PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 2266 p4p, 2562 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 85 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coker
vs
Smith

180 cm
42
170
25 - 19 - 0

176 cm
32
155
17 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Coker counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Coker lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Coker throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Coker only half commits.
A big left from Smith misses.

Coker moves into the clinch.
Coker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Coker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Smith misses

and Coker counters with a crisp one two that drops Smith! Coker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smith to his feet! Smith is in big trouble!

Smith is rocked!
Coker lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akeen Coker!
A victorious Akeen Coker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jake Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Get ready for the gulag, homeboy.'.