PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Koski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fuller
vs
Koski

190 cm
28
148 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

178 cm
33
156 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuller just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Koski misses.
Fuller lands a right hook to the body.
Koski scores with a jab.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuller.
Koski scores with a one two! Fuller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. Koski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuller throws a front kick aimed at Koski's knee but Koski avoids it well.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
Koski swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Fuller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski lunges at Fuller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fuller's hand.

Fuller is rocked!
Koski slips under a jab from Fuller.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Koski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fuller cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.
Fuller motions for Koski to come forward. Fuller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses with a kick to the body.
Fuller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuller.
Fuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Koski.
Koski blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Koski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fuller defends it well.
Fuller connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Fuller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Koski tests Fuller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuller.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koski throws out the jab.
Fuller misses with a low kick.
Fuller misses with a low kick as Koski jumps back.
Koski feints the counter takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koski goes for a double leg but Fuller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fuller continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski throws a head kick that misses.
Fuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Fuller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuller slips a jab from Koski.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koski just manages to avoid it.
Fuller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuller. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Fuller moved out of range.
Fuller throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Fuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski looks to throw the jab but Fuller is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Fuller.
Koski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski walks into a jab.
Koski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuller as he avoids it easily.
Koski lands the left hand.
Fuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Fuller. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Fuller misses its intended target.
Koski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Koski.
Fuller is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Fuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koski.
Jab by Fuller.
Fuller wants to land a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Fuller misses with a body punch

and Koski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koski.

Fuller pushes Koski off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koski goes for a double leg but Fuller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fuller continues to drive forward.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
A cross from Fuller lands.
Koski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fuller connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koski throws a sloppy body shot
and Fuller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fuller misses with a leg kick

and Koski counters with a takedown into side control.
Fuller is trying to buck Koski off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Koski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koski working the ground and pound.
Koski trying to control the position but Fuller is working away.
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 Chris Fuller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fuller connects with a body shot.
Koski swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuller misses the target.
Fuller blocks a leg kick.
Koski thumps Fuller with a low kick.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuller. Fuller obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuller slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Koski blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Fuller.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Fuller moved out of range.
Fuller cracks Koski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fuller cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws the kick towards the body but Fuller avoids it.
Koski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Fuller.
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Fuller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Fuller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Fuller.
A clash of legs there as Koski blocks the low kick.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
Fuller moves out of range of the body kick from Koski.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Fuller moved out of range.
Koski lunges at Fuller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fuller's hand.
Fuller moves away from the strike by Koski.
Fuller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chris Fuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuller catches Koski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Koski throws a body punch but Fuller moves out of range.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Fuller tried to counter with a leg kick but Koski avoided it.
Fuller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fuller defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Fuller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koski with a nice cross.
Koski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Fuller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuller.
Koski lands the left hand.
Koski takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski closes the distance and clinches up with Fuller, looking for a takedown. Koski pushes Fuller against the cage but Fuller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fuller cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.
Fuller lands with a shot to the body.
Fuller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koski's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Koski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fuller.
Koski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fuller to score with a decent uppercut.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Koski blocks the low kick.
Koski throws a combination that misses
and Fuller counters with a low kick, right behind Koski 's knee.
Fuller swinging wildly here.
Fuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Koski as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Fuller.
Fuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Fuller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuller.
Good leg kick by Fuller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuller lands a slapping body shot.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Fuller moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Fuller throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski cracks Fuller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Fuller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Fuller dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab from Koski.
Fuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koski lands a jab to Fuller's midsection.
Fuller is looking to slow Koski down with leg kicks.
Fuller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fuller ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
Fuller throws a leg kick but Koski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Fuller. Those never looked like landing.
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 low kick, looking for Fuller's leg but Fuller calmly moves out of range.
Koski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuller tried to counter with a leg kick but Koski avoided it.
Koski lands a really nice looking cross but Fuller seems unphased.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Koski! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juan Koski!
Our winner, Juan 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.
Chris Fuller spoke after the fight, saying 'Well I gave it all I got, but I guess it wasn't good enough.'.