PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Mang has chosen Damn It Feels Good To Be A Lobsta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koski
vs
Mang

190 cm
40
234 lbs
43 - 22 - 1

180 cm
31
270 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Merciless Gladiators

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 43 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lobsta Mang!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski throws the kick towards the body but Mang avoids it.
Mang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a nice leg kick.
Koski looks for the body kick but Mang saw that one coming.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski lands with a kick to the temple. Mang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Lobsta Mang has been cut.
Koski looks to land a combination but Mang avoids it well.
Mang throws a shot from downtown. Koski moves away and avoids it.
Mang scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski lands a glancing blow to the side of Mang's head.
Mang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koski throws a head kick but Mang moves out of range.
Koski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mang.
Mang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Koski throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Koski misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mang cracks Koski with an open hand slap.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mang's head backwards.
Mang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koski misses with a hook. Mang ducked under it nicely.
Mang thumps Koski with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mang checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koski.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mang doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mang thumps Koski with a low kick.
Koski lands with a hook. Mang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Mang shoots in and drives through. Koski sprawls well.
Koski throws the kick towards the body but Mang avoids it.
Mang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koski connects with a right hand. Mang shakes it off.
Mang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Koski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski misses with the combination.
Koski scores with a jab. Mang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koski catches Mang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mang.
Mang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Koski misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski digs a good hook to Mang's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a double jab
and Mang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski thuds a left hand into Mang's body.
Mang moves out of range of the body kick.
Koski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mang takes a step back to recover.
Koski looks for the body kick but Mang saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koski. That did some damage!
Koski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mang throws a head kick that misses
and Koski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Koski dominated that round.
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!

Koski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mang.
Mang goes for a double leg but Koski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koski continues to drive forward.
Mang misses with some punches.
Koski misses with the head strike.
Mang tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Koski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Koski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mangs head.
Mang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski is working Mang over against the cage.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koski.
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!
Mang misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Koski as the two fighters clinch.
Mang is breathing heavily.
Koski tries to work over Mang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski lands a nice looking body kick.
Mang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Mang avoids a kick to the body.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mang moves away.
Koski is looking to wear down Mang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koski lands a body shot.
Koski thuds a left hand into Mang's body.
Koski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mang. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Koski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Mang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koski. Mang shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Koski.
Mang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Lobsta Mang's cut even more.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mang moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a head kick that half lands.

Mang is rocked!
Koski cracks Mang with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mang tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Koski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mang is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
Tomi Koski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.