PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kuosmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuosmanen
vs
McGill

160 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Rising Sun Clothing Co.
[JMFC]Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 REC/CARDIO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kuosmanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuosmanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGill.
Kuosmanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuosmanen slips a jab from McGill.
Kuosmanen scores with a body shot.
McGill throws a series of punches but Kuosmanen moves out of range.
Kuosmanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGill at a distance.

Kuosmanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kuosmanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGill, who protects the arm well.
Kuosmanen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kuosmanen advances nicely into full mount.

Kuosmanen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McGill is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McGill and Kuosmanen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuosmanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kuosmanen tries to advance to mount but can't.
McGill is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kuosmanen connects with a decent elbow.
McGill taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuosmanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kuosmanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McGill is not content to let Kuosmanen control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuosmanen tries for a kimura but McGill is defending well.

Kuosmanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuosmanen controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill tries to bench press Kuosmanen off him but Kuosmanen keeps the position.

Kuosmanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuosmanen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McGill will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Kuosmanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McGill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kuosmanen but great work by McGill.
Kuosmanen regains half guard.

Kuosmanen has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McGill escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McGill!
Kuosmanen tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen is not content to let McGill control the position.
Kuosmanen is looking for a sweep.
Kuosmanen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McGill looks gassed!
Kuosmanen gets full guard.
Kuosmanen is pulling down on McGill's head to control his posture.

Kuosmanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuosmanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kuosmanen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kuosmanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGill sprawls well. McGill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuosmanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuosmanen lands with a hook. McGill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuosmanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGill misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuosmanen counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kuosmanen scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuosmanen wants to take McGill's back here but McGill is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
McGill is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuosmanen controlling the pace for now.
Kuosmanen unloading with bombs!
Kuosmanen working the ground and pound effectively.
McGill has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kuosmanen controlling the positon.

Kuosmanen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Keijo Kuosmanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuosmanen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure McGill doesn't escape.

McGill showing good submission defense here.

Kuosmanen looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McGill is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kuosmanen gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuosmanen working for a choke but McGill is defending well.
Kuosmanen misses with a punch to the head.

Kuosmanen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Kuosmanen working for a choke but McGill is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen avoiding McGill 's attempts to control his hands.

Kuosmanen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McGill has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
McGill trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGill is trying to defend against the choke here but Kuosmanen has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kuosmanen Tightens the hold and McGill taps out furiously! Kuosmanen displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Keijo Kuosmanen!