PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ransel
vs
Koscheck

193 cm
27
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
29
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Ransel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ransel. No joy for Koscheck on that attempt.
Ransel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ransel fails with a takedown attempt.
Koscheck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ransel counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Aaron Koscheck has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koscheck is defended easily by Ransel.
Brock Ransel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Ransel counter with a right hand.

Koscheck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Koscheck stops Ransel from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck trying to control the pace.

Koscheck seems to be working for a kimura but Ransel defends the submission attempt.
Ransel is trying to stand back up but Koscheck is controlling him
Ransel wants to control but Koscheck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ransel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ransel won't allow Koscheck to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ransel is refusing to be controlled, as Koscheck sits in half guard.
Ransel wants to get back to full guard.
Koscheck stops Ransel from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ransel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koscheck defends it nicely.

Koscheck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ransel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koscheck is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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!
Ransel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ransel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Koscheck is looking to take a break and control but Ransel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koscheck advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck controlling from mount.
Koscheck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ransel is looking to escape.
Ransel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransel wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck is just content to waste time from the top position. Ransel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ransel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koscheck is controlling him.
Koscheck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koscheck prevents Ransel from getting back to his feet.
Koscheck trying to control but Ransel is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Koscheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Koscheck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ransel tries a head kick but it misses.
Koscheck fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Ransel. No joy for Koscheck on that attempt.
Koscheck tries to clinch up.
Koscheck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koscheck misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koscheck is defended easily by Ransel.
Brock Ransel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck shoots and misses
and Ransel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ransel.
Ransel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aaron Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koscheck leaves Ransel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koscheck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Koscheck is trying to trip Ransel. He has hold of a leg but Ransel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Koscheck persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Ransel keeps moving.
Koscheck throws a big elbow that misses.
Koscheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ransel is keeping the position for now.
Ransel keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Koscheck was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koscheck.
Ransel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koscheck under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ransel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ransel trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.

Koscheck is looking for a triangle but Ransel pushes his legs off easily.

Koscheck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ransel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ransel wants to control from the top but Koscheck keeps moving.
Ransel looking to sit in guard and control but Koscheck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aaron Koscheck has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck postures up.
Ransel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koscheck is controlling him.
Ransel keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
Ransel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ransel pushes Koscheck off and gets back to his feet.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown but Ransel shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brock Ransel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Koscheck's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ransel gets tackled into the cage by Koscheck. Koscheck maintains the clinch.
Koscheck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ransel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koscheck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ransel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brock Ransel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ransel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ransel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Ransel lands a really nice looking cross but Koscheck seems unphased.
Ransel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koscheck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck avoids the body shot from Ransel.

Ransel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Koscheck to the ground. Ransel is now in Koscheck's guard.
Ransel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koscheck is keeping the position for now.
Ransel wants to control from the top but Koscheck keeps moving.
Ransel stopping the sweep attempt from Koscheck.
Ransel wants to pass the guard but Koscheck is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ransel is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ransel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ransel trying to control the action but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Ransel misses with the ground and pound.
Koscheck is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Koscheck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ransel.
Koscheck is not content to let Ransel control the position.

Ransel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koscheck takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Koscheck can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck stops Ransel from passing to mount.
Ransel has knee on belly momentarily but Koscheck bucks him off and regains half guard.
Ransel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscheck's head.
Koscheck wants to improve his position but Ransel is controlling well.
Koscheck is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ransel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koscheck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Ransel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ransel 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brock Ransel!