PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 900 p4p, 135 weight class) and Cole Ison (ranked 2480 p4p, 324 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koskinen
vs
Ison

196 cm
18
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Ison!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Ison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ison tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
Koskinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koskinen 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.
Ison throws a chopping leg kick but Koskinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Ison throws a head kick that misses.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cole Ison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ison is just out of range.
Koskinen jabs Ison right on the nose. Ison blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Koskinen there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koskinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Ison does a little dance to reset his feet.

Koskinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Koskinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ison is trying to improve his position.
Koskinen staying calm.
Ison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koskinen's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ison is looking to improve his position.
Koskinen works his way into full mount!
Ison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koskinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koskinen controlling from mount.
Ison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Koskinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Ison is having none of it.
Koskinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koskinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ison for as long as he can get away with.
Ison is trying desperately to improve position.
Koskinen controlling from mount.
Koskinen continues to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ison has given up his back here. Will Koskinen look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Koskinen controls the position.
Ison is really stuck here.
Koskinen controls the position.
Koskinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
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.

Jab by Koskinen.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Ison's ribs.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ison can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Ison coming out on top.
Ison misses with a kick to the body

and Koskinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koskinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Koskinen.
Jani Koskinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Koskinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koskinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ison!
Koskinen controlling from the full mount.
Ison taking shots to the head.
Koskinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More hug and hope from Koskinen.
Ison is looking to improve his position but Koskinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Koskinen controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Koskinen.
Ison wants to hold on but Koskinen pushes him away.
Ison tries to reverse the position but Koskinen maintains control.
Koskinen controlling from the full mount.

Koskinen is working for a guillotine from mount but Ison frees his head quite easily.
Koskinen controlling his opponent.
Ison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koskinen controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koskinen swings for the body but Ison moves out of range.
Ison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Ison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Ison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskinen throws a sloppy head kick and Ison moves out of range easily.
Ison misses with a low kick.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ison has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ison.
Ison is looking to score with low kicks.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Koskinen swings for the body but Ison moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ison throws a low kick but Koskinen avoids it.
Ison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ison throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Ison throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Koskinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koskinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ison avoids it.
Ison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Koskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koskinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ison tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.
Ison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole Ison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ison throws a push kick but Koskinen slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Ison looks to throw a body kick
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Ison misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ison checks a leg kick.
Ison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koskinen drops his hands momentarily and Ison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Koskinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koskinen lands a head kick. Ison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Ison misses.
Koskinen lands a jab to the head.
Ison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koskinen.

Koskinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koskinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen pushes down on Ison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen clearly takes that 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.

Ison throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Koskinen. That snapped Ison's head back.
Ison throws a front kick aimed at Koskinen's knee but Koskinen avoids it well.
Koskinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ison at a distance.
Ison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ison tries a head kick but it misses.
Ison misses with a low kick as Koskinen jumps back.
Koskinen stuns Ison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koskinen checks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Ison off balance momentarily.
A jab from Koskinen does it's job there.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ison's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Koskinen moves out of range of the body kick from Ison.
Koskinen clobbers Ison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koskinen cracks Ison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ison misses with a kick to the body.
Ison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koskinen tries to counter by clinching up but Ison breaks away and moves out of range.
Ison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range and Ison settles back down.
Koskinen throws a nice head kick!
Koskinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ison takes a step back to recover.
Koskinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
Ison misses with a low kick.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Koskinen scores with the left hand. Ison knows he should have avoided that one.
Koskinen lunges at Ison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ison's hand.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.

Ison is rocked!
Koskinen lands a jab.
Ison is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Koskinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ison seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Ison misses.
Koskinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ison manages to circle out of the way.
Ison walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koskinen.
Ison loads up on a big right hand but Koskinen slips the punch.
Koskinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koskinen duly obliges.
Ison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koskinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Koskinen catches Ison right on the button with a cross.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Ison's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen clobbers Ison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ison is looking to score with low kicks.
Koskinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koskinen throws the kick towards the body but Ison avoids it.
Koskinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen had his way with Cole Ison in that round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ison's head.
Cole Ison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ison looks to land a body kick but Koskinen moved away.
Koskinen lands a head shot.
Ison tries to land a front kick but Koskinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ison.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Ison's body.
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Ison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Ison seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Koskinen there.
Koskinen scores with a jab. Ison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Koskinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen works his way into side control.
Ison seems a little lost for a moment, as Koskinen dominates the positioning.
Koskinen advances to full mount.
Koskinen moves to the back position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ison is trying to break free.
Ison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Koskinen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ison showing good submission defense here.
Koskinen has good solid back control here.

Koskinen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Koskinen is hanging on to Ison's back as he tries to escape.
Koskinen controlling the position well here. Ison rolled but Koskinen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ison defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Koskinen's arms.
Koskinen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jani Koskinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.