PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietari Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Vaakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaakku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'll Face Myself (Reincarnation). 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.

Koskinen
vs
Vaakku

190 cm
18
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Vaakku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaakku moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. Vaakku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vaakku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vaakku tries to close the distance and clinch but Koskinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaakku blocks a head kick by Koskinen.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koskinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen jabs at Vaakku's body.
Decent striking displayed by Koskinen there.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaakku.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Vaakku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koskinen checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vaakku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaakku throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vaakku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vaakku tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaakku misses with a takedown attempt - Koskinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pietari Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Vaakku.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Vaakku shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koskinen pushes Vaakku off looking to stand but Vaakku dives back in and keeps control.

Koskinen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Koskinen throws a solid leg kick but Vaakku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koskinen.
Vaakku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Vaakku takes the fight into the clinch.

Vaakku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaakku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vaakku in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Vaakku tries to clinch there but Koskinen circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Koskinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Koskinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Vaakku with that takedown attempt.
Vaakku looks gassed!
Koskinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaakku misses with a low kick.
Vaakku shoots for a takedown but Koskinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Vaakku takes one to the side of the head.
Vaakku tries for a takedown but Koskinen circles away easily
and Koskinen counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koskinen, right into the meat.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koskinen throws a good cross that connects.
Koskinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koskinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vaakku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koskinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vaakku on the side of the head.
Koskinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vaakku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koskinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koskinen lands a jab to Vaakku's midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koskinen keeps Vaakku at a distance using the push kick.
Koskinen cracks Vaakku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koskinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koskinen!
Vaakku tries to clinch there but Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaakku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koskinen.
Pietari Koskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Vaakku off balance momentarily.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vaakku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Vaakku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaakku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vaakku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koskinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaakku doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koskinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaakku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vaakku slips a jab from Koskinen.
Vaakku misses with a kick to the body.
Koskinen lands a head shot.
Koskinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietari Koskinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koskinen digs a good hook to Vaakku's body.
Jarkko Vaakku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koskinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Vaakku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vaakku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vaakku tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koskinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vaakku somewhat.
Pietari Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Vaakku.
Koskinen cracks Vaakku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vaakku misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koskinen stuns Vaakku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vaakku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koskinen scores with a leg kick.
Pietari Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaakku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vaakku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vaakku is breathing heavily.
Vaakku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koskinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vaakku scrambles back to his feet.
Vaakku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koskinen checks it well.
Vaakku gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Koskinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vaakku.
Vaakku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koskinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Koskinen scores with a jab. Vaakku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koskinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vaakku on the side of the head.
A cross from Koskinen lands.
A good leg kick by Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koskinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaakku doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vaakku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaakku doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Vaakku throws a right hand that Koskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koskinen also avoids with ease.
Vaakku misses with a two punch combination.
Koskinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Koskinen finds it's target.
Koskinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koskinen throws a head kick but Vaakku moves out of range.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaakku.
Nice body kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen cracks Vaakku with an open hand slap.
Vaakku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koskinen lands a jab to the head.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Vaakku's ribs.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaakku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koskinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaakku, right into the meat.
Koskinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaakku swinging wildly here.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaakku can do to turn this around?
Koskinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vaakku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Vaakku's head.
Vaakku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Vaakku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Koskinen. Beautiful body shot.
Vaakku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koskinen throws a head kick that Vaakku semi-blocks.
Vaakku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koskinen as he jumps to the side.
Koskinen connects with a right hand. Vaakku shakes it off.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.
Koskinen clobbers Vaakku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
Vaakku drops his hands momentarily and Koskinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Koskinen catches Vaakku right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Vaakku moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaakku lands an elbow that stopped Koskinen in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Koskinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koskinen lands with a hook. Vaakku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koskinen stuns Vaakku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koskinen catches Vaakku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vaakku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Vaakku.
Vaakku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koskinen as he avoids it easily.
Koskinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koskinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vaakku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Vaakku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietari Koskinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Koskinen throws a good cross that connects.
Koskinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaakku wants to clinch up but Koskinen keeps it at a distance.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaakku moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaakku is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
Koskinen thuds his right hand into Vaakku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid body kick from Vaakku.

Vaakku shoots in and bounces Koskinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Koskinen wants to sweep here but Vaakku controlling him for the moment.
Koskinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koskinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vaakku on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaakku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vaakku is standing up over Koskinen. Koskinen looks to escape but Vaakku dives into side control.

Vaakku is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Koskinen is trying to escape and Vaakku transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Koskinen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vaakku! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jarkko Vaakku!
Jarkko Vaakku looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank AJ Nex and HERO for this opportunity. I'll make sure to train hard for the next fight and give everyone an exciting fight, no matter who I'll face!'.