PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski's entrance music is Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . A fine choice. Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Koski
vs
Stehling

190 cm
41
234 lbs
44 - 22 - 1

191 cm
35
261 lbs
54 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 54 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling throws a push kick but Koski slaps the foot to one side.
Koski throws a low kick but Stehling moves out of range easily.
Koski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Araba Fenice in the buildup to the fight.
Stehling checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koski.
Koski connects with a body shot.
Koski throws a head kick that misses.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski throws a head kick but Stehling moves out of range.
Koski throws a body punch but Stehling moves out of range.
Stehling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koski's waist but Koski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stehling off to one side.
Koski with a hook.
Koski pushes Stehling away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stehling tries to work over Koski's front leg with a kick but Koski checks it.
Koski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stehling circles away quickly and effectively.
Koski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stehling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koski.
Stehling moves out of range of the body kick from Koski.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Koski misses with a shot to the body

and Stehling counters with a shoot takedown. Koski fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stehling's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stehling lands a couple of elbows.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stehling trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stehling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Stehling was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
Stehling attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stehling gets a clinch.
Koski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Koski as the two fighters clinch.

Koski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stehling fails with a takedown attempt.
Stehling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski throws a leg kick that misses.
Stehling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Stehling to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koski swinging wildly here.
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stehling on the side of the head.
Koski takes a swing at Stehling's ribcage but misses.
Stehling avoids the head kick by Koski.
Good shot there by Koski.
Stehling connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koski tries to avoid it but Stehling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koski to the ground. Koski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tomi Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchell Stehling.

Koski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stehling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Stehling avoids a kick to the body.
Stehling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stehling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Stehling moves away and avoids it.
Koski scores with a head kick. Stehling tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koski throws an overhand right that lands on Stehling's shoulder, as Stehling tries to avoid the shot.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stehling moves away.
Stehling steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koski. That one must have hurt.
Stehling wants to land a leg kick but Koski is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Stehling down.
Stehling moves forwards but Koski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stehling takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stehling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stehling is breathing heavily.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Koski finds it's way through Stehling's defenses.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot

and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koski controls Stehling momentarily but Stehling frees himself.
Stehling trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is fighting to break Koski's control of his arms but Koski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koski throws a hook but Stehling avoids it easily.
Koski pushes Stehling away with a front kick.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Stehling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stehling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koski.
Koski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koski.
Stehling tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.

Stehling throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Koski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stehling is in Koski's guard.
Stehling trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling preventing the sweep.
Stehling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Koski is keeping the position.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but Koski blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Koski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Koski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stehling in his tracks.
A lazy left from Stehling finds it's target.
Koski lands with a good body shot.
Stehling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stehling blocks a head kick by Koski.
Stehling scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koski.
Stehling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Koski misses with a leg kick

and Stehling counters with a shoot takedown. Koski fights it but they end up in guard.
Stehling trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski looking to control.
Koski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stehling controls the pace.
Stehling passes into half guard.
Koski is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Mitchell Stehling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Koski wants to get back to full guard.
Stehling wants to control but Koski is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling is thwarting Koski's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mitchell Stehling has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koski tests Stehling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stehling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stehling.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Koski keeps moving.
Mitchell Stehling has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stehling's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koski is trying to keep Stehling in close.
Koski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stehling!
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koski looking to control but Stehling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is desperately trying to improve his position but Koski has a good base and remains in mount.
Koski tries to control but Stehling wriggling away.
Koski is looking to stand but Koski has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Koski content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitchell Stehling.
I think Koski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
Our winner, Tomi Koski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.