PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 1381 p4p, 2504 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 194 p4p, 316 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aubrey Grant was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kofel
vs
Grant

173 cm
22
157
4 - 3 - 1

183 cm
22
155
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Blaze Clothing
FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Kofel misses
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kofel lands a jab to the head.
Grant misses with an uppercut
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Kofel.
Kofel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrant.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a nice body kick.
Kofel throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant avoids the head kick by Kofel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Kofel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Kofel throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant lands a head kick!
Grant throws a head kick but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Grant misses.
Kofel swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
Kofel scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kofel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grant throws a push kick but Kofel slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel lands a nice shot that snaps Grant's head back.
Kofel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
A nice side step and Grant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Kofel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kofel slips a straight right by Grant.
Grant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kofel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kofel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kofel lands with a light punch inside.
Kofel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant landing knees to the body.
Kofel blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Kofel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kofel throws a head punch that misses.
Grant misses with some punches.
Kofel misses with a punch on the inside.
Kofel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kofel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Xylon Kofel 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.

Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Kofel counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kofel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kofel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Kofel clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Kofel misses.
Grant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel drops his hands momentarily and Grant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Kofel moves out of range easily.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
And Kofel counters with a quick kick to the body but Grant blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Kofel should have avoided that one.

Grant tries to keep at a distance but Kofel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kofel works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Kofel tries to pull guard but Grant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kofel avoids it.
Grant takes a shot to the head.
Kofel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kofel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Kofel backwards.

Grant manages to break the clinch.
Kofel throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant connects with a single shot there.
Kofel misses with an uppercut
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Kofel misses with a jab to the body
and Kofel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kofel misses with an uppercut
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kofel dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Kofel avoids the body shot from Grant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Kofel slips the punch.
It looked like Kofel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kofel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kofel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grant.
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kofel blocks a jab.
Kofel tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel lands with a straight right. Grant didn't see that one coming.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Kofel off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Kofel.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Grant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Grant is rocked!
Kofel throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kofel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grant misses with a hook
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant lands with a kick to the temple. Kofel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant misses with a hook
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
Nice uppercut lands for Kofel. That snapped Grant's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Kofel finish him?
Grant misses with a hook to the body
and Kofel counters with a crisp right that sends Grant to the canvas! Kofel follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xylon Kofel!
Xylon Kofel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Aubrey Grant was interviewed post fight and said '7.05'.