PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dita Ripellas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ganny Kogir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ripellas
vs
Kogir

198 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dita Ripellas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ganny Kogir!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripellas tries to clinch but Kogir moves away
enabling Kogir to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripellas tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kogir. Ripellas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripellas tries to close the distance and clinch but Kogir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripellas tries to clinch up.
Ripellas tries to close the distance and clinch but Kogir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripellas is looking to clinch but Kogir is avoiding it.
Kogir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ripellas tries to clinch up
and Kogir counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripellas doesn't manage to clinch there - Kogir circles away.
Ripellas tries to clinch but Kogir is having none of it.
Ripellas tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripellas moves away from the strike by Kogir.
Kogir takes a swing at Ripellas's ribcage but misses.
Ripellas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kogir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripellas tries to clinch there but Kogir circles away.
Ripellas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kogir swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripellas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripellas is looking to clinch.
Kogir lands a glancing blow to the side of Ripellas's head.
Ripellas throws a wild hook but Kogir just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Ripellas gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Kogir raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ganny Kogir!