PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Stardust (ranked 1371 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Daniel Koh (ranked 166 p4p, 232 weight class). Stardust comes to the cage accompanied by Starman. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stardust
vs
Koh

178 cm
21
166
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
159
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Brooklyn Apothecary

Conquer
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Koh!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koh misses with a double jab.
Stardust throws a body punch but Koh moves out of range.
Stardust scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koh in his tracks.

It looks like Daniel Koh has been cut.
Stardust keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stardust misses with a looping right.
Stardust misses the shot to the body.
Stardust throws a hook to the side of Koh's head but Koh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stardust.
Nice takedown defense from Stardust. No joy for Koh on that attempt.
Stardust swats away the attempt to clinch by Koh.
Stardust waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koh.

Koh closes the distance and clinches.
Koh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stardust has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Stardust breaks from the clinch.
Stardust smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Koh instigates a clinch.
Stardust wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koh has him pressed against the cage.
Koh lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stardust breaks from the clinch.
Koh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stardust.
Koh darts in looking for a takedown but Stardust gets double underhooks and turns Koh into the cage.
Stardust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koh lands a jab-cross combination.
Stardust scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ziggy Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Koh.
Stardust wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stardust looks to score with a jab to the body but Koh is just out of range.
Ziggy Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stardust sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziggy Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Stardust. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stardust avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stardust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stardust seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stardust connects with a jab.
Koh avoids the body shot from Stardust.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Stardust misses the jab.
Stardust avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stardust tests Koh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stardust swats away the attempt to clinch by Koh.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Koh tries to move into range but Stardust moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Koh is rocked!
Stardust misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koh is still on wobbly legs! Can Stardust finish him?
Stardust drops Koh with a straight right hand, right on the button! Stardust follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Stardust!
Ziggy Stardust managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.