PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ko
vs
Pitt

225 cm
29
201 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

185 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ko tries to bum rush Pitt with a series of wild strikes but Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ko swings for the body but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Ko moves away and avoids it.
Pitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ko.
Pitt thows a body shot but no joy.

Pitt rushes Ko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ko is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ko.
Pitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko.
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Pitt stalling in the clinch but Ko improves position.
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Ko can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt controls the action.
Pitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko's elbow.
Pitt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Ko is breathing heavily.
Pitt lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko working aggressively here.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ko is struggling to control the position.
Pitt lands a body shot.
Pitt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Ko can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
Nice body punch from Pitt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ko.
Pitt is working Ko over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kos head.
Ko tries a body shot but Pitt blocks it.
Ko blocks a body shot from Pitt.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ko in his tracks.
Pitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitt jabs Ko right on the nose. Ko blinks but takes it well.
Ko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pitt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pitt!
Pitt Rushes Ko and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ko is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Pitt Piles on the pressure and Ko crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Pitt!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Pitt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.