PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 851 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Lukas Stojanov (ranked 49 p4p, 101 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miami Vice. Stojanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Strapo - Sebaklam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kock
vs
Stojanov

160 cm
23
140
9 - 4 - 0

184 cm
23
142
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukas Stojanov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stojanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stojanov is looking to advance position but Kock won't allow it.

Stojanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Stojanov is working for a kimura but Kock is defending it quite comfortably.

Stojanov is looking for a kimura here.

Stojanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kock sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Stojanov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stojanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stojanov's back!
Stojanov tries to escape the position.
Kock just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stojanov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kock controlling the position well here. Stojanov rolled but Kock kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Stojanov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kock's guard. Nice work there by Stojanov.
Kock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kock seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Stojanov has gone for a leg lock! Kock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stojanov's guard.

Stojanov is looking for a triangle but Kock pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stojanov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kock controlling from the top position.
Kock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Stojanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kock tries to free his leg and advance position but Stojanov is retaining full guard.
Kock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stojanov's guard.
Kock not doing much here.
Kock working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov tries to get to full guard but Kock has control of the leg.

Stojanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kock pulls his head out easily.
Stojanov wants to sweep but Kock has passed to side control!
Stojanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Kock stalls from top position.
Stojanov is looking for a sweep.
Stojanov is letting Kock control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stojanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Stojanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Stojanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stojanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Kock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock throws a body kick.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kock as he avoids it easily.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Stojanov.
Kock feints and then cracks Stojanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stojanov down.
Kock scores with a body shot.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojanov checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov checks a low kick from Kock.
Stojanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stojanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stojanov's knee momentarily.
Stojanov shoots in for a double leg but Kock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stojanov. Stojanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kock throws out a leg kick but Stojanov moves out of range and Kock only half commits.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Kock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock throws a body kick.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kock sprawls well. Kock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stojanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Stojanov with the counter takedown but Kock avoids it easily.
Kock with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stojanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kock finds it's way through Stojanov's defenses.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kock but Kock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stojanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kock throws a hook to the side of Stojanov's head but Stojanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kock duly obliges.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stojanov.
Stojanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kock scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Stojanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kock lands with an uppercut that bounces Stojanov off the cage and back into range.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Stojanov.
Kock misses the shot to the body.

Stojanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kock controlling the position.
Stojanov slips nicely into half guard.

Stojanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kock sees it coming and defends easily.
Kock is looking to control Stojanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kock avoid being mounted?
Kock manages to get to full guard.
Stojanov wants to control from the top but Kock keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov looking to sit in guard and control but Kock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Our spies down at at BLOODBATH Training Grounds inform us that Stojanov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stojanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kock stands up over Stojanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kock content to stall in guard here.

Stojanov looking for subs off his back but Kock has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stojanov is pressing down on Kock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Kock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stojanov slips under a jab from Kock.
Good exchange - Kock coming out on top.
A nice combination there by Kock.
Kock throws a sloppy head kick and Stojanov moves out of range easily.
Kock throws a leg kick which misses Stojanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Stojanov tries to avoid it.
Stojanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stojanov fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov walks into a jab.
Kock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stojanov at a distance.
Stojanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kock throws a series of punches but Stojanov avoids them all with ease.
Stojanov 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.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stojanov manages to avoid it.
Kock misses with an uppercut.
Stojanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kock throws a predictable looking body shot

and Stojanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kock won't be happy with that.

Stojanov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stojanov but great work by Kock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stojanov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stojanov can do to turn this around?
Stojanov wants to improve his position but Kock is controlling well.
Stojanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stojanov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kock gets to his feet. Stojanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Danga de danga de dang - Kock scores with a four punch combination!

Kock gets a clinch.
Kock taking a breather.
Stojanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Stojanov.
Stojanov is trying to drag Kock to the mat but Kock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stojanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kock prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Kock to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kock slaps away a takedown attempt from Stojanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kock misses with a low kick.
Stojanov feints the counter takedown.
Kock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stojanov walks into a left hand.
Kock thows a body kick. Stojanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stojanov shoots for a takedown but Kock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab from Kock.
Stojanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock is looking to chop away at Stojanov's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock lands a leg kick that knocks Stojanov off balance momentarily.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stojanov.
Kock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stojanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stojanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stojanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kock.
Kock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stojanov is out of range and Kock settles back down.
Kock scores with a jab.
Lukas Stojanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
In his post fight interview, Batang Kock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.