PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 3954 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Youta Himura (ranked 481 p4p, 554 weight class). Youta Himura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Koefti
vs
Himura

170 cm
22
230
1 - 1 - 0

208 cm
22
282
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Youta Himura!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koefti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Himura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Himura 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.
A good leg kick by Koefti.
Koefti looks to land a body kick but Himura moved away.
Himura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Himura tried to score with a low kick but Koefti checks it.
Koefti throwing a counter right hand but Himura manages to avoid it.
Koefti scores with a jab.
Koefti throws a quick inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Himura has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Koefti darts in and clinches Himura up against the cage.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Koefti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti trying to land knees to the body.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.
Koefti misses with some punches.
Himura misses with a body punch.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Himura throws an elbow but misses.
Himura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Himura avoids it.
Koefti misses with a punch on the inside.
Koefti pushes Himura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Himura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koefti's elbow.
Koefti throws an elbow that misses.
Himura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Himura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Andre Koefti has been cut.
Himura connects with a knee to the head.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Koefti tries to land knees in the clinch but Himura avoids the damage to the body.
Himura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Himura's defenses.

It looks like Youta Himura has been cut.
Himura avoiding damage as Koefti throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti swings wildly with an uppercut but Himura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himura works on Koefti's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Himura misses with a punch to the body.
Himura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koefti's elbow.
Himura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Himura's brow.
Koefti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Himura avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti lands a nice elbow.
Koefti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koefti presses Himura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Himura.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Himura's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Himura misses with a punch on the inside.
Koefti misses with some punches.
Himura blocks an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti trying to land knees to the body.
Koefti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Himura misses with a punch to the body.
Koefti misses with an elbow strike.
Koefti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Himura.
Himura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koefti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Himura backwards.
A short right from Koefti on the inside.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koefti.
Himura looks winded!
Koefti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Koefti.
Koefti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koefti lands an elbow inside that Himura shrugs off.
Himura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Himura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koefti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koefti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Himura is rocked!
Koefti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Himura is still on wobbly legs! Can Koefti finish him?
Koefti dips a shoulder and cracks Himura with a mighty uppercut! Himura falls back against the cage and Koefti unloads with a barrage of strikes! Himura is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Koefti screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Koefti!
Our winner, Andre Koefti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.