PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Thor has chosen Sexy Bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koski
vs
Thor

190 cm
32
234 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

190 cm
25
216 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Koski blocks a head kick by Thor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor.
Thor misses with a wild body shot.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski throws a hook but Thor blocks it.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Atli Thor has been cut.
Koski throws a lazy head kick
and Thor counters with an inside leg kick.
Thor is looking to slow Koski down with leg kicks.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thor throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thor lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thor, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Thor.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Koski cracks Thor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thor connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a head kick. That will keep Thor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thor's hands.
Thor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thor is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Thor tries to score with a low kick but Koski moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor blocks a head kick by Koski.
Koski throws a hook but Thor blocks it.
Koski leaves Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koski slips under a jab from Thor.
Thor misses with a combination
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Thor misses the jab.
Thor is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Koski avoids the body shot from Thor.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Thor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Thor saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a jab to the head.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Thor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koski throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Thor jabs at Koski's body.
Koski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski slaps away a takedown attempt from Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koski throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thor duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thor's sensitive parts.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Koski misses.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Thor off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Atli Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atli Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thor scores with a takedown into Koski's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Koski working for a triangle but Thor defends it easily.
Thor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thor postures up and lands a big shot to Koski's brow.
Thor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thor forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thor thows a huge punch but Koski dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koski taking some punishment here, with Thor in his half guard.
Thor is nestled in close to Koski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thor trying to pass the guard but Koski defending well.
Nice strikes from Thor there.
Thor thows a huge punch but Koski dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor is looking to take a break and control but Koski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thor pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thor lands a nice short elbow.
Koski wants to improve his position but Thor is controlling well.
Koski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thor.
Thor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Koski is looking for a triangle but Thor pushes his legs off easily.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throwing strikes but missing.
Thoris looking to pass into half guard but Koski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Koski is in guard.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Koski from controlling successfully.
Thor keeping full guard, as Koski tries to pass.
Thor wants to hit a switch here but Koski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thor there!
Thor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thor is bucking up trying to escape but Koski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koski trying to control but Thor is having none of it.
Koski prevents Thor from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thor tries to lock up and control but Koski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atli Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Koski takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor misses with a head kick.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Thor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thor throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
Thor throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Thor finds it's way through Koski's defenses.
Koski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Thor is rocked!
Atli Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick
and Koski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thor is still on wobbly legs! Can Koski finish him?
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koski throws a jab when Thor was well out of range.
Thor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Koski! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomi Koski!
An out of breath Tomi Koski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.