PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loco Coco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentworth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spitfire by The Prodigy. Loco Coco acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wentworth
vs
Coco

173 cm
21
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Wentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loco Coco!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Coco.
Wentworth is trying to control Coco's posture but Coco avoids it.
Coco is looking to take a break and control but Wentworth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wentworth can't do much from the bottom here.
Coco throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wentworth regains half guard.
Coco not doing much here.
Wentworth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wentworth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Wentworth, not yet.
Coco wants to control from the top but Wentworth keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco advances to half guard.
Wentworth preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Coco is looking to take a break and control but Wentworth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wentworth is trying to maintain the position but Coco is very close to passing his half guard.

Wentworth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wentworth is staying active underneath Coco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coco wants to pass to mount but Wentworth is defending the position.
Wentworth controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wentworth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wentworth trying to control the position.
Wentworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wentworth is trying to keep Coco in close.
Coco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wentworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wentworth working for a triangle but Coco defends it easily.
Coco lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wentworth keeping busy on the bottom but Coco has passed one foot through into half guard.
Coco drops an elbow to the side of Wentworth's head.
Coco is thwarting Wentworth's attempts to control the position.
Wentworth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wentworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coco's back!
Wentworth is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coco wants to escape the position.
Coco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wentworth gets his hands free as Coco looks to control.
Wentworth controlling from the back.
Wentworth keeps control of the position as Coco tries to break free.
Wentworth struggling to keep hold of the position.
Coco tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wentworth controls the action.
Wentworth wants to control but Coco is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Loco Coco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wentworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coco shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Coco or perhaps it was just good defense by Wentworth which made him look bad.

Coco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wentworth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wentworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Coco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coco is breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Josh Wentworth just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Wentworth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wentworth avoids the strikes from the bottom by Coco.

Wentworth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Wentworth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coco, who protects the arm well.
Coco is trying to escape the position but Wentworth is controlling the position.
Coco struggling a bit here.
Wentworth tries to move to mount but Coco blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wentworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coco keeps working.
Wentworth happy to just control the position for now.
Wentworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coco keeps working.
Coco is being controlled here.
Coco is trying to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Coco gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco wants to free his trapped foot but Wentworth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wentworth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coco postures up.
Wentworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coco wants to control but Wentworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wentworth moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wentworth in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Coco is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Wentworth!