PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rakharo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Owen William has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rakharo Ko's chin.

Ko
vs
William

176 cm
29
177 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rakharo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Owen William!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ko rushes William and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William working hard to break the clinch.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has William in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ko gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
William lands with a short shot to the head.
Ko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ko scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
William looks gassed!
Ko lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but William blocks with his arms.
Ko slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Ko.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
William tries to stall but Ko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ko scores with a knee to the head.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko lands an elbow inside.
Ko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through William's defenses.
Ko trying to land knees to the body.
Ko has William pressed against the cage.
Ko working William over with knees to the body.
Ko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ko lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
Ko taking a breather.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. William won't want to take too many of those.
Ko leaning against his opponent.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William fails to pull the fight into his guard.
William tries to stall but Ko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William jumps guard but Ko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
William tries to break the clinch but Ko is controlling the position.
Ko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.
William keeps the fight on the outside.

Ko gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
Ko has William pushed against the cage.
William is trying to push Ko away but Ko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
William tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ko smiles and moves away.
Rakharo Ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen William.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

William takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko crunches a lovely knee into William's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakharo Ko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ko pushes William up against the cage in a clinch.
William avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
William being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.

William instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ko scores with a knee to the head.
Ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ko taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.
Ko slips a straight right by William.
Ko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rakharo Ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko tries to clinch but William moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ko rushes William and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
William lands a right hand.
Ko with a knee to the head.

It looks like Owen William has been cut.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William tries to circle away but Ko has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ko.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rakharo Ko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
William is breathing heavily.
William working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ko.
Ko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ko landing knees to the body.
William takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Ko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ko working William over with knees to the body.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko displaying some good clinch control by pressing William up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through William's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakharo Ko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Owen William's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ko wants to clinch.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but William pushes him off.
William throws out a loose jab but Ko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ko forces William back against the cage and clinches.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
William letting Ko take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.
Ko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. William manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ko has managed to clinch.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.
Ko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. William manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but William paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William throws a right and a left that Ko avoids nicely.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but William swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ko clinches up with William and pushes him back against the cage.
Ko with a knee to the head.
Ko stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.

Ko rushes William and presses him up against the cage.
Ko is struggling to control the position.
Ko crunches a lovely knee into William's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
William tries to throw a body punch but Ko avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
Ko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ko as William tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko with a knee to the head.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ko lands a knee to the head.
Owen William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ko is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ko lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rakharo Ko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakharo Ko!