PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beamer (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.

Koskelo
vs
Beamer

182 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koskelo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koskelo showed some decent athleticism there.
Beamer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beamer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koskelo.
Koskelo being controlled here momentarily.
Koskelo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koskelo scoring with some ground and pound.
Koskelo trying to control but Beamer is working from the bottom.
Koskelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beamer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koskelo manages to get himself to full guard.
Beamer tries to free his leg and advance position but Koskelo is retaining full guard.
Koskelo being controlled here, momentarily.
Koskelo keeping full guard, as Beamer tries to pass.
Beamer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koskelo looking for a sweep. Not yet Koskelo, not yet.
Beamer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koskelo is keeping the position for now.
Koskelo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koskelo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beamer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskelo manages to avoid it.
Koskelo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beamer finds it's way round the side to connect with Koskelo's head.

It looks like Kaarlo Koskelo has been cut.
Donk. Koskelo catches Beamer right on the button with a cross.
Jim Beamer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koskelo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koskelo shoots in for a takedown but Beamer shows good takedown defense.
Beamer dodges the punch combination from Koskelo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koskelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Koskelo.
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beamer keeps working.
Beamer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koskelo's best efforts.
Koskelo trying to control the action but Beamer is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo working Beamer over with strikes.
Koskelo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beamer gets full guard.
Koskelo throwing strikes from guard but Beamer blocks nicely.
Koskelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beamer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koskelo with a nice head shot there.
Beamer trying to keep a closed guard but Koskelo is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kaarlo Koskelo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Koskelo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Koskelo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beamer slaps away a takedown attempt from Koskelo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koskelo scores with a one two! Beamer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beamer lands a slapping body shot.
Beamer looks to land a right hand but Koskelo moved out of range.

Koskelo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beamer was covering up waiting for the punch and Koskelo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Beamer is adopting a defensive guard.
Beamer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koskelo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beamer looking to control but Koskelo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beamer throws some wild stikes that Koskelo manages to avoid easily.

That's two 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.

Beamer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Beamer tries to control but Koskelo wriggling away.
Koskelo avoids a strike by Beamer and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Beamer's guard! Fantastic escape!
Beamer is pulling down on Koskelo's head to control his posture.
Koskelo trying to control but Beamer is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo throws a strike but Beamer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beamer wants to control from the top but Koskelo keeps moving.
Beamer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beamer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Beamer trying to move into half guard but instead Koskelo has managed to sweep!

Koskelo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koskelo stands up over Beamer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koskelo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koskelo trying to control but Beamer is working from the bottom.
Beamer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beamer is pulling down on Koskelo's head. It's preventing any offense from Koskelo, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beamer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Koskelo's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beamer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskelo.
Koskelo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beamer pinned against the cage. Beamer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Koskelo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koskelo showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Koskelo.
Beamer wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Beamer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koskelo.
Koskelo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koskelo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koskelo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beamer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beamer.
Koskelo wants to pass the guard but Beamer is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koskelo shoots for a double leg takedown but Beamer sprawls well. He's pushed Koskelo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Beamer misses the target.
Koskelo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beamer jabs Koskelo right on the nose. Koskelo blinks but takes it well.
Beamer looks to throw the jab but Koskelo is out of range.
Beamer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koskelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koskelo dodges the punch combination from Beamer.
Beamer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koskelo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Koskelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koskelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaarlo Koskelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koskelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Koskelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Beamer trying to control the position.
Beamer wants to sweep but no luck.
Beamer pulls Koskelo in close to his closed guard and prevents Koskelo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beamer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beamer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beamer goes for an armbar but Koskelo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koskelo.
Koskelo thows a big elbow that misses.
Beamer is trying to keep Koskelo in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koskelo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beamer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beamer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beamer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koskelo!
Koskelo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beamer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Beamer.
I think Beamer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beamer!