PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Kosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Noitalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosh comes to the cage accompanied by You cant stop crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kosh
vs
Noitalahti

194 cm
40
266 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

192 cm
33
269 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clayton Kosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riku Noitalahti!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosh throws a head kick but Noitalahti moves out of range.
Noitalahti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Clayton Kosh has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Noitalahti.
Kosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kosh avoids the head kick by Noitalahti.
Clayton Kosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosh misses with a double jab.
Noitalahti takes a swing at Kosh's ribcage but misses.
Noitalahti throws a jab when Kosh was well out of range.
Kosh misses with a leg kick.
Noitalahti cracks Kosh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Noitalahti circles away.
Noitalahti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Noitalahti counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kosh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Noitalahti gets tackled into the cage by Kosh. Kosh maintains the clinch.

Noitalahti breaks the clinch.
Kosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kosh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kosh moves out of range of the body kick.
Noitalahti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kosh blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti slips a jab and a cross from Kosh.
Noitalahti connects with a body shot that sends Kosh's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noitalahti misses with a head kick.
Noitalahti throws a sloppy head kick and Kosh moves out of range easily.
Noitalahti feints a jab promting Kosh to slip. Noitalahti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kosh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kosh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noitalahti finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosh's head.

Clayton Kosh's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noitalahti.
Noitalahti works the jab nicely.
Kosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noitalahti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Oooooh!!! Noitalahti has knocked Kosh down with a huge combo! Noitalahti steps away and waves a wobbly Kosh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Kosh is rocked!

Clayton Kosh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Kosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noitalahti tries to bum rush Kosh with a series of wild strikes but Kosh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kosh seems to have got his legs back now.
Noitalahti circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Noitalahti to counter with a crisp jab.

Jeez, Clayton Kosh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Noitalahti circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kosh drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Noitalahti follows Kosh to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riku Noitalahti!