PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schnitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Schnitzel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Koskelo
vs
Schnitzel

182 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Valhalla War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitzel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schnitzel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Koskelo connects with a jab.

Koskelo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schnitzel did well to prevent Koskelo getting side control.
Schnitzel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koskelo.
Koskelo is looking to take a break and control but Schnitzel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Schnitzel dodges it nicely.
Koskelo trying to control the action but Schnitzel is working from the bottom.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koskelo working the head and body with strikes.
Koskelo 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.
Koskelo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schnitzel has hold of Koskelo's hands but Koskelo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koskelo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koskelo.
Koskelo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schnitzel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koskelo winds up and cracks Schnitzel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koskelo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koskelo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schnitzel has hold of Koskelo's hands but Koskelo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Schnitzel dodges it nicely.
Koskelo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schnitzel's head.
Koskelo passes the guard and advances to mount!

Koskelo has hold of Schnitzel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Schnitzel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koskelo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Koskelo wants to control the pace but Schnitzel is squirming around nicely.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koskelo is landing with some decent strikes but Schnitzel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schnitzel wants to hold on but Koskelo pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Koskelo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Schnitzel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Koskelo unloading with bombs!
Koskelo working the ground and pound effectively.
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskelo controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koskelo working for a submission but Schnitzel is keeping him at bay.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Schnitzel is in a horrible position here. Koskelo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koskelo controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schnitzel taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koskelo scores with a takedown into Schnitzel's guard.
Koskelo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schnitzel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koskelo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koskelo lands a couple of digs.
Koskelo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koskelo trying to control but Schnitzel is working from the bottom.
Koskelo with a nice head shot there.
Koskelo landing some decent shots from guard.
Schnitzel is breathing heavily.
Koskelo stands and throws Schnitzel's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koskelo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schnitzel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schnitzel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Koskelo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schnitzel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Koskelo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schnitzel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koskelo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schnitzel is not content to let Koskelo control the position.

Koskelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koskelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schnitzel keeps working.
Kaarlo Koskelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schnitzel is trying to control Koskelo's posture but Koskelo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel taking a bit of punishment here - Koskelo scoring with strikes.
Koskelo happy to just control the position for now.
Koskelo scoring with punches and elbows.
Schnitzel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Schnitzel dodges the ground and pound from Koskelo.
Koskelo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schnitzel is avoiding damage well.
Koskelo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schnitzel keeps working.
Koskelo is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Koskelo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koskelo working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskelo working the head with strikes.
Schnitzel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schnitzel wants to hold on but Koskelo pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskelo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schnitzel's face.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koskelo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Schnitzel!
Schnitzel is squirming around, avoiding Koskelo's attempts to control the action.
Koskelo working the ground and pound effectively.
Koskelo with good strikes from the mount here!
Koskelo lands a nice shot to the head.
Koskelo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koskelo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koskelo lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo raining down shots from the mount!
Schnitzel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koskelo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Koskelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schnitzel can do to turn this around?
Schnitzel is squirming around, avoiding Koskelo's attempts to control the action.
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Schnitzel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
Koskelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schnitzel is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schnitzel hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
Koskelo trying to control but Schnitzel is having none of it.
Koskelo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schnitzel looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo cracks Schnitzel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Koskelo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Schnitzel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Schnitzel shrugs it off.
Koskelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koskelo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Koskelo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schnitzel is trying desperately to improve position.
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo unloading with bombs!
Koskelo lands a big shot there that rocks Schnitzel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schnitzel is in a horrible position here. Koskelo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskelo breaks from Schnitzel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Koskelo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Koskelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koskelo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koskelo stopping the sweep attempt from Schnitzel.
Koskelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koskelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnitzel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schnitzel is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Koskelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koskelo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schnitzel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koskelo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koskelo slips a nice elbow through Schnitzel's hands, connecting with Schnitzel's forehead.
Koskelo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Koskelo there.
Koskelo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koskelo tries to control but Schnitzel wriggling away.
Koskelo controlling his opponent.
Koskelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schnitzel is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koskelo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koskelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schnitzel tries to hold on but Koskelo postures up.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Schnitzel looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schnitzel?
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskelo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schnitzel?
Koskelo unloading with bombs!
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koskelo tries to control but Schnitzel wriggling away.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Schnitzel looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Koskelo working for a submission but Schnitzel is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Koskelo had his way with Bob Schnitzel in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Koskelo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schnitzel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Koskelo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Koskelo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koskelo advances to full mount.
Koskelo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koskelo wants to control the pace but Schnitzel is squirming around nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo with good strikes from the mount here!
Koskelo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Koskelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schnitzel hang on?
Koskelo lands a heavy elbow.
Schnitzel working to try and regain half guard.
Koskelo wants to control the pace but Schnitzel is squirming around nicely.
Koskelo breaks from Schnitzel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schnitzel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Schnitzel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo trying to control but Schnitzel is having none of it.
Schnitzel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koskelo landing strikes from the mount and Schnitzel is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Koskelo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo controlling the position easily from mount.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaarlo Koskelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koskelo wants to finish this one by submission but Schnitzel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Koskelo.
Koskelo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koskelo controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schnitzel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Koskelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskelo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Kaarlo Koskelo!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kaarlo Koskelo!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Kaarlo Koskelo!

Kaarlo Koskelo wins by unanimous decision!
Kaarlo Koskelo retains his middleweight title!