PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Til I Collapse By Eminem ft Nate Dog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koscheck
vs
Larson

184 cm
20
187 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson slaps away a takedown attempt from Koscheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Larson throws the kick towards the body but Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larson.
Larson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larson wants to clinch.
Koscheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson lands with a good body shot.
Larson scores with a hook.
Koscheck tests Larson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koscheck.
Koscheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Koscheck was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larson.
Koscheck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koscheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson scoring well with a low kick there.
Koscheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koscheck lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koscheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Larson tries to work over Koscheck's front leg with a kick but Koscheck checks it.
Larson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koscheck's calf.
Koscheck lands with a hook. Larson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larson feints and then cracks Koscheck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koscheck down.
Larson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfe Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Koscheck. Those never looked like landing.
Larson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larson, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larson. Koscheck shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson tries a low kick but Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Larson tries to clinch but Koscheck moves out of range.
Larson connects with a leg kick. Koscheck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koscheck thows a body shot but no joy.
Larson is looking to clinch but Koscheck is avoiding it.
Larson thumps Koscheck with a low kick.
Koscheck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larson.
Nice body kick from Larson.
Koscheck misses with an uppercut. Larson saw that one coming.

Larson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larson smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Larson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Larson gets a clinch.
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koscheck is defending well for now.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Larson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koscheck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Koscheck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Koscheck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koscheck is proving hard to escape from.

Koscheck working for a triangle but Larson defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Larson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson is looking to clinch but Koscheck is avoiding it.
Koscheck misses with a hook
and Larson counters with a good low kick that Koscheck was not able to check.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Koscheck does no damage.
Larson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson is looking to chop away at Koscheck's legs.
Koscheck throws a nice looking combination but Larson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larson tries to clinch but Koscheck is having none of it.
Larson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koscheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfe Larson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Larson tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
Larson cracks the inside of Koscheck's front leg.
Koscheck lands with an overhand left.
Koscheck misses with a two punch combination.
Koscheck misses with a body shot.
Wolfe Larson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Larson moves out of range.

Larson closes the distance and clinches.
Koscheck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koscheck managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.

Koscheck has clasped his hands together around Larson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Koscheck wants to control for a moment but Larson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koscheck is thwarting Larson's attempts to control the position.
Larson gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Larson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Larson's guard.

Koscheck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Larson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koscheck.
Koscheck passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larson!
Larson tries to reverse the position but Koscheck maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koscheck looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koscheck wants to control but Larson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

Koscheck is working for a kimura but Larson is defending it quite comfortably.
Larson trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koscheck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Koscheck seems to be working for a kimura but Larson defends the submission attempt.

Koscheck is trying to work for a kimura but Larson is defending well.

Koscheck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koscheck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koscheck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Larson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koscheck is working hard here to advance position.

Koscheck wants to work for an arm triangle but Larson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ross Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson trying to control but Koscheck postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Koscheck dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Koscheck thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross Koscheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koscheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koscheck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koscheck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koscheck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Koscheck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larson doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larson.
Larson moves in looking to clinch but Koscheck pushes him off.
Larson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koscheck misses with a right hand
and Koscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larson tries to clinch up but Koscheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Koscheck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koscheck shoots in looking for a takedown but Larson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koscheck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koscheck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Larson forces Koscheck back against the cage and clinches.
Larson is pressed up against the cage. Koscheck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Larson down to the mat. Larson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck misses with a hook.
Larson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koscheck throws out the jab.
Koscheck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koscheck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Larson misses with an uppercut. Koscheck saw that one coming.
Koscheck connects with a crisp jab.
Koscheck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koscheck works Larson's body with a nice hook.

Larson moves into range and clinches up with Koscheck.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Larson.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larson landing knees to the body.
Larson misses with an elbow strike.
Larson lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koscheck's brow.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Larson lands a good knee to the midsection. Koscheck won't want to take too many of those.
Koscheck takes an elbow to the temple.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Koscheck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson throws an elbow but it misses.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck dodges an elbow strike from Larson.
Wolfe Larson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Larson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Larson pushes off an throws an elbow but Koscheck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Larson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koscheck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Larson to the mat. Larson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larson is keeping the position for now.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck passes Larson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfe Larson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfe Larson!
Wolfe Larson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.