PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frank Klepacki - March to doom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koskinen
vs
Moore

173 cm
30
150 lbs
23 - 4 - 0

169 cm
25
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Gesundheit Designs
Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koskinen rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Moore working aggressively here.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Koskinen digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore misses with a double jab
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That kick from Koskinen tenderised Moore's leg. Moore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moore scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Koskinen tenderised Moore's leg. Moore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Koskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore staying out of range there.
Koskinen looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Moore is looking to chop away at Koskinen's legs.
Moore throws a hook but Koskinen avoids it easily.
Koskinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Koskinen.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Moore misses with a low kick as Koskinen jumps back.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Koskinen throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Bobby Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Koskinen misses.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore tries a low kick but Koskinen avoids it.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand

and Koskinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moore's guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Koskinen distracts Moore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koskinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koskinen postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Moore manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Koskinen 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.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olle Koskinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koskinen avoids a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
Koskinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskinen throws out the jab.
Koskinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koskinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore looks for the body kick but Koskinen saw that one coming.
Koskinen moves out of range as Moore strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to score with a low kick but Moore moves his leg out of the way.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Koskinen down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Moore avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Koskinen down.
Koskinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moore back to the cage. Koskinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koskinen with a jab.
Koskinen throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Koskinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Olle Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore tries to score with a low kick but Koskinen moves his leg out of the way.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koskinen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Koskinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Moore throws a leg kick but Koskinen moved away.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Moore throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Koskinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Moore is in Koskinen's guard.
Koskinen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Moore is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the action but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
Moore blocks the strikes from Koskinen.
Moore trying to control the action but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
Koskinen is looking to improve his position.
Moore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koskinen is refusing to be controlled, as Moore sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koskinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koskinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Moore can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen cracks Moore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Olle Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Koskinen misses with a body punch
and Moore counters with an inside leg kick.
Moore thows a leg kick but Koskinen checks it
and Koskinen counters with a left to the body.
Moore connects with a high kick.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Koskinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen blocks a head kick by Moore.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Moore enables Koskinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Koskinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koskinen is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Koskinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koskinen is one step ahead there.
Moore controls Koskinen momentarily but Koskinen frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koskinen wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Koskinen is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore working a defensive guard here.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moore looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
Koskinen wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Koskinen looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen gets back to full guard.
Moore won't allow Koskinen to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olle Koskinen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Koskinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range.
Moore misses with a low kick as Koskinen jumps back.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore connects with a leg kick. Koskinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koskinen as he jumps to the side.
Moore slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Koskinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Moore.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Koskinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Koskinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Koskinen finds it's target.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koskinen is defended easily by Moore.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Koskinen's leg but Koskinen calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Koskinen misses with a hook
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Moore moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Koskinen blocks the body kick.
Moore throws a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskinen throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koskinen, right into the meat.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koskinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily.
Koskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koskinen lands with a nice body kick.
Koskinen looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koskinen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olle Koskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore stalks Koskinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koskinen's face. Koskinen staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moore throws a low kick but Koskinen moves out of range easily.
Moore slips a jab from Koskinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bobby Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
Koskinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
Koskinen slips under a jab from Moore.
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Koskinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore with a jab.
Moore is looking to chop away at Koskinen's legs.
Moore thows a leg kick but Koskinen checks it
and Koskinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koskinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Moore.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koskinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Koskinen.
Koskinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koskinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moore manages to get back to half guard.
Koskinen tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bobby Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olle Koskinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Koskinen from controlling successfully.
Koskinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Koskinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore pulls Koskinen in to control the position.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Koskinen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moore manages to get to full guard.
Koskinen throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws an elbow that misses. Moore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koskinen's guard. Nice move by Moore!
Koskinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Moore is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen lands with some strikes.
Olle Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Koskinen's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olle 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Olle Koskinen thanked [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).