PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Friman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Damage Inc.. 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.

Friman
vs
Koskinen

168 cm
28
160 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

180 cm
23
163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman throws a leg kick but Koskinen moved away.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friman.
Friman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koskinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Friman avoids a kick to the body.
Koskinen tries to bum rush Friman with a series of wild strikes but Friman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Friman circles away quickly and effectively.

Friman closes the distance and clinches.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen is pressed up against the cage. Friman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koskinen down to the mat. Koskinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Friman tries to clinch up
and Koskinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Koskinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koskinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Friman's knee momentarily.
Friman moves to clinch but Koskinen breaks away
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman is looking to clinch.

Koskinen rushes Friman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Koskinen.
Friman is looking to break free of the clinch but Koskinen has double underhooks.

Friman manages to pull guard.
Friman has a closed guard, preventing Koskinen from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Friman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Friman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koskinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Friman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koskinen wants to hold on but Friman pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Friman misses with a head shot.
Koskinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Friman has a good base and remains in mount.
Friman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koskinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Friman 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.
Koskinen wants to control but Friman is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koskinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koskinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Friman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koskinen can't escape the position.
Friman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman is landing with some decent strikes but Koskinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Friman looking for a guillotine from mount but Koskinen is having none of it.
Koskinen is squirming around, avoiding Friman's attempts to control the action.
Koskinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koskinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Friman goes for an armbar but Koskinen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koskinen.
Koskinen preventing the sweep.
Koskinen wants to stand and escape but instead Friman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Koskinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Koskinen, not yet.
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 Valdemar Friman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Friman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koskinen misses with a leg kick
and Friman counters with a good low kick that Koskinen was not able to check.
Friman tries to clinch up but Koskinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Friman shoots in and drives through. Koskinen sprawls well.
Friman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koskinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Friman misses with an uppercut
and Koskinen counters with a left and a right that stings Friman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Friman looks to clinch
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws a head kick that Friman semi-blocks.
Koskinen misses with a leg kick

and Friman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Friman has gone for a leg lock! Koskinen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Friman's guard.
Koskinen wanted to stand there but Friman had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koskinen is one step ahead there.
Koskinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Friman is proving hard to escape from.
Friman wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Friman is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Koskinen frees his head nicely. Oh but Friman has switched to an armbar! Koskinen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Valdemar Friman!