PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck has chosen amazing by kanye west as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Katainen
vs
Koscheck

187 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jyrki Katainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen swinging wilding here.
Katainen connects with a single shot there.

Koscheck pushes Katainen up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Katainen.
Katainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Katainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koscheck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katainen's efforts to push away.
Katainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katainen can't break the clinch.
Koscheck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katainen's efforts to push away.

Koscheck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Koscheck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koscheck wants to control but Katainen is keeping him busy.

Katainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Koscheck.
Koscheck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koscheck wants to take a breather but Katainen is having none of it.
Koscheck throwing shots but Katainen is blocking nicely.
Katainen tries to roll over but Koscheck keeps him under control.
Katainen is refusing to be controlled, as Koscheck sits in half guard.
Katainen wants to control but Koscheck is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koscheck on the side of the head.

Katainen has managed to clinch.
Katainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koscheck can't get the takedown.
Katainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koscheck prevents Katainen from breaking the clinch.

Katainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koscheck tries to clinch but Katainen is having none of it.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Koscheck looks gassed!
Katainen stuns Koscheck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jyrki Katainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koscheck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koscheck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Katainen.
Koscheck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katainen throws a series of punches but Koscheck avoids them all with ease.
Katainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koscheck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Katainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Katainen lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katainen lands with a right that hurts Koscheck. Koscheck looks to clinch but Katainen throws a short knee that drops Koscheck. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jyrki Katainen!