PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gardenia - Kyuss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pluto Myles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koski
vs
Myles

172 cm
32
155 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pluto Myles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski scores with a shot to the body.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myles misses with an uppercut.
Koski connects with a nice looking jab.
Myles jabs at Koski's body.
Myles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski avoids the body shot from Myles.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Myles keeps the fight on the outside.

Koski darts in and clinches Myles up against the cage.
Koski has Myles pushed against the cage.
Myles takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski effectively controlling the action here.

Myles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Myles counters with a right hand to the body.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski misses the jab.
Koski scores with a push kick.
Myles jabs at Koski's body.
Koski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myles misses with a hook.
Koski tries to clinch up but Myles circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Myles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koski has time to react.
Myles walks into a jab.
Koski throws a jab when Myles was well out of range.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myles wants to slow Koski down by chopping away at his legs.
Myles blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Myles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Myles's head but Myles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Myles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski thows a leg kick but Myles checks it
enabling Myles to counter with a crisp jab.

Koski moves into the clinch.
Myles throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myles lands a right hand.

Myles pulls guard successfully.

Myles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koski is aware though and is defending well.
Koski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Myles is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Myles has an active guard here but Koski has managed to pass into half guard.
Myles trying to hold on to Koski's head to control him but Koski postures up.
Koski trying to control the pace.
Myles is trying to maintain the position but Koski is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Koski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Myles wants to get back to full guard.
Koski controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pluto Myles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myles is out of range.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Myles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Koski.
Myles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Myles lands a right hook to the body.
Myles throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Koski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Myles blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Myles in his tracks for a moment.
Myles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Myles in his tracks for a moment.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Myles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myles.
Myles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Myles scores with a shot to the side of Koski's head.

Myles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myles was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Myles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koski blocks a low kick nicely.

Koski has Myles up against the cage in a clinch.
Myles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Myles can turn it around.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Myles shrugs off.

It looks like Pluto Myles has been cut.
Koski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Otso Koski has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Myles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myles throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
A nice side step and Myles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski defending well as Myles loads up on a big left hand.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski wants to clinch up but Myles keeps it at a distance.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myles lands a nice looking body shot.

Koski rushes Myles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski lands an elbow just above Myles 's eye.

Myles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myles.
Koski misses the body punch
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Myles off balance momentarily.
Myles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch up but Myles circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myles. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski throws the left hand but Myles avoids the punch easily.
Pluto Myles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Myles ducks down to avoid it.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Myles's front leg but catches the back leg as Myles tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Myles.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Koski throws a leg kick but Myles checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski clobbers Myles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Myles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Myles throws a counter combo.
Myles slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski throws out a leg kick but Myles moves out of range and Koski only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myles swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
Myles lands a right hook to the body.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myles.
Myles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myles lunges at Koski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koski's hand.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Myles drops his hands momentarily and Koski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Koski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pluto Myles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Myles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myles. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koski slips a straight right by Myles.
Koski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Myles moves forwards but Koski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Myles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Myles 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.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myles takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Myles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Koski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Myles is keeping busy.
Myles blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Myles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Myles.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Myles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koski tries to clinch up
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myles is out of range.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Myles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Myles scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to clinch but Myles is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Myles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Myles's knee but Myles avoids it well.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Myles sizes up Koski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Myles counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski tries to clinch but Myles is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Myles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Myles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski lands with an overhand left.
Myles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski looks to land a combination. Myles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koski tries to clinch
and Myles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Myles saw that one coming.
Koski's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Myles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Myles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Koski is predictable there
and Myles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski throws a head kick that Myles semi-blocks.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koski defends it nicely.
Koski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Myles under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Myles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski moves in looking to clinch but Myles pushes him off.

Koski closes the distance and clinches.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koski tries to work over Myles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Koski.
Myles lands a hook that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Koski.
Myles blocks the elbow strike.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!
Otso Koski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.