PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 2277 p4p, 101 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 2100 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nurudinov
vs
Coco

195 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

195 cm
32
230 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurudinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coco.

It looks like Diyorbek Nurudinov has been cut.
Nurudinov tries for a takedown but Coco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nurudinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coco unleashes a big counter combination but Nurudinov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Coco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nurudinov tries to clinch but Coco moves out of range.
Nurudinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coco swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coco stops a takedown attempt from Nurudinov.
Nurudinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco pushes Nurudinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurudinov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurudinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coco tries to sprawl but Nurudinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Coco pushes Nurudinov off and gets back to his feet.
Nurudinov dodges the punch combination from Coco.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coco, right into the meat.
Fanta Coco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Coco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Coco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurudinov controls his hands.
Coco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coco can't find room to land a body shot as Nurudinov controls the action.

Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coco works the jab nicely.
Coco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurudinov.
Coco keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurudinov tries to counter with a takedown but Coco is quick to defend against it.
Coco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurudinov tries for a takedown but Coco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nurudinov shoots and misses

and Coco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Coco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Coco - that landed with a thud.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
Nurudinov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nurudinov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Coco can turn it around.

Coco breaks the clinch.
Coco looks to land a body kick but Nurudinov moved away.
Nurudinov is looking for a counter combo.
Nurudinov scores with a hook to the body. Coco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurudinov lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco moves forwards but Nurudinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurudinov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurudinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Coco.

Coco clinches with his opponent.
Coco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurudinovs head.
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Nurudinov avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Coco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Coco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurudinov goes for a takedown attempt but Coco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nurudinov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurudinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurudinov prevents Coco from getting back to his feet.

Coco manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Coco misses the target.

Coco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurudinov prevents a body shot from Coco.
Nurudinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cocos head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurudinov.
Coco misses with a body punch.

Coco breaks from the clinch.
Coco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurudinov moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco lands a head kick!
Nurudinov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fanta Coco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diyorbek Nurudinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coco moves into the clinch.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Coco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nurudinov closes the distance and clinches.
Nurudinov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Coco breaks from the clinch.

Nurudinov pushes Coco up against the cage in a clinch.

Nurudinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurudinov needs to keep his hands up - Coco had a free shot at his head there.
Nurudinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurudinov has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurudinov shoots in and drives through. Coco sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Coco misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coco.
Nurudinov shoots in for a takedown but Coco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coco lands a high kick to the side of Nurudinov's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Coco dives into guard, looking to finish.

Nurudinov is rocked!

Coco stands and steps away. Nurudinov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nurudinov ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Coco scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Coco has closed the distance and engaged Nurudinov in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurudinov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coco lands a nice shot to the body.
Coco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Coco.
A short right from Coco on the inside.
Coco lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Coco.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Coco waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nurudinov. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nurudinov to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Nurudinov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Coco stands up from Nurudinov's guard - Coco perhaps looking for a knockout.

Coco clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurudinov seems to have got his legs back now.
Coco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Coco has managed to clinch.
Nurudinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco digs a right hand into Nurudinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurudinov's gas tank.
Nurudinov can't get the takedown.
Coco is pressed up against the cage. Nurudinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coco down to the mat. Coco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body punch from Coco.
Fanta Coco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurudinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coco. That's going to slow Nurudinov down.
Nurudinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coco.
Coco tries a head kick but it misses.

Coco clinches up with Nurudinov and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to work over Nurudinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurudinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Coco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurudinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coco.

Coco gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Coco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Coco.

Nurudinov gets tackled into the cage by Coco. Coco maintains the clinch.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
Coco lands a body shot.
Coco stops a takedown attempt from Nurudinov.

Coco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurudinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Coco moves into range and clinches up with Nurudinov.
Coco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coco lands with a right to the head.
Nurudinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurudinov backwards.
Still in the clinch, Coco scores with a nice short uppercut.

Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coco connects with an inside leg kick.

Coco rushes Nurudinov and presses him up against the cage.
Coco lands an uppercut.
Coco pushes Nurudinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco digs a right hand into Nurudinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurudinov's gas tank.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Coco.
Nurudinov has a couple of punches blocked by Coco.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fanta Coco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diyorbek Nurudinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Coco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Coco - that landed with a thud.
Nurudinov is working for takedown but Coco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coco gets through Nurudinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurudinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Coco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurudinov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coco lands a shot to the body.
Nurudinov blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco scores with a hook to the body.
Coco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Coco manages to break the clinch.
Coco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurudinov.

Coco has Nurudinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Coco lands a nice uppercut.
Coco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurudinov or not.

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

Coco pushes Nurudinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Fanta Coco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurudinov or not.
Coco lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nurudinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Coco.
Nurudinov blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco scores with a shot to the side of Nurudinov's head.
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurudinov prevents a body shot from Coco.
Coco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurudinovs head.
A body shot lands from Coco.
Good body shot from Coco.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Coco.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Coco breaks the clinch.
Coco connects with a body shot.
Nurudinov throws a wild hook but Coco just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Nurudinov gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Coco raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fanta Coco!
A victorious Fanta Coco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.