PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietari Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soljah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Soljah Hart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Koskinen
vs
Hart

190 cm
18
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietari Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soljah Hart!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koskinen.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koskinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Hart avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hart's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen scores with a leg kick.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Koskinen looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
Hart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
Pietari Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koskinen gets the takedown into side control.
Koskinen working the ground and pound.
Koskinen slows the pace down.
Koskinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Koskinen stands up.
Koskinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hart in his tracks.

Hart is rocked!
Koskinen tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Koskinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hart which made him look bad.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Hart takes one to the chin there.
Hart is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Koskinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koskinen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hart drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Koskinen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hart's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietari Koskinen!
A victorious Pietari Koskinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.