PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mish Mosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes to the cage accompanied by You are.. This should be fireworks!

Ko
vs
Mosh

168 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mish Mosh!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ko moves into the clinch successfully.
Ko lands a damaging elbow.
Ko lands an elbow inside that Mosh shrugs off.
Ko lands an elbow that stopped Mosh in his tracks for a moment.
Ko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ko stalling.

Ko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mosh is keeping the position for now.
Ko won't allow Mosh to get back to his feet.
Mosh looks winded!
Ko throwing strikes from guard but Mosh blocks nicely.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko is looking to work some ground and pound but Mosh has wrist control.
Ko wants to pass the guard but Mosh is keeping the position.
Ko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko throwing strikes but missing.
Mosh keeping moving, preventing Ko from controlling successfully.
Ko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mosh leaves Ko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mosh defends well and Ko ends up having to push Mosh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Ko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ko manages to end up in side control.

Ko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mosh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Ko crashes against the mat.
Ko is trying to ground and pound but Mosh uses the momentary lack of control by Ko to regain half guard.

Ko is working for a submission of some sort.
Ko is pressing down on Mosh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mosh is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ko seems to be looking for submissions.
Ko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mosh defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ko seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yo Ko 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.

Ko tries to close the distance and clinch but Mosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ko shoots and misses

and Mosh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ko!
Mosh working the head and body with strikes.
Ko struggling a bit here.
Ko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mosh off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ko throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mosh controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Ko is looking for a choke. Mosh gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Mosh manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Mosh is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko trying to keep a closed guard but Mosh is proving a slippery customer.

Ko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mosh's guard.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko throws a big right hand that misses.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Yo Ko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ko misses with a takedown attempt

and Mosh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Mosh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ko working to try and regain half guard.
Ko is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mosh on the ground.

Mosh has hold of Ko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yo Ko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mosh wants to free his trapped foot but Ko is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosh pulls his head out easily.

Mosh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ko tries to get to full guard but Mosh has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosh pulls his head out easily.
Ko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ko tries to get out of the position.
Ko won't allow Mosh to pass to mount.
Ko gets full guard.
Ko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Ko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mosh is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ko controls Mosh momentarily but Mosh frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko keeping full guard, as Mosh tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yo Ko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ko moves into the clinch.
Mosh takes an elbow to the temple.
Ko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mosh up against the cage.
Mosh's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mosh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ko lands a damaging elbow.
Mosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko stalling the fight.
Ko lands an elbow that stopped Mosh in his tracks for a moment.
Ko misses with an elbow strike.
Ko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ko lands an elbow just above Mosh 's eye.
Ko lands a nice elbow.
Ko lands an elbow inside that Mosh shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ko wants the takedown. Mosh is fighting it off but Ko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mosh's guard against the cage.
Ko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mosh keeping moving, preventing Ko from controlling successfully.
Ko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ko wants to control from the top but Mosh keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yo Ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Yo Ko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ko is defended easily by Mosh.
Ko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mosh as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yo Ko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosh circles away.

Ko drives through and clinches with Mosh against the cage.
Ko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mosh fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mosh as he avoids it easily.
Ko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mosh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mosh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ko looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yo Ko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ko 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Ko!
Post fight, Yo Ko took to the microphone: 'Unnnnnnnghhhhhhhhh feel the loin power!'.