PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adaminus Larrsonus (ranked 7902 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kosko (ranked 5208 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adaminus Larrsonus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Larrsonus
vs
Kosko

188 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

201 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adaminus Larrsonus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikko Kosko!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Larrsonus.

Kosko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kosko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Larrsonus is striking off his back. Kosko thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kosko winds up and cracks Larrsonus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kosko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kosko controlling the action here.
Larrsonus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kosko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Larrsonus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kosko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kosko drops an elbow to the side of Larrsonus's head.
Kosko winds up and cracks Larrsonus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Larrsonus missing with punches from the bottom.
Larrsonus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kosko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larrsonus!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kosko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kosko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kosko working the ground and pound effectively.
Kosko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kosko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kosko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kosko raining down shots from the mount!
Kosko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Larrsonus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kosko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kosko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larrsonus?
Kosko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Larrsonus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kosko raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Larrsonus is trying desperately to improve position.
Kosko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larrsonus hang on?
Kosko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kosko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kosko with shots to the head and body - Larrsonus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Larrsonus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kosko landing shots from mount.
Larrsonus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kosko controlling from mount.
Kosko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larrsonus hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosko landing shots from mount.
Kosko landing strikes from the mount.
Larrsonus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Larrsonus is desperately trying to improve his position but Kosko has a good base and remains in mount.
Larrsonus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kosko on the ground.
Kosko working Larrsonus over with strikes here.
Kosko lands a heavy elbow.
Kosko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kosko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larrsonus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kosko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larrsonus?
BOOM! Kosko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kosko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Larrsonus working to try and regain half guard.
Larrsonus is breathing heavily.
Kosko unloading with bombs!
Kosko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kosko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Larrsonus swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kosko punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Larrsonus's face.
Kosko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kosko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kosko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kosko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kosko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kosko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kosko with good strikes from the mount here!
Kosko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kosko controlling from the full mount.
Kosko working Larrsonus over with strikes here.
Kosko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larrsonus?
Kosko landing punches.
Larrsonus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kosko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Kosko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Kosko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adaminus Larrsonus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Larrsonus ducks under a wild hook from Kosko.

Kosko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kosko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kosko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kosko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kosko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Larrsonus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kosko blocks the strikes from Larrsonus.
Larrsonus wants to get back to full guard.
Kosko content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larrsonus punching from the bottom.
Larrsonus taking some punishment here, with Kosko in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larrsonus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kosko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosko working over Larrsonus with some ground and pound. Larrsonus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kosko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Larrsonus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kosko slips a nice elbow through Larrsonus's hands, connecting with Larrsonus's forehead.
Kosko winds up and cracks Larrsonus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kosko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kosko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kosko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kosko is taking a breather. Larrsonus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kosko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kosko moves nicely into side control.
Kosko lands a few punches from side control.
Kosko working the head and body with strikes.
Kosko slows the pace down.
Larrsonus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kosko connects with a decent elbow.
Kosko landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosko lands an elbow.
Kosko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Larrsonus taking a bit of punishment here - Kosko scoring with strikes.
Kosko controls the position.
Kosko working the head with strikes.
Kosko takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Larrsonus to pass into mount.
Larrsonus taking shots to the head.
Larrsonus is bucking up trying to escape but Kosko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kosko unloading with bombs!
Kosko controlling from the full mount.
Kosko landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosko content just to control the position here.
Kosko working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larrsonus can't escape the position.
Kosko lands a couple of good shots and Larrsonus has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kosko scores with strikes from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kosko loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Larrsonus hold on?
Kosko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Larrsonus's body.
Larrsonus is trapped and Kosko is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kosko. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kosko lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kosko.
Larrsonus is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The referee is taking a good look at Larrsonus as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kosko!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosko really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Larrsonus.
Kosko controlling well, preventing Larrsonus from escaping the position.
Kosko lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Larrsonus is covering up but some of the strikes from Kosko are getting through and doing damage.
Kosko punishes Larrsonus with strikes from the back mount.
Kosko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Larrsonus.
Kosko is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kosko gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kosko gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kosko apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Kosko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half 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!
Kosko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Kosko connects with a nice short shot to Larrsonus's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A swing and a miss from Kosko.
Larrsonus scores with a three punch combo!
Larrsonus throws out a powerful jab.
Kosko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larrsonus lands with a good body shot.
Larrsonus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Larrsonus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larrsonus lands a jab to the head.

Kosko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kosko lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larrsonus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kosko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larrsonus's head.
Kosko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kosko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kosko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kosko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larrsonus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kosko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larrsonus's head.
Kosko is working Larrsonus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kosko is working Larrsonus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kosko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kosko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kosko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larrsonus's head.
Larrsonus has momentary wrist control but Kosko slips an elbow through the middle.
Kosko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kosko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adaminus Larrsonus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Kosko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Larrsonus cracks Kosko with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Larrsonus.
Kosko misses with a wild combination.
Kosko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larrsonus finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosko's head.
Kosko throws the left hand but Larrsonus avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Larrsonus.
Kosko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larrsonus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kosko scrambles back to his feet.
Larrsonus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larrsonus lands a glancing blow to the side of Kosko's head.
Kosko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larrsonus finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosko's head.
Kosko throws a hook but Larrsonus blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larrsonus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larrsonus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larrsonus lands an overhand right.
Kosko swings for the body but Larrsonus moves out of range.
Larrsonus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Larrsonus connects with the punch.

Kosko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larrsonus's half guard.
Kosko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kosko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kosko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Larrsonus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kosko trying to control the pace.
Kosko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larrsonus hang on?
Larrsonus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Larrsonus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larrsonus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Kosko.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kosko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kosko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kosko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kosko working the ground and pound effectively.
Kosko scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adaminus Larrsonus.
I think Kosko 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Kosko!