PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 2790 p4p, 267 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 2749 p4p, 265 weight class). Nahtic has chosen Sleeping My Day Away as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koski
vs
Nahtic

178 cm
38
156 lbs
30 - 23 - 2

180 cm
38
140 lbs
20 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 30 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic misses the jab.
As Nahtic looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Nahtic just gets out of the way.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch but Koski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski takes one on the button.
Nahtic misses with a low kick.
Koski avoids the head kick by Nahtic.
Koski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nahtic throws an off balance right hand
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Koski moves out of range as Nahtic strikes.
As Nahtic looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Nahtic just gets out of the way.
Nahtic lands a jab.
Nahtic misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Nahtic will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski slips a straight right by Nahtic.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nahtic misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Nahtic will be more careful next time no doubt.

Nahtic clinches up with Koski and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nahtic.
Nahtic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nahtic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nahtic trying to stall but Koski improves his position.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nahtic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koski as Nahtic tries to tie him up.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nahtic avoids it.
Nahtic avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nahtic.
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!
Nahtic avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nahtic tries to stall but Koski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nahtic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Nahtic avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Nahtic avoids the damage to the body.
Nahtic has Koski pushed against the cage.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nahtic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Nahtic managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Nahtic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic is looking to control Koski's arms but Koski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nahtic has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nahtic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Koski avoids a wild elbow strike from Nahtic.
Nahtic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic lands a nice elbow.
Nahtic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Nahtic avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Nahtic avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Nahtic looking to slow down the pace here.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nahtic.
Nahtic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nahtic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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 Juan Koski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Nahtic does no damage.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nahtic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Nahtic looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Nahtic just gets out of the way.
Nahtic looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
Koski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nahtic missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nahtic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nahtic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nahtic.
Nahtic misses with a combination
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lou Nahtic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nahtic is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nahtic.
Nahtic throws a series of strikes that have Koski backpedaling.
Nahtic scores with a nice head shot.
Nahtic misses with an uppercut
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan Koski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahtic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nahtic throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nahtic misses with a leg kick
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Nahtic will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahtic throws a combination that misses
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Lou Nahtic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nahtic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nahtic throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Nahtic.
A good leg kick by Nahtic.

Koski gets tackled into the cage by Nahtic. Nahtic maintains the clinch.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nahtic's efforts to push away.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koski missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to stall but Koski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Nahtic breaks from the clinch.
Nahtic loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Nahtic throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Nahtic.
Koski throws a big counter combination but Nahtic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nahtic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koski.
Nahtic swings widly with a right hand
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nahtic cracks Koski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nahtic lands a jab to the nose.
Nahtic thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Nahtic backing up. Nahtic nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Nahtic connects with a crisp jab.

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!
Nahtic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nahtic tries to clinch up.
Nahtic misses with a double jab
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Nahtic.
Nahtic misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Nahtic.
Nahtic throws a lazy uppercut
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nahtic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Koski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nahtic - the referee stops the clock and Koski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nahtic. Koski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nahtic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koski throws a big counter combination but Nahtic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lou Nahtic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Nahtic thumps Koski with a low kick.
Nahtic misses with a lunging right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Nahtic misses
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lou Nahtic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahtic throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Nahtic backing up. Nahtic nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Nahtic lands a jab to the head.
Nahtic throws a low kick, looking for Koski's leg but Koski calmly moves out of range.
Koski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nahtic throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nahtic misses with a leg kick.

Nahtic moves into range and clinches up with Koski.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic wants to break free but Koski has control.
Juan Koski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koski lands a good knee to the midsection. Nahtic won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nahtic.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nahtic.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nahtic is defending well for now.
Nahtic managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Nahtic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nahtic avoids it.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nahtic avoids it.
Koski missing with knees to the body.

Nahtic breaks from the clinch.
Nahtic throws a front kick that sends Koski stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nahtic. Nahtic obviously looking to wear him down.
Nahtic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koski circles away quickly and effectively.
Koski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koski blocks a jab.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nahtic misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nahtic scores with a leg kick.
Nahtic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nahtic throws a lazy head kick
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Koski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic misses with a leg kick
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Nahtic misses with a straight right.
Koski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nahtic throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nahtic throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
A leg kick checked by Koski.
Koski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nahtic. That one must have hurt.
Nahtic throws a combination that misses
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nahtic scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahtic throws a lazy uppercut
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Nahtic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koski throws a big counter combination but Nahtic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nahtic throws out a loose jab but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nahtic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
As Nahtic looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Nahtic just gets out of the way.
Koski takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Nahtic misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Nahtic.
I think Nahtic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a draw!