PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore has chosen Frank Klepacki - March to doom as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Koskinen
vs
Moore

173 cm
35
150 lbs
31 - 5 - 0

169 cm
30
157 lbs
16 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Moore blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore slips a jab from Koskinen.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
Moore is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Koskinen tries to score with a low kick but Moore moves his leg out of the way.
Koskinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Koskinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koskinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moore eats them both and turns towards Koskinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore checks the leg kick.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
Koskinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore lands with a right hand.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Koskinen.
Olle Koskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore misses with a kick to the body
and Koskinen counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moore cracks Koskinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Moore catches Koskinen right on the button with a cross.
Koskinen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Moore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koskinen's guard.
Moore passes Koskinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Moore there.
Moore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moore lands strikes from half guard.
Koskinen tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
Koskinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore working over Koskinen with some ground and pound. Koskinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moore lands a nice short elbow.
Moore lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moore lands a nice short elbow.
Koskinen tries to roll over but Moore keeps him under control.
Koskinen missing with punches from the bottom.
Moore thows a huge punch but Koskinen dodges it nicely.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koskinen wants to get back to full guard.
Koskinen is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moore lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moore working Koskinen over with strikes.
Koskinen wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Moore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koskinen is looking to improve his position.
Moore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koskinen tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
Moore seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koskinen moves into full guard.
Moore chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Koskinen misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Koskinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Koskinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Moore looks for the body kick but Koskinen saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Koskinen takes one on the button.
Moore lands a jab to the nose.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Moore throws an elbow that misses. Koskinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moore's guard. Nice move by Koskinen!
Koskinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bobby Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koskinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Moore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moore landing strikes from the mount and Koskinen is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore with shots to the head and body - Koskinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moore drops a big elbow. That's hurt Koskinen! More shots from Moore and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Moore!
As Bobby Moore got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Got you, you piece of SHIT.'.