PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaharo Xan (ranked 2336 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Ganny Kogir (ranked 327 p4p, 400 weight class). Xan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ARIGA TCHAN. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Xan
vs
Kogir

180 cm
26
205
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
218
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Island Xtreme Clothing
CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG WAREHOUSE

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amaharo Xan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ganny Kogir!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kogir slips a jab from Xan.
Xan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kogir doesn't seem bothered though.
Kogir swats away the attempt to clinch by Xan.
Kogir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kogir throws out a counter right but Xan avoids it with no problem.
Xan scores with a punch to the head.
Xan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kogir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kogir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xan throws a jab when Kogir was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kogir counters with a stiff right hand.
Kogir 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xan, as that shot connected.
Xan misses with a straight right.
Kogir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kogir counters with a stiff right hand.
Kogir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kogir throws out a counter right but Xan avoids it with no problem.
Xan tries to clinch up but Kogir circles away and keeps his distance.
Kogir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Xan misses the target.
Kogir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Xan misses.
Xan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xan wants to clinch
and Kogir counters with a nice uppercut.
Kogir slips a jab from Xan.
Xan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kogir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xan lands a jab to the head.
Kogir keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Kogir misses.
Kogir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kogir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Amaharo Xan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kogir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kogir.
Kogir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xan throws a hook to the side of Kogir's head but Kogir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Xan backs off Kogir throws a huge counter combo but Xan manages to avoid it all.
Xan looks to land a right hand but Kogir moved out of range.
Kogir lunges at Xan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xan's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xan 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.
Kogir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Xan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xan misses with a body shot.
Kogir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kogir might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Xan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kogir momentarily.
Xan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xan.
Xan throwing a counter right hand but Kogir manages to avoid it.
Kogir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xan.
Kogir doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xan misses the jab.
Xan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kogir! But no joy.
Xan misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Kogir finds it's target.
Xan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kogir off the cage and back into range.
Xan throws out a loose jab but Kogir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kogir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kogir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xan misses with a body shot
and Xan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xan misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kogir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kogir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Xan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xan digs a good hook to Kogir's body.
Xan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kogir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xan throws a hook to the side of Kogir's head but Kogir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Kogir's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xan closes the distance but Kogir moves to the side
and Kogir counters with a nice uppercut.
Xan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kogir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Xan moves into the clinch.
Xan is trying to pull guard but Kogir has him pressed against the cage.
Kogir lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Xan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amaharo Xan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Xan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kogir.
A nice side step and Kogir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kogir is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xan with a body shot.
A big left from Kogir misses.
Xan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kogir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Xan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kogirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Xan clinches.
Kogir tries to break free but Xan pushes him back against the cage.
Kogir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kogir.
Xan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kogir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xan has a couple of punches blocked by Kogir.
Kogir blocking some punches.
Xan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xan working aggressively here.
Kogir blocking some punches.
Xan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kogir can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kogir.
Kogir tries to work over Xan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kogir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kogir tries to throw a body punch but Xan avoids it by throwing Kogir back against the cage.
Xan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kogir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kogir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xan.
Kogir looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Kogir.
Xan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kogir.
Kogir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xan's elbow.
Xan misses with a punch to the body.
Kogir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xan misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kogir.
Xan tries to throw a body punch but Kogir avoids it by throwing Xan back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kogir.
Amaharo Xan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Xan pulls Kogir into guard.
Kogir postures up.
Xan is pulling down on Kogir's head to control his posture.
Kogir preventing the sweep.

Kogir has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Xan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kogir is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Xan pulls down on the head and he's put Kogir to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Amaharo Xan!
After the fight, Amaharo Xan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.