PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Accept - Head Over Heels. Juan Koski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koski
vs
Brown

178 cm
32
156 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

180 cm
32
165 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Koski moves away and avoids it.
Juan Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown slips a straight right by Koski.

Koski takes the fight into the clinch.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
A short right from Koski on the inside.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Koski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koski or not.
Koski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Brown lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Koski can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to take a breather but Koski is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Koski's temple.
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Koski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Koski is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Koski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Koski wants to get back to full guard but Brown has passed into side control.
Koski parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Koski to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from side mount.
Brown trying to control the position but Koski is working away.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koski manages to get back to half guard.
Koski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Koski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koski has a hand on Brown's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brown takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
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.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koski tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown landing strikes from the mount and Koski is in trouble!
Koski has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Brown's lack of action.
Koski wants to sweep but Brown has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Koski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Koski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Koski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown digs a good hook to Koski's body.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown with a nice cross.

It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
Brown shoots in but Koski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koski throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Koski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Koski backpedaling.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Koski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A quick step to the side and Koski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Koski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juan Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but Koski moves out of range.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Koski is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koski struggling a bit here.
Koski tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Koski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Daniel Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown passes to side control.
Koski is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Koski is trying to get back to half guard.
Koski can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown trying to control the position but Koski is working away.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Koski defending against the ground and pound.
Brown landing strikes.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koski is looking for a sweep.

Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown avoids the body shot from Koski.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown checks a low kick from Koski.
Brown dives in and grabs Koski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koski pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Koski is looking for a counter combo.
Brown cracks Koski with a good jab.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Koski's head.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Koski counters with a thumping low kick.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Brown avoids the head kick by Koski.
A big left from Brown misses.
Juan Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koski throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Koski in the body.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski with a jab.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Juan Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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 has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Koski trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Koski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Koski tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski gets full guard.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown is in close to Koski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koski has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Koski blocks nicely.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koski keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Daniel Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Brown.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.