PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koch's entrance music is Danzig - Circle of Snakes. A fine choice. Loman has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koch
vs
Loman

187 cm
29
197 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

181 cm
27
192 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Koch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koch defending well as Loman loads up on a big left hand.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Loman staying out of range there.
Loman walks into a jab.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Loman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Loman throws a leg kick but Koch checks it.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loman pinned against the cage. Loman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loman misses with a body shot.
Koch swings for the body but Loman moves out of range.
Koch shoots in for a double leg but Loman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Koch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Loman misses.
Loman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koch doesn't seem bothered though.
Koch throws a right hand that Loman ducks under and follows up with a left that Loman also avoids with ease.
Koch throws a series of punches but Loman avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
Loman throws out a loose jab but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loman stuns Koch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koch works the jab nicely.
Koch swinging wildly here.
Loman wants to clinch.
Koch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loman.
Loman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koch rather than just go for the knockout.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
Loman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koch.
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!
Koch misses the jab.
Loman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loman working Koch over with knees to the body.
Koch tries to work over Loman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch wants to stall.
Koch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Koch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Loman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koch is trying to break the clinch but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman misses with a body punch.
Loman misses with a knee to the head.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch has had enough of the clinch but Loman keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman pushes off an throws an elbow but Koch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Loman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Koch is trying to keep an underhook but Loman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Loman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koch is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Teuvo Loman wasn't active enough on the ground.

Loman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koch lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Loman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koch. That did some damage!
No joy there for Koch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loman counters with a leg kick.
Koch is breathing heavily.
Loman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koch in his tracks.
Loman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koch takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loman.

Loman has closed the distance and engaged Koch in a clinch.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman lands a shoulder strike.
Loman blocking some punches.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Koch looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Loman 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.

Koch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Loman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loman controls the position from side control.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koch keeps working.
The referee asks Loman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Loman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Koch is trying to control Loman's posture but Loman avoids it.
Koch is looking to regain half guard here but Loman keeps moving and retains side control.
Koch is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Koch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Loman controlling his opponent.
Loman landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Loman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loman prevents Koch from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
BOOM! Loman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Loman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Koch looks a forlorn figure.
Loman controlling from mount.
Loman with a couple of short strikes.
Koch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Loman lands with a punch from half guard.
Loman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koch is in trouble now - Loman has advanced to mount!
Koch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Loman trying to control but Koch is having none of it.
Loman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Loman tries to control but Koch wriggling away.
Loman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koch kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Loman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loman content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman prevents Koch from getting the reversal.
Loman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Koch hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Loman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loman throws a hook but Koch blocks it.
Loman wants to clinch up but Koch keeps it at a distance.
Koch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but Koch checks it.
Loman throws a head kick but Koch moves out of range.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loman moves away.
Koch throws a hook to the side of Loman's head but Loman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
Koch scores with a shot to the body.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Loman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loman avoids the body shot from Koch.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
Loman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loman throws a head kick but Koch moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
Koch loads up on a big right hand but Loman slips the punch.
Loman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koch checks a leg kick.
Loman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koch keeps the fight on the outside.

Loman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Loman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Loman content to control rather than advance.
Koch is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Loman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koch defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koch.
Loman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch keeping moving, preventing Loman from controlling successfully.
Loman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Teuvo Loman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koch tries to bum rush Loman with a series of wild strikes but Loman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koch throws a hook but Loman blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loman.
Loman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michael Koch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loman jabs Koch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koch throws a shot from downtown. Loman moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loman wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loman throws a series of punches but Koch avoids them all with ease.
Loman swings for the body but Koch moves out of range.
Loman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koch lands with a nice combination. Loman backs away looking to recover.
Loman moves away from the strike by Koch.
Koch drops his hands momentarily and Loman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loman.
Koch throws a series of punches but Loman moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman dives in and grabs Koch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koch pushes down on Loman's head and hops out.
Koch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loman throws out the jab.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Koch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Loman really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Loman avoids the body shot from Koch.
Loman tries to clinch there but Koch circles away.
Loman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Koch misses.
A head kick misses from Loman.
Loman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koch.
Koch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koch dives in and grabs Loman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loman pushes down on Koch's head and hops out.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Koch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koch catches Loman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loman throws a wild body kick that Koch sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
Loman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Loman misses.
Loman tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
Loman lands with a good body shot.
Loman fails with the takedown.
Teuvo Loman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Loman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Loman.
Loman lands a nice elbow.
Koch wants to stall.
Koch is pressed up against the cage. Loman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koch down to the mat. Koch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koch throws a nice looking combination but Loman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Loman rushes Koch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch is trying to maintain a safe position but Loman gets an underhook and turns Koch into the cage.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Loman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
Koch managing to block the knees to the body from Loman.
Loman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loman misses with a body punch.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loman lands with a left to the head.
Teuvo Loman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Loman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman with a knee to the head.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Loman lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Michael Koch has been cut.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Loman has Koch pressed against the cage, preventing Koch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Koch trying to stall but Loman improves his position.
Koch can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A short body shot lands from Loman as the two fighters clinch.
Koch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman lands a body punch.
Loman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Loman has picked Koch up - he's going for a ride! Loman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Loman prevents Koch from improving his position.
Loman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Loman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Loman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koch wants to sweep here but Loman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Loman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Koch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Loman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koch tries to bench press Loman off him but Loman keeps the position.
Koch taking punishment in the form of punches.
Loman controlling from side mount.
Loman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koch's legs.
Koch is trying to get back to half guard.
Loman taking a breather here.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koch keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Loman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Loman lands a heavy elbow.
Loman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koch is looking to escape.
Koch is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Loman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Loman avoids the attempt from Koch to control.
Loman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Loman prevents Koch from getting the reversal.
Michael Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Loman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koch is looking to escape.
Loman landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loman controlling from mount.
Koch is squirming around, avoiding Loman's attempts to control the action.
Loman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koch is bucking up trying to escape but Loman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman controlling from mount.
Loman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Loman looking to control but Koch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Loman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Loman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koch's face.
Koch is bucking up trying to escape but Loman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Loman working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Loman.

Koch is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koch's face.
Oh Koch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loman controlling the position easily from mount.
Loman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koch is looking to improve his position but Loman isn't that keen on the idea.
Loman unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman controlling the position easily from mount.
Loman connects with a bit shot that sees Koch covering up! More strikes from Loman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Loman is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Teuvo Loman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.