PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiamaka Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Congo

188 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chiamaka Congo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koskinen gets tackled into the cage by Congo. Congo maintains the clinch.
Congo blocks the elbow strike.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Congo.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen trying to land knees to the body.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen trying to land knees to the body.
Congo being controlled against the cage.
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!
Congo blocks an elbow strike.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Koskinen.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koskinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Congo's brow.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from Koskinen, against the cage.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo misses with some punches.
Koskinen tries a knee to the head but Congo blocks it.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
Congo blocks an elbow strike from Koskinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Congo is working Koskinen over against the cage.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo lands a left hand.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koskinen stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
Congo lands a left hand.
Koskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Congo lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo is leaning against Koskinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koskinen takes a shot to the head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Congo as the two fighters clinch.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Congo.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Congo pushes Koskinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Congo is keeping busy.
Koskinen lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen is stalling here.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koskinen throws an elbow but misses.
Koskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koskinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Congo's brow.
Good body shot from Congo.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koskinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Congo up against the cage.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Congo pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen just leaning against Congo, taking a breather.
Congo working aggressively here.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koskinen lands a knee to the head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Congo avoids it.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiamaka Congo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Congo moves into range and clinches up with Koskinen.
Chiamaka Congo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koskinen.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Koskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Koskinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Congo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Congo.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Koskinen.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koskinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Congo is working Koskinen over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Congo as Koskinen tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo being controlled against the cage.
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koskinen missing with knees to the body.
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Congo blocking some punches.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen lands an elbow just above Congo 's eye.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Congo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Koskinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
A short uppercut from Congo.
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo gets through Koskinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koskinen.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koskinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Congo works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo digs a right hand into Koskinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koskinen's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Congo.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koskinen throws an elbow but misses.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Koskinen to work.
Congo lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Congo takes an elbow to the temple.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Congo takes an elbow to the temple.
Congo blocks the elbow strike.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiamaka Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Congo moves into the clinch.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen takes a shot to the head.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Koskinen trying to control the position but instead, Congo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koskinen into the cage.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koskinen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Koskinen lands a damaging elbow.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Congo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Congo as the two fighters clinch.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Congo.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Congo.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from Koskinen, against the cage.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo avoiding damage as Koskinen throws knees to the body.
Chiamaka Congo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo is working Koskinen over against the cage.
Congo works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Congo presses Koskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koskinen takes a shot to the head.
Koskinen stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Congo avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Koskinen misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Congo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Congo misses with some punches.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Congo blocks the elbow strike.
Congo dodges an elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Congo dodges an elbow strike from Koskinen.
A short right from Congo.
Congo takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Koskinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Koskinen lands an elbow inside that Congo shrugs off.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen lands a nice elbow.
Koskinen is looking to control Congo's arms but Congo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koskinen has his back to the cage.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Koskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo blocks an elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Congo gets an underhook and turns Koskinen into the cage.
Mikael Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chiamaka Congo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Congo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Chiamaka Congo!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Chiamaka Congo!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Chiamaka Congo!

Chiamaka Congo wins by unanimous decision!