PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaija Koo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troll Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kaija Koo - Kuka keksi rakkauden?. Troll Skog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koo
vs
Skog

182 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Organic Extracts

Mundi Nutrition

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaija Koo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troll Skog!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skog is looking to clinch.
Koo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koo misses with a wild combination.
Skog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koo.
Skog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Skog is rocked!
Koo avoids the head kick by Skog.
Koo throws a combination that misses
and Skog makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Koo really felt that one!
Koo misses with a combination
and Skog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koo looks to land a right hand but Skog moved out of range.
Skog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koo throws a right and a left that Skog avoids nicely.
Skog avoids the body shot from Koo.
Skog dodges the punch combination from Koo.
Koo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koo is breathing heavily.
Skog distracts Koo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skog is one step ahead there.

Koo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skog wants to control from the top but Koo keeps moving.

Koo has his foot on Skog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skog works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog wants to control from the top but Koo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koo is looking for a triangle here but Skog uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Skog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Koo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Koo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Koo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Skog is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Koo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Skog's back instead.
Koo wants to control but Skog is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koo scores with punches from the back.

Koo is cranking Skog's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Skog! He's tightened the choke and Skog is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kaija Koo!