PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kosonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amon Amarth - Guardians Of Asgaard. Takamura has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kosonen
vs
Takamura

202 cm
21
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Kosonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takamura fails with the takedown

and Kosonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Takamura tries for a takedown but Kosonen manages to get underhooks.

Kosonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takamura with a poor takedown

so Kosonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pekka Kosonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamoru Takamura.
Takamura is pulling down on Kosonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kosonen, at least for the moment.
Kosonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takamura can't keep his opponent in guard - Kosonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kosonen trying to control from half guard but Takamura is working away.
Takamura flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takamura defending well though.
Takamura wants to improve his position but Kosonen is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takamura is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takamura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takamura has his takedown stuffed

and Kosonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takamura looks gassed!
Kosonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kosonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Kosonen trying to control from half guard but Takamura is working away.
Kosonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takamura's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosonen not doing much here.
Kosonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takamura is pressing down on Kosonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Takamura, not yet.
Kosonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kosonen stands and steps away. Takamura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Kosonen moves into range and clinches up with Takamura.

Takamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kosonen dives in and grabs Takamura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takamura pushes down on Kosonen's head and hops out.
Takamura fails with the takedown

and Kosonen counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura prevents Kosonen from moving into mount.
Takamura is letting Kosonen control him for a moment.
Takamura struggling a bit here.
Takamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosonen trying to control the action but Takamura is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kosonen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Kosonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takamura, pushing him back against the cage.
Kosonen wants a takedown but no success here.

Kosonen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kosonen manages to end up in side control.
Takamura is pushing Kosonen's head away, looking to escape. Kosonen manages to hold on to the position though.
Takamura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosonen is looking to take a break and control but Takamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takamura tries to escape but Kosonen is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Kosonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Takamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kosonen fails to land the takedown.
Takamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosonen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takamura.
Kosonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Takamura tries to sprawl out of it but Kosonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Takamura takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kosonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Kosonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kosonen is trying to break the clinch but Takamura has him pressed against the cage.

Kosonen breaks from the clinch.
Takamura tries for a takedown but Kosonen circles away easily

and Kosonen counters with a shoot takedown. Takamura fights it but they end up in guard.
Takamura is trying to keep Kosonen in close.
Kosonen preventing the sweep.
Kosonen wants to pass the guard but Takamura is keeping the position.
Takamura throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Takamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kosonen forces his way into half guard.

Kosonen decides to stand and escape the position.
Takamura doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosonen circles away.

Takamura gets the takedown into side control.
Takamura content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosonen is looking to regain half guard here but Takamura keeps moving and retains side control.

Takamura stands up and beckons Kosonen to his feet.

Kosonen gets a clinch.

Kosonen pulls guard successfully.
Kosonen trying to keep a closed guard but Takamura is proving a slippery customer.
Takamura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura stands and throws Kosonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kosonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takamura working away.
Takamura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kosonen some visible discomfort.
Takamura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Takamura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pekka Kosonen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Takamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Takamura misses the shot to the body.

Takamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kosonen!
Kosonen is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Takamura has taken his back!
Takamura wants to control but Kosonen manages to buck him off and is now in Takamura's guard! Nice work there by Kosonen!
Kosonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosonen working some strikes from top position.

Kosonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takamura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kosonen has managed to get both his arms back between Takamura's legs - danger averted.

Kosonen stands and steps away. Takamura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kosonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takamura shoots for a double leg takedown but Kosonen sprawls well. He's pushed Takamura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kosonen instigates a clinch.
Takamura is working for takedown but Kosonen is calmly controlling the position for now.

Kosonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kosonen wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura shoots and misses

and Kosonen counters with a shoot takedown. Takamura fights it but they end up in guard.
Pekka Kosonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamoru Takamura.
Kosonen looking to pass the guard.
Kosonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kosonen is working Takamura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takamura is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Kosonen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but Kosonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pekka Kosonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kosonen moves in looking to clinch but Takamura pushes him off.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt.

Takamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takamura is taking a breather. Kosonen 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.
Pekka Kosonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takamura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura trying to control the action but Kosonen is working from the bottom.
Kosonen gets full guard.
Pekka Kosonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takamura wants to control from the top but Kosonen keeps moving.
Takamura content to stall in guard here.
Takamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Kosonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kosonen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Kosonen!