PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Ironz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra. Koski has chosen Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight as his entrance music. 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.

Ironz
vs
Koski

188 cm
31
274 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

190 cm
41
234 lbs
45 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Reaper Combatwear

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Zipp Zapp

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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie Ironz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ironz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koski tries to clinch up.

Koski tries to keep at a distance but Ironz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koski is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironz has double underhooks.
Koski looking for a takedown.
Ironz looking to slow down the pace here.
Koski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ironz to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
Ironz lands with a short shot to the head.
Koski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arnie Ironz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Koski.
Ironz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koski's defenses.

It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
Koski jumps guard but Ironz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Koski is trying to break the clinch but Ironz is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Ironz.
I was talking to Ironz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Koski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironz misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ironz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ironz.
Ironz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ironz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironz.
Koski has had enough of the clinch but Ironz keeps him there for the moment.
Koski tries to pull guard but Ironz holds him up against the cage and eventually Koski drops back down to his feet.

Koski jumps into guard, dragging Ironz to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ironz tries to land a body kick

and Koski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ironz's guard.
Koski being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski passes Ironz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ironz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Koski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ironz is refusing to be controlled, as Koski sits in half guard.
Koski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Koski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is thwarting Ironz's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Tomi Koski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ironz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ironz connects with a body shot.
Koski wants to clinch.

Ironz forces Koski back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Ironz.
A right handed body shot lands from Ironz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironz stalling in the clinch.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Ironz.
Koski looks winded!
Koski jumps guard but Ironz stands there with Koski around his waist. Koski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ironz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ironz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Ironz lands a body shot.
Ironz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Ironz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ironz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ironz.
Ironz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koski's face.

Koski is rocked!
Ironz working the clinch nicely. Koski is working for position but Ironz cracks him with a big knee to the head! Koski crumples up against the cage and Ironz lands two more shots before the ref can save Koski! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Arnie Ironz!
In his post fight interview, Arnie Ironz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.