PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (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.

Koskinen
vs
Worsely

170 cm
24
162 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen looks to throw the jab but Worsely is out of range.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worsely connects with the punch.
A combination from Koskinen does no damage.
Worsely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koskinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worsely, as that shot connected.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worsely moves away.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Worsely avoids nicely.

Koskinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Worsely sprawls well initially but Koskinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Worsely is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Koskinen jumps into side control!
Worsely can't do much from the bottom here.
Worsely is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Worsely is looking to improve his position.
Koskinen trying to control from half guard but Worsely is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen slows the pace down in half guard.

Koskinen is trying to work for a kimura but Worsely is defending well.
Worsely tries to get to full guard but Koskinen has control of the leg.
Koskinen is pressing down on Worsely's thigh, looking to free his foot. Worsely is holding on for now.
Koskinen is keen to just control but Worsely is a slippery customer.
Koskinen stalling away here and it's allowed Worsely to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Worsely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koskinen on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Worsely sprawls well. He's pushed Koskinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Worsely cracks Koskinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Worsely scores with a jab to the head.
Worsely circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worsely throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Worsely counters with a nice body shot.
Worsely lands a slapping body shot.
Koskinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Worsely counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koskinen thinking.
Nice shot lands for Worsely.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Worsely uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Worsely. Beautiful body shot.
Worsely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worsely, as that shot connected.
A jab from Worsely finds it's way through Koskinen's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worsely comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Worsely moved out of range.
Koskinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Worsely counters with a nice uppercut.
Worsely moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen looks to land a combination but Worsely avoids it well.
Koskinen drops his hands momentarily and Worsely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koskinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Worsely counters with a left to the body.
Worsely tests Koskinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koskinen fails with the takedown
and Worsely counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Koskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Worsely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Worsely cracks a nice hook into Koskinen's ribs.
Worsely is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koskinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worsely scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Worsely connects with the punch.
Koskinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Worsely counters with a nice body shot.
Koskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a combination that misses

so Worsely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worsely seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Worsely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koskinen looking to control.
Koskinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Worsely trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koskinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Worsely defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worsely sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Worsely dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koskinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Worsely counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Worsely connects with the punch.
Koskinen tries to clinch but Worsely moves away
and Worsely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koskinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Worsely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koskinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Worsely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Worsely lands a body shot.
Worsely lands a nice looking body shot.
Worsely jabs at Koskinen's body.
Koskinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Worsely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worsely connects with a right hand. Koskinen shakes it off.
Koskinen shoots and misses
and Worsely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worsely ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Worsely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen misses the jab.
Mikael Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Worsely scores with a four punch combination!
Koskinen tries to move into range but Worsely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Worsely moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Mark Worsely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koskinen clinches but Worsely breaks the clinch

and Worsely counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koskinen won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Worsely politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Worsely prefers to stall for the moment though.
Worsely tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Koskinen is not content to let Worsely control the position.
Worsely might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koskinen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Worsely is staying tight to Koskinen's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely wants to control for a moment but Koskinen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Worsely.
Koskinen looks to throw the jab but Worsely is out of range.
Koskinen drops his hands momentarily and Worsely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Worsely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Worsely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Worsely wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koskinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Worsely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Worsely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Worsely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worsely lands with a nice body punch.
Worsely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koskinen has his takedown stuffed
and Worsely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Koskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worsely is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Worsely lands a slapping body shot.
Koskinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koskinen has his takedown stuffed
and Worsely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worsely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Koskinen misses
and Worsely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koskinen throws a sloppy body shot

and Worsely counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koskinen won't be happy with that.
Koskinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Worsely dominates the positioning.
Worsely creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koskinen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely wants to control but Koskinen is keeping him busy.
Koskinen is looking for a sweep.
Worsely is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Koskinen regains half guard.
Koskinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worsely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koskinen is keeping the position for now.
Koskinen wants to control but Worsely passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Worsely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good shot there by Worsely.
Worsely scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worsely jabs at Koskinen's body.
Koskinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Worsely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koskinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Worsely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Worsely throws a shot to the body.
Worsely moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.

Worsely fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koskinen sprawls well initially but Worsely persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Worsely is pressing down on Koskinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koskinen is holding on for now.
Mark Worsely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worsely is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Koskinen tries to get to full guard but Worsely has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koskinen has his takedown stuffed
and Worsely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worsely comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Worsely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koskinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worsely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Worsely misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Worsely lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koskinen darts in trying to clinch

and Worsely counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worsely performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Worsely works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mark Worsely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Worsely content just to control the position here.
Worsely avoids the attempt from Koskinen to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koskinen is working to get back to half guard.
Worsely controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Worsely has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Koskinen is looking to improve his position but Worsely isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Worsely controlling from mount.
Koskinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mikael Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Worsely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Worsely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worsely has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Worsely!