PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enver Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Conway will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Koskinen
vs
Conway

184 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enver Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Conway!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen closes the distance and clinches up with Conway, looking for a takedown. Koskinen pushes Conway against the cage but Conway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conway lands a two punch combo.
Conway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conway looks for a takedown but Koskinen sprawls well.
Conway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Conway gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Conway wants to sweep here but Koskinen controlling him for the moment.

Koskinen gets to his feet. Conway looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Conway stuffs the takedown attempt from Koskinen. Koskinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conway.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enver Koskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Conway misses with a few strikes there.
Conway lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conway misses with the combination.
Koskinen shoots in and drives through. Conway sprawls well.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen has a takedown stuffed.
Conway scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a right and a left that Koskinen avoids nicely.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Koskinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conway is fending him off so far but Koskinen persists. Nope, Conway circles away and we're back to standing.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Conway.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Conway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway throws a right hand that Koskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koskinen also avoids with ease.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Koskinen with that takedown attempt.
Conway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskinen circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a series of wild punches.
Koskinen dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.

Koskinen clinches with his opponent.
Koskinen looking for a takedown.
Conway is trying to break the clinch but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage.
Conway wants to break the clinch but can't.

Koskinen breaks from the clinch.
Koskinen dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Koskinen looks to land a combination but Conway avoids it well.

Koskinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koskinen keeps control of Conway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koskinen tries for a takedown but Conway manages to get underhooks.
Conway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen wants a takedown.
Conway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conway wants to break free but Koskinen has control.
Koskinen goes for a takedown attempt but Conway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Conway throws a nice looking combination but Koskinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conway is working the combinations to good effect here.
Koskinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jimmy Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Conway throws a left and a right that both miss

and Koskinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koskinen prevents Conway from getting back to his feet.
Koskinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Conway wants to get back to his feet but Koskinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koskinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koskinen is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koskinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conway fails to land with a series of punches.
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koskinen connects with a right hand. Conway shakes it off.
Conway misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koskinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conway.
Conway stuffs the takedown attempt from Koskinen. Koskinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Conway!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen connects with a high kick.
Conway throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Conway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koskinen.
Horrible takedown by Koskinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Conway which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Conway looks to land a combination but Koskinen avoids it well.
Conway stalks Koskinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koskinen's face. Koskinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Conway throws a nice looking combination but Koskinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koskinen tries to clinch there but Conway circles away.
Conway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Conway. No joy for Koskinen on that attempt.
Conway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Conway.
Koskinen lands a jab to the nose.
Conway throws a right and a left that Koskinen avoids nicely.
Koskinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Koskinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Koskinen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Conway has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koskinen thows a huge punch but Conway dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koskinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koskinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It looks like Koskinen is going to stand back up.
Koskinen 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.

Koskinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Conway doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koskinen.
Koskinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Conway.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Conway shoots in.
Koskinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Enver Koskinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Conway scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Conway scores with a four punch combination!
Conway works over Koskinen's head and body with a nice combination.
Conway throws a series of punches but Koskinen moves out of range.
Conway misses with a double jab

and Koskinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koskinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conway trying to control here.
Koskinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Koskinen decides to stand and escape the position.

Koskinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Koskinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koskinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conway is pushing Koskinen's head away, looking to escape. Koskinen manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway is looking for a sweep.

Koskinen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Koskinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Koskinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conway has escaped the position, nice work there.
Conway is trying to control Koskinen's posture but Koskinen avoids it.

Koskinen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conway is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Conway is pushing Koskinen's head away, looking to escape. Koskinen manages to hold on to the position though.

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.

Koskinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conway has escaped the position, nice work there.
Conway is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Koskinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Enver Koskinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conway avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koskinen.
Conway can't do much from the bottom here.

Koskinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koskinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Koskinen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enver Koskinen 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conway throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conway tries to avoid it but Koskinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conway to the ground. Conway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conway swinging wilding here.
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koskinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Conway's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Conway duly obliges.
Conway swinging wilding here.
Koskinen misses with a takedown attempt - Conway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enver Koskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conway lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conway as he jumps to the side.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Koskinen.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koskinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Koskinen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Koskinen scoring with punches and elbows.
Conway is trying to get back to his feet.

Koskinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Koskinen working the ground and pound but Conway is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Conway. No joy for Koskinen on that attempt.
Conway throws a one two combo.
Conway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conway misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Koskinen misses.
Conway misses with a combination
and Koskinen counters with a series of strikes. Conway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koskinen fails to land the takedown.
Koskinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Conway dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conway.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conway is fending him off so far but Koskinen persists. Nope, Conway circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Jimmy Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conway fails to land with a series of punches.
Conway fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskinen looks for a takedown but Conway sprawls well.
Conway misses with the combination.

Koskinen moves into the clinch.
Koskinen can't get the takedown.
Conway has had enough of the clinch but Koskinen keeps him there for the moment.
Conway wants to break free but Koskinen has control.
Koskinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Conway can't break the clinch.
Koskinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conway wants to break free but Koskinen has control.
Conway wants to break free but Koskinen has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage.
Koskinen prevents Conway from breaking the clinch.

Koskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conway falls off balance throwing a combination

and Koskinen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conway's guard now.

Koskinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Koskinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koskinen postures up in Conway's guard and throws a big left but Conway blocks it.
Conway wants to stand and escape but Koskinen is having none of it.
Koskinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway is trying to control the position but Koskinen postures up.
Conway wants to stand and escape but Koskinen is having none of it.
Koskinen preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Conway misses with a double jab

and Koskinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enver Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koskinen 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enver Koskinen!