PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 3104 p4p, 275 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 3516 p4p, 298 weight class). Yaj has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koski
vs
Yaj

178 cm
40
156 lbs
33 - 24 - 3

156 cm
35
158 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 33 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.

Yaj has closed the distance and engaged Koski in a clinch.
Yaj misses with an elbow over the top.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Koski has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yaj dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Yaj stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Yaj content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Yaj avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
Yaj is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yaj.
Yaj avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Koski takes a shot to the head.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yaj.
Koski is pressed up against the cage. Yaj has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koski down to the mat. Koski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
As Yaj looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Yaj just gets out of the way.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Yaj looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Yaj just gets out of the way.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Yaj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yaj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Yaj misses with an uppercut
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koski stuffs the takedown.
Koski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Juan Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Yaj.
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yaj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Koski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Yaj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.
Yaj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Yaj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Yaj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yaj throws a right hand that Koski ducks under and follows up with a left that Koski also avoids with ease.
Yaj wants to clinch
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koski rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Yaj. That snapped Koski's head back.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Yaj misses with a hook to the body
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Yaj looks to clinch
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj misses with a body shot
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yaj tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.

Yaj clinches.
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Koski blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koski.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Leo Yaj seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yaj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yaj avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Yaj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Yaj - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj has Koski pressed against the cage.
Yaj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yaj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Yaj manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Koski slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Yaj.

Yaj is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koski pulls his head out easily.
Yaj is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Yaj looking for submissions off his back.
Yaj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yaj flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yaj is looking to improve his position.

Koski decides to stand up.
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
Koski keeps the fight on the outside.
Juan Koski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koski doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaj closes the distance but Koski moves to the side
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Koski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski'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!

Yaj looks to clinch
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Yaj looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Yaj just gets out of the way.
Yaj misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Yaj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yaj throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Yaj is looking to clinch but Koski is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a combination
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Yaj tries for a takedown but Koski circles away easily
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj darts in trying to clinch
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Yaj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Yaj. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yaj.

Yaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Yaj is trying to maintain a safe position but Koski gets an underhook and turns Yaj into the cage.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koski avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Yaj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yaj.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Yaj is pushing Koski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koski avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yaj avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Yaj holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Yaj stalling in the clinch.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Yaj drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koski landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Leo Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Yaj is working Koski over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj pushes Koski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Koski takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaj taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Yaj is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Koski is defending well.
Juan Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Yaj.
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yaj has picked Koski up - he's going for a ride! Yaj dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Yaj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Koski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Juan Koski made sure he mentioned FORCEE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.