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Koko misses
and Jablomey counters with a thumping low kick.
Jablomey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jablomey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jablomey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koko lands with a straight right. Jablomey didn't see that one coming.
Koko misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jablomey.
Jablomey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koko.
Jablomey lands a nice looking body kick.
Haywood Jablomey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jablomey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koko if he has to take too many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haywood Jablomey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenji Koko!
Kenji Koko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.