PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otso Koski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Koski
vs
Lord

172 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

171 cm
21
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord lands with a hook. Koski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koski wants to clinch up but Lord keeps it at a distance.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
A head kick from Lord lands but Koski takes it in his stride.
Koski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Crunch! Lord slams his shin into Koski's torso.
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Koski is rocked!
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koski clinches with his opponent.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski seems to have got his legs back now.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Koski.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koski takes a jab right on the kisser.

Koski clinches up against the cage.
Koski lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski lands a damaging elbow.
Koski effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Koski.
Koski tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski is controlling him.
Lord can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lord.
Lord lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Lord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Koski stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.

It looks like Selfie Lord has been cut.
Koski is leaning against Lord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord takes an elbow to the temple.
Koski lands a nice elbow.

Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Koski moves into the clinch.

Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord scores with a jab to the head.
Koski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lord blocks a head kick by Koski.
Lord lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donk. Lord catches Koski right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Lord pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koski is out of range and Lord settles back down.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Koski rushes Lord and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koski lands a nice elbow.

Lord breaks the clinch.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lord jabs at Koski's body.
Koski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Koski moves out of range as Lord throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a leg kick but Lord checks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski keeps control of Lord as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.

Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Koski throws a leg kick but Lord checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Lord finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord throws a right hand that misses

and Koski moves into the clinch.

Lord manages to break the clinch.
Lord throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.

Koski moves into range and clinches up with Lord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Otso Koski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Selfie Lord's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koski clinches up against the cage.

Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski throws a low kick, looking for Lord's leg but Lord calmly moves out of range.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Lord gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lord throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lord can pounce on him.
Selfie Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski tries to counter by clinching up but Lord breaks away and moves out of range.
Koski thows a leg kick but Lord checks it
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koski digs a good body shot into Lord's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Lord circles away.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
As Lord backs away, Koski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Koski throws a head kick that misses.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Lord misses with a combination
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski needs to keep his hands up - Lord had a free shot at his head there.

Koski clinches up against the cage.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Koski has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Koski on the inside.

Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Lord scores with a spinning back kick!
Koski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lord. That one must have hurt.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
A head kick by Lord misses
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Lord gets tackled into the cage by Koski. Koski maintains the clinch.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Koski has the dominant position.

Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lord.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Lord goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lord.
Lord lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Lord down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Koski only half commits.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Koski looks to clinch
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koski ducks right into an uppercut from Lord.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lord.
Lord swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski walks into a jab.
Lord swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lord is breathing heavily.

Koski gets a clinch.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koski stalling the fight.
A short right from Koski.
Koski leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Selfie Lord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Selfie Lord's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Koski moves into the clinch.
Lord tries to circle away but Koski has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
A frustrated look appears on Lord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.
Koski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lord's efforts to push away.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord is trying to push Koski away but Koski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lord working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Koski to work.
Lord tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski is controlling him.
Koski stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is pushing Lord up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski is controlling him.
Lord avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Lord wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lord has had enough of the clinch but Koski keeps him there for the moment.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lord wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski pushes Lord back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Koski is controlling the position.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski has Lord pushed against the cage.
Koski stalls.
Lord is trying to break free.
Lord working hard to break the clinch.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Lord prevents a body shot from Koski.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Lord keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
Lord checks a low kick from Koski.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
Koski avoids the head kick by Lord.
Koski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Koski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch there but Lord circles away.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koski misses with a leg kick.

Koski clinches with his opponent.

Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski misses with a body shot.

Koski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Koski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lord's efforts to push away.
Lord tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Lord has had enough of the clinch but Koski keeps him there for the moment.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Koski has the dominant position.
Koski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lord wants to break free but Koski has control.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Lord in his tracks for a moment.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Lord looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koski is struggling to control the position.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Lord in his tracks for a moment.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!