PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 5378 p4p, 3360 weight class) and Alexander Vij (ranked 474 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coker
vs
Vij

176 cm
23
160
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
201
6 - 4 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker tries a low kick but Vij avoids it.
Coker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vij tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vij ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
Coker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vij pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vij just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCoker.
Coker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Alexander Vij has been cut.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vij looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker throws a head kick but Vij moves out of range.
Vij misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
Vij keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coker takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Akeen Coker has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vij. That snapped Coker's head back.

Coker is rocked!
Vij circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Coker tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Vij wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
An out of breath Alexander Vij thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.