PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Varsi has chosen Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koski
vs
Varsi

190 cm
31
199 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

202 cm
29
194 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

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SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harjan Varsi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Varsi lands a head shot.
Varsi scores with the left hand. Koski knows he should have avoided that one.
Varsi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Varsi is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Varsi blocks the leg kick.
Varsi throws a right hand that Koski ducks under and follows up with a left that Koski also avoids with ease.
Koski tries to clinch but Varsi is having none of it.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Varsi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koski under the eye.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varsi manages to avoid it.
Varsi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Varsi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varsi misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Varsi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varsi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koski doesn't seem bothered though.
Harjan Varsi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski's corner calls for a 1-2. Koski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Varsi blocks a leg kick.
Varsi cracks Koski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Varsi blocks a leg kick.
Varsi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Varsi.
Varsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koski wants to clinch up but Varsi keeps it at a distance.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Varsi.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
letting Varsi counter with a right hand.
Varsi misses with a straight right.
Koski tries a low kick but Varsi avoids it.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varsi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varsi moves out of range of the body kick.
Varsi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Varsi wants it to stay on the feet.
Varsi looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski misses with a hook
and Varsi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Varsi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Varsi slips under a jab from Koski.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Varsi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varsi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koski. Koski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koski thuds his right hand into Varsi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koski wants to clinch.
Varsi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Koski misses.
Varsi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Varsi.
Varsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Varsis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Varsi down.
Koski throws a right hand that Varsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Varsi also avoids with ease.
Koski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Varsi.
Varsi throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Koski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Varsi misses with a looping left.
Varsi connects with a right hand. Koski shakes it off.
Koski slips a straight right by Varsi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varsi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Varsi off balance momentarily.
Varsi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski avoids the body shot from Varsi.
Koski tests Varsi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski misses with a low kick.
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 Tomi Koski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Varsi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Varsi misses the shot to the body.
Koski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Varsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koski.
Varsi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Varsi lands a nice hook to Koski's body. Koski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Varsi slips under a jab from Koski.
Varsi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by Koski or perhaps it was just good defense by Varsi which made him look bad.
Koski throws a body punch but Varsi moves out of range.
Harjan Varsi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Varsi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Varsi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Varsi avoids the head kick by Koski.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a wild body kick that Varsi sees coming a mile off.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
Varsi works Koski's body with a nice hook.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Varsi throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Varsi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Varsi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
A big right from Koski misses.
Varsi throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Varsi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski needs to keep his hands up - Varsi had a free shot at his head there.
Varsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski scores with a punch to the head.
Varsi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Varsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Varsi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Varsi's corner calls for a 1-2. Varsi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski scores with a nice strike.
Varsi thows a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown by Koski or perhaps it was just good defense by Varsi which made him look bad.
Koski moves out of range as Varsi strikes.
Varsi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Varsi avoids the body shot from Koski.
Jab by Varsi.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Varsi's knee but Varsi avoids it well.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski throws a head kick that Varsi semi-blocks.
Varsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Varsi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koski's hands.
Koski misses with a low kick as Varsi jumps back.
Varsi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Koski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski misses with a head kick.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Varsi counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Koski! He's just covering up as Varsi starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harjan Varsi!
A determined Harjan Varsi didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!