PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Koslof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Half Druida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Koslof
vs
Druida

160 cm
20
137 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Win Nutritional - proof of quality
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Koslof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Half Druida!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koslof drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koslof drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koslof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Druida.
Druida looks to land a right hand but Koslof moved out of range.
Druida cracks Koslof with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Druida doesn't manage to clinch there - Koslof circles away.
Druida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koslof showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Druida.
Druida wants to clinch up but Koslof keeps it at a distance.
Druida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Druida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koslof swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koslof shoots for a takedown but Druida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Druida misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druida throws a head kick but Koslof moves out of range.
Druida is looking to clinch but Koslof is avoiding it.
Koslof shoots for a double leg takedown but Druida sprawls well. He's pushed Koslof's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Koslof is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Druida's half guard.
Druida is trying to stand back up but Koslof is controlling him
Koslof thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koslof 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.
Koslof thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Druida's head.
Koslof is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koslof thows a huge punch but Druida dodges it nicely.
Koslof not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koslof thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Druida's head.
Koslof throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Druida fails to land with a series of punches.
Druida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslof changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Druida tries to avoid it but Koslof manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Druida to the ground. Druida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Koslof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Druida misses with an uppercut.
Koslof slips under a jab.
Koslof staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koslof.
Koslof dodges the punch combination from Druida.
Druida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koslof blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslof fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koslof is defended easily by Druida.
Druida misses with a wild body shot.
Druida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Druida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Druida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Koslof keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Druida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Druida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koslof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koslof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Druida.
Druida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Druida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Druida misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Druida - just one landing.
Druida fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Druida throws a body punch but Koslof moves out of range.
Druida leaves Koslof with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Druida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Half Druida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Druida moves in looking to clinch but Koslof pushes him off.
Druida misses with a double jab.
Druida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Druida wants to clinch.
Koslof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Koslof is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Druida's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Druida is trying to stand back up but Koslof is controlling him
Druida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koslof's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koslof's back!
Koslof controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Druida throwing damaging strikes from the back! Koslof could be in trouble here!
Koslof trying to get back to his feet but Druida is in full control for now.
Druida loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Koslof hold on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Druida scores with punches to the body.
Koslof trying to get back to his feet but Druida is in full control for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Druida throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Koslof is trying to get back to his feet but Druida has full control of the position and if anything, Koslof has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Druida controlling from the back.
Koslof has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Druida. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Koslof has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslof covering up well under a series of strikes from Druida.
Koslof covering up well under a series of strikes from Druida.
Koslof has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Druida.
Druida softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Druida missing with strikes.
Will Druida go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Koslof is trying to get back to his feet but Druida has full control of the position and if anything, Koslof has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Druida connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Koslof to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Koslof manages to escape to his feet.
Druida looks to throw the jab but Koslof is out of range.
Half Druida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Druida connects with the punch.
Druida is looking to clinch.
Koslof displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Druida throws out the jab.

Koslof pushes Druida up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Druida is looking to break free of the clinch but Koslof has double underhooks.
Druida wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Koslof on the inside.
Koslof pushes Druida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koslof blocks a body shot from Druida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Half Druida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Druida scores with a nice strike.
Druida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koslof walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Druida lands.
Druida misses with a straight left.
Druida throws a looping overhand right but Koslof ducks down to avoid it.
Druida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Druida.

Koslof closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Druida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koslof working Druida over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koslof slips a nice elbow through Druida's hands, connecting with Druida's forehead.
Koslof slips a nice elbow through Druida's hands, connecting with Druida's forehead.
Druida taking some punishment here, with Koslof in his half guard.
Koslof thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Druida's head.
Koslof throwing shots but Druida is blocking nicely.
Druida wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koslof not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koslof missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Druida has hold of Koslof's hands but Koslof slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koslof prevents Druida from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koslof uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Druida.
Druida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koslof.
Druida misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck for Koslof with that takedown attempt.
Koslof looks for a takedown but Druida sprawls well.
Druida thows a body shot but no joy.
Koslof slips under a jab from Druida.
Koslof slips a straight right by Druida.
Druida throws an overhand right that lands on Koslof's shoulder, as Koslof tries to avoid the shot.
Koslof fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Koslof. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslof avoids the body shot from Druida.
Druida thows a body shot but no joy.
Half Druida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Druida misses with an uppercut.
Druida tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Koslof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koslof works over Druida with some ground and pound from guard.
Koslof missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koslof connects with a couple of short punches.
Koslof throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Druida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Druida looking for a sweep. Not yet Druida, not yet.
Koslof lands a couple of elbows.
Koslof lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koslof with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koslof.
Koslof throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Druida misses the target.
Druida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koslof's head backwards.
Koslof fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Half Druida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Druida looks to clinch

and Koslof counters with a shoot takedown. Druida fights it but they end up in guard.
Druida is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Koslof with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koslof scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koslof postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Druida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bjorn Koslof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koslof throwing strikes from guard but Druida blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Koslof showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Druida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Half Druida!