PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Koivusalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loe's choice of entrance music: AC\DC "Sin city". Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Harald Loe enters the cage!

Koivusalo
vs
Loe

186 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

recos laboratory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Koivusalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivusalo tries to clinch there but Loe circles away.
Loe lands with a nice combination. Koivusalo backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jussi Koivusalo has been cut.
Loe blocks a head kick by Koivusalo.
Koivusalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koivusalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Loe drives through and clinches with Koivusalo against the cage.
Koivusalo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Loe scores with a shoulder strike.
Loe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Koivusalo in his tracks for a moment.

Loe jumps guard.
Loe pulls Koivusalo in close to his closed guard and prevents Koivusalo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Loe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koivusalo wants to control from the top but Loe keeps moving.
Loe keeping full guard, as Koivusalo tries to pass.
Koivusalo is breathing heavily.
Koivusalo looking to sit in guard and control but Loe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivusalo being controlled here, momentarily.
Loe trying to control the position from guard on top but Koivusalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koivusalo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Loe thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loe wants to control from the top but Koivusalo keeps moving.
Koivusalo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Loe moves into range and clinches up with Koivusalo.

Loe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Loe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koivusalo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loe looking to ground and pound but Koivusalo is blocking nicely.
Loe unloads with some shots from mount but Koivusalo bucks and avoids them well.
Loe content just to control the position here.
Koivusalo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loe wants to control the pace but Koivusalo is squirming around nicely.
Koivusalo tries to hold on but Loe pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Koivusalo looks a forlorn figure.
Koivusalo is working to get back to half guard.
Loe tries to control but Koivusalo wriggling away.
Loe scoring with strikes but Koivusalo is staying in there.
Loe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koivusalo is bucking up trying to escape but Loe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Loe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koivusalo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Loe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Loe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Koivusalo's cut.
That's time! Koivusalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Koivusalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loe can pounce on him.
Koivusalo tries to clinch
and Loe counters with a low kick, right behind Koivusalo 's knee.
Nice body kick there by Loe.
Koivusalo throws a sloppy head kick

and Loe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koivusalo!
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!
Koivusalo is trying desperately to improve position.
Koivusalo tries to hold on but Loe pushes him away.
Loe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koivusalo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koivusalo is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Loe lands with some strikes.
Loe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koivusalo tries to reverse the position but Loe maintains control.
Loe content just to control the position here.
Koivusalo tries to reverse the position but Loe maintains control.

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.
Loe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koivusalo tries to hold on but Loe pushes him away.
Loe with good strikes from the mount here!
Koivusalo tries to lock up and control but Loe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koivusalo tries to reverse the position but Loe maintains control.
Loe trying to control but Koivusalo is having none of it.
Koivusalo is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe lands a nice shot to the head.
Loe working Koivusalo over with strikes here.
Koivusalo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Loe is landing with some decent strikes but Koivusalo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koivusalo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koivusalo tries to lock up and control but Loe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Loe with good strikes from the mount here!

Loe working for a submission but Koivusalo is keeping him at bay.
Loe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koivusalo working to try and regain half guard.
Loe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Koivusalo hang on?
A nice elbow there by Loe.
Koivusalo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Loe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jussi Koivusalo's cut.
That's time! Koivusalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Loe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koivusalo as he jumps to the side.
Koivusalo throws a sloppy head kick and Loe moves out of range easily.
Koivusalo misses with a double jab.
Jussi Koivusalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loe blocks a head kick by Koivusalo.
Loe shoots in and drives through. Koivusalo sprawls well.
Koivusalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koivusalo fails to land with a series of punches.
Loe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koivusalo.
Koivusalo misses with a head kick.
Loe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jussi Koivusalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loe tries to clinch but Koivusalo moves out of range.
Koivusalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Loe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivusalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jussi Koivusalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Loe.
Loe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Loe clinches up with Koivusalo and pushes him back against the cage.
Loe landing knees to the head.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Koivusalo in his tracks for a moment.
Koivusalo is trying to break the clinch but Loe has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Loe.
Koivusalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Koivusalo breaks from the clinch.
Koivusalo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Loe moves into the clinch.
Loe stalling.
Loe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loe is trying to maintain a safe position but Koivusalo gets an underhook and turns Loe into the cage.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loe trying to land knees to the body.
Loe lands a nice knee to the body.
Loe controlling the action here for a moment.
Loe goes for a takedown attempt but Koivusalo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loe closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Koivusalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koivusalo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Loe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koivusalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loe doesn't manage to clinch there - Koivusalo circles away.

Koivusalo takes the fight into the clinch.

Koivusalo breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Koivusalo misses

and Loe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koivusalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Loe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loe throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koivusalo tries to keep at a distance but Loe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koivusalo.

Loe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koivusalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Loe circles away.
A head kick by Loe misses
and Koivusalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Loe.
Loe takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Koivusalo has managed to clinch.
Koivusalo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Loe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koivusalo has had enough of the clinch but Loe keeps him there for the moment.
Koivusalo can't break the clinch.
Loe lands with a light punch inside.

Loe manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Koivusalo does no damage.
Koivusalo throws out a leg kick but Loe moves out of range and Koivusalo only half commits.
A head kick by Koivusalo misses
and Loe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A nice combination there by Loe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivusalo throws a sloppy head kick and Loe moves out of range easily.
Loe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koivusalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loe wants to clinch up but Koivusalo keeps it at a distance.

Loe has managed to clinch.
Loe lands an elbow just above Koivusalo 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loe.
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!
Loe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jussi Koivusalo's cut is getting worse.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Koivusalo in his tracks for a moment.
Loe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koivusalo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koivusalo letting Loe take a breather here.
Jussi Koivusalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Loe breaks the clinch.
Loe clinches but Koivusalo breaks the clinch

and Koivusalo counters with a shoot takedown. Loe fights it but they end up in guard.
Koivusalo tries to free his leg and advance position but Loe is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koivusalo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harald Loe.
Well Loe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Harald Loe!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Harald Loe!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Harald Loe!

Harald Loe wins by unanimous decision!