PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocky marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by cormac look whos behind you BOOH!!!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Koskinen
vs
marciano

173 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
146 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rocky marciano!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen walks into a straight right hand from marciano.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from marciano.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen throws the left hand but marciano avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
marciano misses with a straight right.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Koskinen.
No joy there for marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but marciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marciano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koskinen to score with a decent uppercut.
marciano throws a right hand that Koskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koskinen also avoids with ease.
marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koskinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt marciano.
Koskinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
marciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koskinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from marciano misses.
marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koskinen cracks marciano with a right hand to the side of the head.
marciano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
marciano misses with a body shot.
marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
marciano misses with a body punch

and Koskinen moves into the clinch.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen trying to control the position but instead, marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koskinen into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koskinen.
marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
marciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Koskinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but marciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koskinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches marciano on the side of the head.
marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from marciano.
marciano misses with a kick to the body
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koskinen lands with an uppercut that bounces marciano off the cage and back into rage.
Koskinen doesn't manage to clinch there - marciano circles away.
Koskinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
marciano misses with a takedown attempt - Koskinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koskinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koskinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koskinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
marciano looks to land a combination but Koskinen avoids it well.
marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Koskinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on marciano. That did some damage!
Koskinen wants to clinch.
marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskinen circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koskinen lands a jab to marciano's midsection.
marciano missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Koskinen pushes marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Koskinen lands an uppercut.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Koskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of marciano backwards.
marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Koskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of marciano backwards.

Koskinen breaks from the clinch.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
marciano throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olle Koskinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from marciano.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
marciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by marciano as he connects with a hook.
Koskinen slips a straight right by marciano.
A left lands for marciano.
marciano staying out of range there.
Koskinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Koskinen.
Good standup being displayed there by marciano as he connects with a hook.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
marciano with a poor takedown
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from marciano.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that marciano avoids nicely.
Koskinen throws out a leg kick but marciano moves out of range and Koskinen only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Olle Koskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
marciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
marciano ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
marciano throws an overhand right that lands on Koskinen's shoulder, as Koskinen tries to avoid the shot.
marciano defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of marciano's head.
marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
marciano throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from marciano.
marciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Koskinen clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from marciano.
Still in the clinch, Koskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.

marciano breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano moves out of range of the leg kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hook but marciano blocks it.
marciano takes one on the button.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
marciano fails with a takedown attempt.
Olle Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky marciano.
marciano scores with a punch to the head.
marciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big left from marciano misses.
Koskinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
marciano looks to land a combination. Koskinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
marciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
marciano ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koskinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
marciano misses with a straight right.
marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Koskinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
marciano tries to pull guard but Koskinen holds him up against the cage and eventually marciano drops back down to his feet.
marciano tries to pull guard but Koskinen holds him up against the cage and eventually marciano drops back down to his feet.
marciano tries to score a body lock takedown but Koskinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
marciano can't break the clinch.

Koskinen manages to break the clinch.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olle Koskinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Koskinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches marciano on the side of the head.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen with a hook.
Koskinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into marciano's ribs.
marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from marciano misses.
marciano doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Koskinen moves into the clinch.
Koskinen prevents the takedown attempt.
marciano working aggressively here.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen lands with a left to the head.
marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koskinen digs a right hand underneath marciano's ribcage. marciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
marciano fails to pull guard.
Olle Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky marciano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by marciano.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from marciano.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koskinen lands with a right to the head.
marciano fails to pull guard.
Koskinen throws a head punch that misses.
marciano tries to circle away but Koskinen has him pinned against the cage.
Koskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
marciano takes a shot to the head.
Koskinen lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from marciano.
Koskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt marciano or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koskinen.
A short uppercut from Koskinen.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Koskinen on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen leaning against his opponent.
marciano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of marciano backwards.
Koskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen lands a left hand.
Koskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of marciano backwards.
Koskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of marciano backwards.
Koskinen leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen lands a right hand.
Koskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of marciano backwards.
Koskinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
A short right from Koskinen on the inside.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by marciano.

Koskinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
marciano misses with a looping left.
marciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koskinen.
marciano throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koskinen doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. marciano saw that one coming.
Koskinen throws a sloppy body shot
and marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koskinen.
Koskinen is looking to slow marciano down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
rocky marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
Koskinen stuffs the takedown attempt from marciano. marciano gets slowly back to his feet.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but marciano moves away.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that marciano can do to turn this around?
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koskinen. That's going to slow marciano down.
Olle Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen moves out of range as marciano strikes.
marciano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koskinen moves out of range as marciano strikes.
marciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
marciano misses with a double jab.
marciano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskinen cracks marciano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
marciano tries to land a body kick
and Koskinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olle Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koskinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses marciano's sensitive parts.
marciano misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olle Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskinen 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olle Koskinen!