PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yve Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Koc
vs
Wonder

181 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Plays chess

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koc scores with a head kick.
Koc throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonder.

Koc feints and as Wonder raises his hands in defense, Koc changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Wonder is rocked!
Koc throws and elbow that misses. Wonder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koc's guard. Nice move by Wonder!
Wonder is still in real trouble! Can Koc finish him?
Wonder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wonder seems to have recovered his senses.
Wonder preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonder sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koc tries to strike from the bottom.
Wonder trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
Koc wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.

Koc throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wonder escapes and throws Koc's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Koc is looking to regain half guard here but Wonder keeps moving and retains side control.
Wonder scoring with punches from side control.
Wonder tries to advance to mount but Koc denies him.
Koc tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wonder presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Koc is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wonder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wonder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koc wants to control but Wonder is having none of it.
Wonder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koc is looking to escape.
Wonder controlling the pace for now.
Koc is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koc tries to get out of the position.
Wonder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wonder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koc is looking to escape.
Wonder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tony Wonder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wonder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koc can pounce on him.
Wonder throws a head kick but Koc moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Wonder.

Wonder tries to keep at a distance but Koc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koc misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koc is keeping busy.
Wonder landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wonder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wonder is looking to control Koc's arms but Koc gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wonder has his back to the cage.
Wonder blocks an elbow strike from Koc.
Wonder is trying to stall.
Koc has Wonder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wonder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Wonder pulls guard successfully.
Koc with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Wonder will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koc showed some decent athleticism there.
Koc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koc is looking to take a break and control but Wonder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wonder taking some punishment here, with Koc in his half guard.
Koc misses with a head shot. Wonder uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wonder keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Koc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koc trying to move into half guard but instead Wonder has managed to sweep!
Wonder wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.
Koc controls Wonder momentarily but Wonder frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wonder won't allow Koc to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wonder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wonder as he avoids it easily.
Koc slips a jab and a cross from Wonder.
Wonder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tony Wonder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koc tries to clinch but Wonder moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koc.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick
and Koc counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wonder is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wonder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koc throws a nice looking combination but Wonder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Koc closes the distance and clinches.
Koc lands an elbow just above Wonder 's eye.
Wonder is trying to stall.
Koc missing with knees to the body.

Koc breaks from the clinch.

Koc scores with a takedown into Wonder's guard.
Koc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wonder keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Koc cracks Wonder with a solid left hand.
Koc landing some decent shots from guard.
Koc throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonder has momentary wrist control but Koc slips an elbow through the middle.
Wonder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koc is looking to work some ground and pound but Wonder has wrist control.
Wonder managing to control the position.
Koc preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koc throws a strike but Wonder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wonder wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.
Koc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wonder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wonder preventing the sweep.
Koc is working hard here to advance position.
Wonder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koc wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yve Koc dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Koc throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koc.
Koc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koc tries to move into range but Wonder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Koc.
Koc looks to land a combination but Wonder avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Wonder.

Koc moves into the clinch successfully.
Wonder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonder connects with a knee to the head.

Koc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wonder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wonder counters with a nice uppercut.
Wonder looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
Koc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wonder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wonder throws a series of punches but Koc avoids them all with ease.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonder.

Koc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wonder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koc tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wonder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc is thwarting Wonder's attempts to control the position.
Wonder wants to get back to full guard.
Wonder is staying active underneath Koc, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wonder moves into full guard.
Koc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wonder trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koc is looking to clinch but Wonder is avoiding it.
Wonder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wonder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wonder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wonder circles away.
Wonder misses with a wild combination.

Koc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koc controls the position from side control.
Koc landing a few strikes.
Koc is looking to take a break and control but Wonder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc lands some shots froms side control.
Wonder is trying to improve his position.
Koc throws an elbow but Wonder slips to the side and avoids it well.
Koc with the ground and pound but Wonder regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wonder is not content to let Koc control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koc wants to pass to mount but Wonder is defending the position.
Wonder regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koc.
Koc landing some decent shots from guard.
Koc looking to sit in guard and control but Wonder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonder is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yve Koc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Yve Koc!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Yve Koc!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Yve Koc!

Yve Koc wins by unanimous decision!