PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koskela
vs
Isotalo

188 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

200 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela doesn't manage to clinch there - Isotalo circles away.
Koskela fails in his attempt to clinch.

Koskela drives through and clinches with Isotalo against the cage.
Isotalo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koskela has had enough of the clinch but Isotalo keeps him there for the moment.

Koskela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Isotalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Isotalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koskela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskela is looking to slow Isotalo down with leg kicks.
Koskela swinging wildly here.
Koskela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Koskela lands a big head kick that sends Isotalo tumbling to the mat! Koskela takes a step backwards and waves Isotalo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Isotalo is rocked!

It looks like Antti Isotalo has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela throws a series of punches but Isotalo moves out of range.
Isotalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskela finish him?
Koskela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Isotalo seems to have recovered his senses.
Koskela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isotalo moves away from the strike by Koskela.
Isotalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Isotalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koskela paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Isotalo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koskela sprawls well initially but Isotalo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Isotalo.
Isotalo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koskela is breathing heavily.
Isotalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Isotalo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Isotalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskela's head.
Isotalo thows a huge punch but Koskela dodges it nicely.
Koskela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Isotalo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Isotalo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Isotalo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Isotalo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koskela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Isotalo works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koskela?
Isotalo working the ground and pound effectively.
Isotalo with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Isotalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isotalo lands a nice shot to the head.
Koskela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Isotalo on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Isotalo.
Isotalo content just to control the position here.
Isotalo landing strikes from the mount and Koskela is in trouble!
Isotalo lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isotalo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isotalo landing strikes from the mount and Koskela is in trouble!
Isotalo unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Koskela wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Isotalo celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Isotalo!