PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Kostaja (ranked 4304 p4p, 4325 weight class) and Jesus Dennis (ranked 481 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kostaja
vs
Dennis

190 cm
24
175
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johannes Kostaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja slips a jab and a cross from Dennis.

Dennis pushes Kostaja up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Kostaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dennis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kostaja lands a nice shot that snaps Dennis's head back.

Dennis has Kostaja up against the cage in a clinch.
Dennis lands a body punch.
Kostaja tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dennis tries to pull guard but Kostaja won't allow it.

Dennis breaks the clinch.
Kostaja's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kostaja duly obliges.
Johannes Kostaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dennis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostaja. Dennis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostaja slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johannes Kostaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Dennis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kostaja connects with a crisp jab.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Kostaja avoids them all with ease.
Kostaja connects with a body shot that sends Dennis's belly button to the back.
Kostaja dips to his left and cracks Dennis with an uppercut!
Kostaja connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dennis. Dennis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dennis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Dennis is rocked!

Kostaja cracks Dennis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kostaja has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dennis to stand back up!
Dennis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kostaja finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kostaja gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Kostaja!