PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nqobile Ndlandla (ranked 5287 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Koneeey (ranked 4149 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.

Ndlandla
vs
Koneeey

195 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nqobile Ndlandla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josef Koneeey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koneeey throws a combination. Ndlandla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Koneeey tries to close the distance and clinch but Ndlandla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ndlandla throws a leg kick which misses Koneeey's front leg but catches the back leg as Koneeey tries to avoid it.
Ndlandla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koneeey 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.
Koneeey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ndlandla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koneeey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ndlandla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koneeey misses with a hook. Ndlandla ducked under it nicely.
Ndlandla cracks Koneeey with a good jab.
Koneeey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koneeey fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koneeey wants to clinch up but Ndlandla keeps it at a distance.
Ndlandla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koneeey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koneeey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ndlandla counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Koneeey is rocked!
Ndlandla thumps Koneeey with a low kick.
Koneeey is still on wobbly legs! Can Ndlandla finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndlandla fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Koneeey to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Koneeey looks to clinch but Ndlandla throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Koneeey taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nqobile Ndlandla!
A very excited looking Nqobile Ndlandla made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.