PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Koike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nettles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koike
vs
Nettles

179 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marvin Koike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Nettles!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nettles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koike swivels and escapes.
Nettles throws a right and a left that Koike avoids nicely.

Koike scores a takedown into full mount!
Nettles is desperately trying to improve his position but Koike has a good base and remains in mount.
Koike controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koike trying to control but Nettles is having none of it.
Koike cracks Nettles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koike wants to control the pace but Nettles is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Koike.
Koike controlling from mount.
Nettles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nettles is desperately trying to improve his position but Koike has a good base and remains in mount.
Nettles regains half guard.
Koike thows a huge punch but Nettles dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nettles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koike is working away from the top position though.
Nettles wants to improve his position but Koike is controlling well.
Koike trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koike has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marvin Koike just wasn't active enough.
Nettles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nettles avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koike manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nettles on his heels. He'll look to pass Nettles's guard now, I'm sure.
Nettles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koike is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nettles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Nettles was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nettles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Koike shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nettles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koike postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Nettles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nettles looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koike's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nettles keeping moving, preventing Koike from controlling successfully.
Koike postures up and lands a big shot to Nettles's brow.
Koike is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nettles keeping moving, preventing Koike from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marvin Koike wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Koike feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nettles's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Koike dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Koike.
Koike defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nettles.
Koike fails with a takedown attempt.
Koike shoots for a double leg takedown but Nettles sprawls well. He's pushed Koike's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Koike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nettles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nettles fails with the takedown.

Koike feints and as Nettles raises his hands in defense, Koike changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koike with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koike scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nettles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koike is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koike postures up in Nettles's guard and throws a big left but Nettles blocks it.
Koike landing with the ground and pound.
Koike won't allow Nettles to sweep him here.
Nettles is breathing heavily.
Koike trying to control but Nettles is working from the bottom.
Koike lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nettles is adopting a defensive guard.
Koike is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nettles is working an open guard so Koike takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nettles shoots in looking for a takedown. Koike tries to sprawl out of it but Nettles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koike manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Koike takes the fight into the clinch.
Koike is struggling to control the position.
Koike wants a takedown.
Koike drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nettles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marvin Koike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nettles shoots in for a takedown but Koike shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koike tries for a takedown but Nettles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nettles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Koike with that takedown attempt.

Nettles forces Koike back against the cage and clinches.
Nettles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koike can't break the clinch.
Nettles keeps control of Koike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koike is working for takedown but Nettles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nettles is trying to pull guard but Koike has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nettles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koike jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nettles walks away with a smile on his face. Koike gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nettles.
Nettles is looking to clinch but Koike is avoiding it.
Koike shoots in for a takedown but Nettles shows good takedown defense.

Nettles instigates a clinch.

Koike breaks the clinch.

Nettles closes the distance and pushes Koike back into the cage.
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!
Koike tries to pull guard but Nettles holds him up against the cage and eventually Koike drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koike tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Koike dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nettles tries a low kick but Koike avoids it.

Koike throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nettles was covering up waiting for the punch and Koike finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Koike stopping the sweep attempt from Nettles.
Nettles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koike throwing strikes from guard but Nettles blocks nicely.
Marvin Koike overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koike content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nettles wants to sweep here but Koike controlling him for the moment.
Koike is looking to stand up but Nettles won't let him.
Koike slips nicely into half guard.
Nettles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Koike is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nettles wants to control but Koike is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nettles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nettles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koike engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Koike lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nettles working a defensive guard here.

Koike stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nettles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koike tries to avoid it but Nettles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koike to the ground. Koike escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koike shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nettles sprawls well. Nettles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koike gets slowly back to his feet.
Koike keeps the fight on the outside.
Marvin Koike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nettles gets caught napping as Koike dives in and scores a takedown. Nettles manages to retain guard.
Koike slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nettles swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Marvin Koike wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koike takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nettles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koike sprawls well. Koike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nettles gets slowly back to his feet.
Koike shoots in for a takedown but Nettles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marvin Koike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nettles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nettles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marvin Koike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Nettles.

Nettles tries to sprawl but Koike drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Koike is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nettles defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koike working over Nettles with some ground and pound. Nettles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Koike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koike 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Koike!