PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petteri Koskiaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nastie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koskiaho's entrance music is In Flames - Take This Life. A fine choice. Nastie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roots Bloody Roots by Sepultura. Bo Nastie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koskiaho
vs
Nastie

176 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petteri Koskiaho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Nastie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nastie forces Koskiaho back against the cage and clinches.
Nastie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koskiaho smiles and moves away.
Nastie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koskiaho paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nastie clinches with his opponent.
Koskiaho is pressed up against the cage. Nastie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koskiaho down to the mat. Koskiaho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Koskiaho shoots in and bounces Nastie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Koskiaho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nastie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Koskiaho has Nastie in his guard.

Koskiaho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nastie passes into side control.
Nastie is working Koskiaho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nastie grinds an elbow into Koskiaho's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskiaho is trying to improve his position.
Nastie working the ground and pound.

Nastie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koskiaho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Koskiaho is looking to reverse the position.
Koskiaho stops Nastie from passing to mount.
Koskiaho is looking for a sweep.
Nastie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koskiaho keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nastie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koskiaho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koskiaho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nastie as he avoids it easily.

Nastie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nastie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Koskiaho, who protects the arm well.
Nastie looks gassed!
Check out the look on Nastie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koskiaho taking a bit of punishment here - Nastie scoring with strikes.
Koskiaho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nastie is looking to take a break and control but Koskiaho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nastie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koskiaho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Koskiaho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koskiaho works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastie is stalling in the full guard.
Nastie trying to control but Koskiaho is working from the bottom.

Koskiaho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nastie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Koskiaho has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nastie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Koskiaho.
Koskiaho tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nastie lands a big shot there that rocks Koskiaho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskiaho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Koskiaho stopping the sweep attempt from Nastie.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nastie working a defensive guard here.
Nastie keeping full guard, as Koskiaho tries to pass.
Nastie strikes from his own guard.

Nastie keeping busy on the bottom but Koskiaho has passed one foot through into half guard.

Koskiaho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nastie defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bo Nastie 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.

Koskiaho has his takedown stuffed

and Nastie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nastie is trying to trip Koskiaho. He has hold of a leg but Koskiaho is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nastie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Koskiaho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nastie postures up and lands a big shot to Koskiaho's brow.
Koskiaho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nastie wants to get up but he can't break Koskiaho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nastie advances position into side control!
Koskiaho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Nastie stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nastie doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskiaho circles away.
Bo Nastie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskiaho misses with a takedown attempt

and Nastie counters with a single leg into guard. Koskiaho didn't expect that.
Nastie sitting in guard here, content to control.

Koskiaho looking for a guillotine here but Nastie defends easily.
Nastie trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskiaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nastie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastie wants to control from the top but Koskiaho keeps moving.

Koskiaho working for a triangle but Nastie defends it easily.

Koskiaho is looking for a triangle but Nastie pushes his legs off easily.

Nastie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nastie preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastie trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskiaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nastie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Koskiaho looking for a guillotine here but Nastie defends easily.
Nastie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koskiaho is keeping the position for now.

Koskiaho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koskiaho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nastie wants to control from the top but Koskiaho keeps moving.
Nastie scoring with some ground and pound.
Nastie wants to get up but he can't break Koskiaho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nastie trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskiaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koskiaho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nastie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nastie trying to control but Koskiaho is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bo Nastie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Koskiaho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nastie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Nastie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Koskiaho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bo Nastie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koskiaho tries to roll over but Nastie keeps him under control.
Koskiaho trying to get back to full guard but Nastie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nastie prevents Koskiaho from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nastie unloading with bombs!
Koskiaho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koskiaho is squirming around, avoiding Nastie's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskiaho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nastie trying to control but Koskiaho is having none of it.
Koskiaho is looking to improve his position but Nastie isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Nastie.
Koskiaho is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nastie is landing with some decent strikes but Koskiaho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Nastie working for a submission but Koskiaho is keeping him at bay.
Koskiaho is desperately trying to improve his position but Nastie has a good base and remains in mount.
Nastie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nastie with shots to the head and body - Koskiaho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nastie throwing strikes here but Koskiaho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Koskiaho tries to reverse the position but Nastie maintains control.
Koskiaho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nastie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koskiaho defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskiaho gets back to full guard.

Nastie stands up and waves to Koskiaho to follow him.
Koskiaho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koskiaho tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nastie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nastie.

Nastie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Koskiaho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nastie has Koskiaho in his guard.
Nastie trying to control the position.

Koskiaho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastie has a closed guard, preventing Koskiaho from standing up.
Nastie wants to sweep here but Koskiaho controlling him for the moment.
Nastie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Koskiaho dives into side control.
Nastie tries to improve position but can't.

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

Koskiaho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Nastie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nastie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bo Nastie!