PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 925 p4p, 618 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 137 p4p, 96 weight class). Dwayne Haskins has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Koskinen
vs
Haskins

196 cm
25
215
13 - 4 - 0

191 cm
28
215
12 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Voodoo Nutrition

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haskins.
Haskins lands a nice looking body shot.
Haskins misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskins's corner calls for a 1-2. Haskins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haskins ducks right into an uppercut from Koskinen.
Haskins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haskins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koskinen under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen stalks Haskins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haskins's face. Haskins staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Jab by Koskinen.
Haskins misses with an uppercut
and Haskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haskins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Koskinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haskins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Haskins moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen cracks Haskins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koskinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Koskinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haskins sprawls and moves away.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
A big left from Haskins misses.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
A combination from Koskinen does no damage.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskinen backing away here, and Haskins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Koskinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Haskins didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Haskins.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Haskins avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen jabs Haskins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Haskins.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Haskins is looking for the big counter here.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
Haskins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koskinen.
Haskins avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haskins does it's job there.
Haskins misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Haskins misses.
Haskins cracks Koskinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Haskins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koskinen at a distance.
Haskins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Koskinen.
Haskins slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Haskins fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haskins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins misses with a looping right.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haskins.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Haskins avoids nicely.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haskins throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Haskins dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.

Haskins closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Haskins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Koskinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koskinen lands with a nice body kick.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Koskinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haskins thumps Koskinen with a low kick.
Koskinen defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
As Haskins tries to get set, Koskinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Haskins manages to avoid the attempt.
Haskins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Haskins seems unphased.
Haskins looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Haskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Haskins coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen throws a head kick but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Haskins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskins misses with a hook.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen checks a low kick from Haskins.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Koskinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haskins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Koskinen should have avoided that one.
Koskinen walks into a jab.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Haskins avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Haskins punishes Koskinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koskinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haskins moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haskins lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins flicks out a counter leg kick but Koskinen steps away.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haskins's head backwards.
Koskinen throws a push kick but Haskins slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins throws a hook but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Haskins avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Haskins is looking to land body kicks.
Haskins slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Haskins misses with a straight right.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
Koskinen takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Haskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Haskins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins staying out of range there.
Haskins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haskins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen throwing a counter right hand but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Haskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Haskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Haskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Haskins lands.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Haskins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koskinen backs up against the cage.
Koskinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Koskinen catches Haskins right on the button with a cross.
Haskins slips a straight right by Koskinen.
It seemed like Haskins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen throws a combination that misses
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haskins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Haskins misses with a wild combination.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koskinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Koskinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Koskinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Koskinen is controlling him well.
Haskins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Koskinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskins tries to kick Koskinen off but Koskinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to free his trapped foot but Haskins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Koskinen is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koskinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haskins can pounce on him.
Koskinen slips a jab from Haskins.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Haskins connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins tries a quick counter leg kick but Koskinen is wise to it.
Koskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen throws a hook but Haskins blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Haskins.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haskins scores with a jab. Koskinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins scores with the left hand. Koskinen knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
Haskins lands a jab-cross combination.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Haskins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen tries to counter with a takedown but Haskins is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Good leg kick by Haskins.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Koskinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Haskins.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Koskinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haskins misses with a body punch.
Haskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen tries to stall but Haskins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haskins tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Haskins avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Haskins is trying to push Koskinen away but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haskins is trying to break free.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the side of Haskins's head.

Haskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haskins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen is looking for a counter combo.
Haskins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koskinen's hands.
Koskinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Haskins lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Haskins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskins.
Haskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Koskinen should have avoided that one.
Haskins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haskins scoring well with a low kick there.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskinen moves out of range as Haskins strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Haskins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haskins 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Haskins!