PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits's entrance music is The Odorants - This Night. A fine choice. Koski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ivanovits
vs
Koski

220 cm
35
277 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

190 cm
37
234 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Perkele!
DJs Locker

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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski scores with a jab. Ivanovits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Ivanovits gets tackled into the cage by Koski. Koski maintains the clinch.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanovits.

Ivanovits breaks the clinch.
Koski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koski.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski misses with the combination.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanovits.

Koski moves into the clinch.
Koski avoiding damage as Ivanovits throws knees to the body.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski scores with a hook to the body.
Ivanovits lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koski backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Koski.
Koski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koski tries to pull guard but Ivanovits holds him up against the cage and eventually Koski drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koski lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanovits tries to land a knee to the head but Koski blocks with his arms.
Koski blocks the elbow strike.
Ivanovits slowing the pace effectively.
Koski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovitss head.
Koski gets through Ivanovits's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovits trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanovits wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanovits prevents a body shot from Koski.
Ivanovits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koski.
A body shot lands from Ivanovits.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ivanovits throws an elbow but misses.
Koski is trying to push Ivanovits away but Ivanovits has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski lands with a light punch inside.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanovits goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanovits lands a right hand.
Ivanovits misses with a body punch.
Ivanovits takes a shot to the head.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a shoulder strike.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski misses with some punches.
Koski tries to circle away but Ivanovits has him pinned against the cage.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanovits.
A short uppercut from Ivanovits.
Koski tries to break free but Ivanovits pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanovits tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sergei Ivanovits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Koski.
Koski is trying to pull guard but Ivanovits has him pressed against the cage.
Ivanovits lands with a left to the head.
Ivanovits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanovits is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovits.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanovits.
Koski tries a body shot but Ivanovits blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovits takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovits fails to land.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanovits controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Koski fails to land.
Koski presses Ivanovits against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koski cracks Ivanovits with a nice body shot.
Koski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Koski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Ivanovits takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Ivanovits moves out of range as Koski throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanovits'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.

Koski looks to throw the jab but Ivanovits is out of range.
Ivanovits getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ivanovits lands a really nice looking cross but Koski seems unphased.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koski throws a lazy head kick
and Ivanovits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovits misses with a straight left.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanovits manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Koski is predictable there
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski is looking to slow Ivanovits down with leg kicks.
Koski tries to clinch but Ivanovits moves out of range.
Koski clobbers Ivanovits with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanovits throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koski on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a shot to the body.
Ivanovits throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Koski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Tomi Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanovits is just out of range.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ivanovits moves forwards but Koski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koski checks a low kick from Ivanovits.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovits throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ivanovits avoids the body shot from Koski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
Koski moves out of range as Ivanovits strikes.
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!
Koski looks to land a combination but Ivanovits avoids it well.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Ivanovits connects with a body shot that sends Koski's belly button to the back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Koski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits drops his hands momentarily and Koski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot.

Koski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanovits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Koski.
Koski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomi Koski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Ivanovits breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Ivanovits checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski misses with a hook.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Koski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koski scores with the left hand. Ivanovits knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovits thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Ivanovits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovits goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanovits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski throws a jab when Ivanovits was well out of range.
Ivanovits takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivanovits takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koski 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 Ivanovits has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanovits and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Koski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanovits misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski is trying to push Ivanovits away but Ivanovits has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanovits creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Koski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Koski moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovits.
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
Koski is looking to chop away at Ivanovits's legs.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivanovits.
A cross from Koski lands.
Donk. Ivanovits catches Koski right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by Koski - just one landing.
Ivanovits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Ivanovits is predictable there
and Koski counters with a low kick, right behind Ivanovits 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Koski as he connects with a hook.
Ivanovits is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koski wants to clinch.
Ivanovits is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovits chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koski can pounce on him.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Koski throws a body punch but Ivanovits moves out of range.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanovits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Ivanovits moves out of range of the body kick.
Ivanovits takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koski darts in trying to clinch
and Ivanovits counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivanovits tries to keep at a distance but Koski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivanovits wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koski blocks a body shot from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovits uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanovits controls the action.
Sergei Ivanovits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Ivanovits scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koski wants to break free but Ivanovits has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koski pulls guard successfully.
Ivanovits with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ivanovits wants to control from the top but Koski keeps moving.
Ivanovits loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ivanovits trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergei Ivanovits.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koski.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanovits swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koski lands with a straight right. Ivanovits didn't see that one coming.
Ivanovits takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koski connects with a single shot there.
Koski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanovits has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski connects with a body shot that sends Ivanovits's belly button to the back.
Ivanovits walks into a jab.
Koski lands a glancing blow to the side of Ivanovits's head.
A jab lands there for Koski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Ivanovits down.
A jab from Koski misses.
Ivanovits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Koski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
A very excited looking Tomi Koski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.