PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramone has chosen Go to sleep as his entrance music. Razor Ramone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Koskelo
vs
Ramone

182 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razor Ramone!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramone moves away from the strike by Koskelo.

Ramone scores a takedown into full mount!
Ramone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ramone with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Kaarlo Koskelo has been cut.
Ramone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koskelo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ramone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ramone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Koskelo is rocked!
Ramone throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Ramone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Koskelo has worked his arm free - good work by Koskelo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo regains half guard, as Ramone was trying to land strikes.
Koskelo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramone.
Koskelo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramone.
Ramone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramone throwing shots but Koskelo is blocking nicely.

Ramone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koskelo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramone.
Ramone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koskelo dives in and grabs Ramone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramone pushes down on Koskelo's head and hops out.
Razor Ramone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koskelo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koskelo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramone regains half guard, as Koskelo was trying to land strikes.
Koskelo prevents Ramone from standing back up.
Ramone looks gassed!
Koskelo trying to mount his opponent but Ramone defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koskelo stopping the sweep attempt from Ramone.
Koskelo throwing strikes but missing.
Koskelo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koskelo throwing strikes from guard but Ramone blocks nicely.
Koskelo stops Ramone from standing up.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramone looks for a takedown but Koskelo sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Koskelo.
Ramone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskelo.
Koskelo tries for a takedown but Ramone circles away easily
and Koskelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramone fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramone misses with a few strikes there.
Ramone fails with the takedown.
Koskelo misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Ramone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Koskelo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramone tries for a takedown but Koskelo circles away easily

and Koskelo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koskelo stops Ramone from standing up.
Ramone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koskelo is one step ahead there.
Ramone has momentary wrist control but Koskelo slips an elbow through the middle.
Koskelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koskelo is stalling in the full guard.
Koskelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koskelo's guard.
Ramone is breathing heavily.
Ramone throws a strike but Koskelo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koskelo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koskelo trying to control but Ramone is working from the bottom.

Ramone pushes Koskelo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Koskelo with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ramone counter with a right hand.
Ramone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskelo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaarlo Koskelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koskelo defends it nicely.
Kaarlo Koskelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Ramone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ramone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ramone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ramone wants to control the pace but Koskelo is squirming around nicely.
Ramone unloads with some shots from mount but Koskelo bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo regains half guard.
Razor Ramone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koskelo gets back to full guard.
Ramone tries to free his leg and advance position but Koskelo is retaining full guard.
Ramone looking to sit in guard and control but Koskelo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Koskelo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo distracts Ramone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koskelo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramone throws and elbow that misses. Koskelo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramone's guard. Nice move by Koskelo!
Koskelo throwing strikes but missing.
Ramone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Koskelo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Koskelo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Koskelo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koskelo.
Koskelo throws a strike but Ramone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koskelo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramone with a nice head shot there.
Ramone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramone is looking to advance position but Koskelo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Koskelo trying to control but Ramone is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo is landing with some decent strikes but Ramone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koskelo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ramone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koskelo.
The referee warns Ramone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramone wants to control but Koskelo is having none of it.
Koskelo lands a heavy elbow.
Koskelo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koskelo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koskelo tries to control but Ramone wriggling away.
Ramone wants to get back to his feet.
Ramone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koskelo looking to ground and pound but Ramone is blocking nicely.

Koskelo is working for a guillotine from mount but Ramone frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone tries to hold on but Koskelo postures up.
Ramone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koskelo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ramone tries to hold on but Koskelo postures up.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
Ramone tries to buck Koskelo off but he can't manage it.
Koskelo dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo landing strikes from the mount and Ramone is in trouble!
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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ramone hang on?
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koskelo breaks from Ramone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
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.
Ramone is bucking up trying to escape but Koskelo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramone tries to reverse the position but Koskelo maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
Ramone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramone is bucking up trying to escape but Koskelo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Koskelo!