PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski has chosen Accept - Head Over Heels as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henley
vs
Koski

176 cm
27
169 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

178 cm
29
156 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Koski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski cracks Henley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Koski closes the distance and pushes Henley back into the cage.

Henley gets control of Koski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henley keeping full guard, as Koski tries to pass.
Koski sitting in guard here, content to control.

Henley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henley working for a triangle but Koski defends it easily.
Koski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koski throws a big elbow that misses.

Koski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koski has managed to get both his arms back between Henley's legs - danger averted.

Henley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Henley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koski defends well.
Henley keeping moving, preventing Koski from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koski preventing the sweep.

Henley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koski defends it easily.
Henley is trying to control the position but Koski postures up.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Henley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Henley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Koski stacks Henley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Koski!
Henley wants to control but Koski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koski gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henley trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koski is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koski's guard.

Henley wants to pass the guard but Koski is keeping the position.
Koski trying to control the position.
Koski pulls Henley in close to prevent any damage.
Henley stopping the sweep attempt from Koski.
Henley trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henley wants to pass the guard but Koski is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Henley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henley gets a double leg takedown into Koski's guard.
Henley trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski controlling the position.
Koski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koski working a defensive guard here.
Henley trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.

Henley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Henley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've been hearing that Henley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is looking for a sweep.

Henley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Koski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Henley but great work by Koski.
Koski happy to just control the position for now.
Henley tries to bench press Koski off him but Koski keeps the position.
Koski is looking to take a break and control but Henley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henley is looking to regain half guard here but Koski keeps moving and retains side control.
Koski lands some shots froms side control.
Henley is not content to let Koski control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski controls the position.
Henley regains half guard.
Henley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henley keeping full guard, as Koski tries to pass.

Henley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Henley looking for a guillotine here but Koski defends easily.
Koski cracks Henley with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henley looking for a guillotine here but Koski defends easily.
Koski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
More stalling from Koski.
Henley wants to sweep but no luck.
Koski trying to control but Henley is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four 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.

Henley working for submissions but it's allowed Koski to get to half guard.
Koski sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Henley actively working from the bottom here.
Koski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Henley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Henley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Koski.
Koski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henley. Henley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henley lands a head shot.
Koski swings for the body but Henley moves out of range.
Henley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henley somewhat.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Henley loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Henley looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.

Henley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Koski's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski pulls Henley in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is trying to control the position but Henley postures up.
Koski keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Koski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henley's guard.

Henley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Koski has picked Henley up and slammed him! Henley can't keep hold of the triangle and Koski manages to pass to side control!
Henley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koski is looking to take a break and control but Henley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley tries to buck Koski off but Koski is having none of it.
Henley is trying to control Koski's posture but Koski avoids it.
Koski cracks Henley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Henley is trying to improve his position.
Koski trying to control the position but Henley is working away.
Juan Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henley struggling a bit here.
Koski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henley down.
Henley is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley is trying to control Koski's posture but Koski avoids it.
Henley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koski is looking to take a break and control but Henley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koski controlling from side mount.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Henley throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Henley jabs at Koski's body.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Henley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Henley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Henley or perhaps it was just good defense by Koski, which made it look bad.
Juan Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henley slips a jab from Koski.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Koski.
I think Henley 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Henley!
Our winner, Ben Henley, 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.