PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 1200 p4p, 181 weight class) and Petyr Kruchevski (ranked 2016 p4p, 263 weight class). Kruchevski has chosen My Way by Limp Bizkit as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Koskinen
vs
Kruchevski

196 cm
18
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petyr Kruchevski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen cracks Kruchevski with an open hand slap.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Kruchevski shoots in.
Koskinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kruchevski slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a shot to the body.
Kruchevski fails with the takedown.

Koskinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Koskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Kruchevski controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen taking a breather.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koskinen cracks Kruchevski with a nice body shot.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen gets through Kruchevski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruchevski tries to score a body lock takedown but Koskinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petyr Kruchevski.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruchevski jumps guard but Koskinen stands there with Kruchevski around his waist. Kruchevski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kruchevski looks winded!
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Koskinen cracks Kruchevski with a nice body shot.
Koskinen is working Kruchevski over against the cage.
Kruchevski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Koskinen.

It looks like Petyr Kruchevski has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen digs a right hand into Kruchevski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruchevski's gas tank.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Kruchevski is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruchevski is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen pushes Kruchevski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruchevski or not.
Koskinen taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Koskinen.
Koskinen works on Kruchevski's body with a couple of short punches.
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Koskinen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kruchevski's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kruchevski drops to his knees and Koskinen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jani Koskinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.