PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Kosheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kosheck
vs
Anton

180 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Kosheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Anton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anton wants to clinch.

Kosheck gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kosheck working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Anton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anton trying to control but Kosheck is working from the bottom.
Kosheck being controlled here, momentarily.
Anton wants to control from the top but Kosheck keeps moving.
Kosheck working a defensive guard here.
Kosheck wants to get back to his feet but Anton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Anton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Kosheck manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kosheck is looking to clinch.

Kosheck changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kosheck is breathing heavily.
Kosheck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kosheck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kosheck landing strikes.
Anton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kosheck wants to get back to full guard but Anton has mounted him!
Anton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anton wants to control the pace but Kosheck is squirming around nicely.
Anton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosheck really wants to buck Anton off and get back to his feet.
Anton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
I looks like Anton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anton looking to control but Kosheck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anton content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Roy Anton just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anton moves in looking to clinch but Kosheck pushes him off.
Anton shoots for a takedown but Kosheck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anton misses the shot to the body.

Kosheck clinches.
Anton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kosheck prevents it.
Anton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kosheck prevents it.
Joshua Kosheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Anton.
Anton can't get the takedown.
Kosheck is pressed up against the cage. Anton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kosheck down to the mat. Kosheck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kosheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosheck circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kosheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Anton is looking to clinch but Kosheck is avoiding it.
Anton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Anton clinches.

Kosheck has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anton is trying to keep an underhook but Kosheck manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking to control Kosheck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anton avoid being mounted?
Kosheck passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anton is bucking up trying to escape but Kosheck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kosheck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anton hang on?
Anton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosheck working the ground and pound effectively.
Kosheck tries to control but Anton wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Anton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kosheck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kosheck wants it to stay on the feet.
Kosheck fails with the takedown.
Kosheck avoids the body shot from Anton.
Kosheck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kosheck wants it to stay on the feet.

Kosheck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anton is looking for a sweep.
Kosheck lands a nice forearm strike.
Kosheck lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kosheck working the ground and pound from side control.
Anton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kosheck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kosheck lands a few punches from side control.
Kosheck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anton throws a leg kick that misses.
Anton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosheck circles away.

Kosheck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kosheck tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kosheck has Anton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kosheck pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Anton tumbling to the mat - Kosheck dives into Anton's guard.
Kosheck throws and elbow that misses. Anton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kosheck's guard. Nice move by Anton!
Anton trying to control but Kosheck is working from the bottom.
Kosheck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anton is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anton misses with a wild combination.
Joshua Kosheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anton tries to clinch up.

Kosheck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kosheck working over Anton with some ground and pound. Anton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kosheck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kosheck working Anton over with strikes.
Anton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anton.
Kosheck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Anton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anton throws a series of punches but Kosheck avoids them all with ease.
Kosheck dives in and grabs Anton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anton pushes down on Kosheck's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Kosheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Kosheck with that takedown attempt.
Kosheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Anton tries to clinch

and Kosheck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anton's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Anton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anton wants to get back to his feet but Kosheck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Anton uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton wants to clinch.
Anton wants to clinch.
Kosheck fails to land the takedown.
Kosheck misses with a takedown attempt - Anton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kosheck is fending him off so far but Anton persists. Nope, Kosheck circles away and we're back to standing.

Kosheck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Kosheck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosheck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kosheck working Anton over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Kosheck dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Anton darts in and clinches Kosheck up against the cage.
Kosheck stops a takedown attempt from Anton.
Anton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kosheck prevents it.
Kosheck scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kosheck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anton wants to control from the top but Kosheck keeps moving.
Kosheck punching from the bottom.
Anton trying to control but Kosheck is working from the bottom.
Kosheck throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Kosheck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kosheck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anton defends well.

Kosheck scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kosheck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anton!
Anton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Anton gets back to full guard.
Kosheck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anton's head.
Anton is looking to stand up but Kosheck isn't so interested in that idea.
Anton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Anton looking to control.
Kosheck is working Anton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anton looking to control.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anton wants to clinch but Kosheck slips to the side

and Kosheck counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anton!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kosheck is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Anton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Anton!
Anton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kosheck keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.

Kosheck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anton defends it easily.

Kosheck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kosheck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kosheck's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Anton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anton wants to control from the top but Kosheck keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton won't allow Kosheck to get back to his feet.
Anton thows a big elbow that misses.
Kosheck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kosheck wants to get back to his feet but Anton passes into half guard.
Anton trying to control the action but Kosheck is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Anton misses.

Anton clinches up against the cage.
Anton looking for a takedown.
Joshua Kosheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Anton.
Kosheck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kosheck scores with a nice short uppercut.

Anton tightens his grip and picks Kosheck up, before dumping him to the ground. Kosheck manages to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Kosheck is retaining full guard.
Kosheck striking off his back but it's not causing Anton any problems.

Kosheck pushes Anton off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joshua Kosheck.
I think Kosheck 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Kosheck!