PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koylio's entrance music is Moonsorrow - Köyliönjärven Jäällä (Pakanavedet II). A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Koylio
vs
Abdellaoui

184 cm
27
181 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)
Control Nutrition

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lalli Koylio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koylio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdellaoui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koylio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koylio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. Koylio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdellaoui slips a straight right by Koylio.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koylio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch up but Koylio circles away and keeps his distance.

Koylio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Abdellaoui sprawls well initially but Koylio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Koylio trying to control from half guard but Abdellaoui is working away.
Koylio with the ground and pound but Abdellaoui uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Koylio throws a big right hand that misses.
Koylio is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdellaoui has wrist control.
Koylio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdellaoui is keeping the position for now.
Koylio trying to control but Abdellaoui is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui keeping full guard, as Koylio tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but Koylio is having none of it.
Good shot there by Koylio.
Nice sprawl there from Abdellaoui as Koylio shoots in.
Koylio closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Farid Abdellaoui has been cut.
Abdellaoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdellaoui slaps away a takedown attempt from Koylio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farid Abdellaoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdellaoui thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koylio throws the left hand but Abdellaoui avoids the punch easily.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Koylio.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
Koylio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch there but Koylio circles away.
Abdellaoui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abdellaoui as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lalli Koylio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui lands with a hook. Koylio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Lalli Koylio has been cut.
Abdellaoui misses the jab.
Abdellaoui tries to close the distance and clinch but Koylio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdellaoui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koylio jabbing away but nothing is landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Koylio - that landed with a thud.
Koylio is trying to drag Abdellaoui to the mat but Abdellaoui just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koylio prevents Abdellaoui from breaking the clinch.
Abdellaoui is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koylio is keeping busy.
Koylio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abdellaoui smiles and moves away.
Koylio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but Koylio moves out of range.
Abdellaoui is looking to clinch but Koylio is avoiding it.
Abdellaoui paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abdellaoui misses with an uppercut. Koylio saw that one coming.
Abdellaoui misses with a straight left.
Abdellaoui misses the shot to the body.
Koylio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koylio fails with a takedown attempt.
Koylio with a nice cross.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abdellaoui as he avoids it easily.
Koylio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Koylio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Abdellaoui misses with a two punch combination.
Koylio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but Koylio is having none of it.
Abdellaoui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koylio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdellaoui swivels and escapes.
Koylio swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui tries to close the distance and clinch but Koylio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koylio tries for a takedown but Abdellaoui sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koylio throws a hook but Abdellaoui blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Abdellaoui.
Koylio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdellaoui.

Koylio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Abdellaoui bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koylio's guard.
Abdellaoui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koylio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui is looking to work some ground and pound but Koylio has wrist control.

Abdellaoui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koylio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abdellaoui has managed to get both his arms back between Koylio's legs - danger averted.
Koylio throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abdellaoui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abdellaoui trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koylio's guard.

Abdellaoui avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koylio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdellaoui is one step ahead there.
Abdellaoui throwing strikes from guard but Koylio blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Koylio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdellaoui pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koylio is keeping the position for now.
Abdellaoui wants to get up but he can't break Koylio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Koylio has his foot on Abdellaoui's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abdellaoui works his way back into a safe position though.
Abdellaoui forces his way into half guard.
Koylio holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Abdellaoui is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Koylio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abdellaoui wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koylio keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio tries to get to full guard but Abdellaoui has control of the leg.
Abdellaoui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koylio's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abdellaoui lands a jab.
Abdellaoui misses with a double jab
and Koylio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdellaoui thinking.
Koylio lands a slapping body shot.
Abdellaoui looks to clinch
and Koylio counters with a nice body shot.
Koylio blocks a jab.
Abdellaoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdellaoui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but Koylio moves away
and Koylio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio misses with a two punch combination.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch

and Koylio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koylio trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdellaoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koylio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdellaoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koylio is controlling him.
Abdellaoui looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koylio scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Koylio dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Abdellaoui misses with a combination

and Koylio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koylio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koylio throwing shots but Abdellaoui is blocking nicely.
Abdellaoui is trying to maintain the position but Koylio is very close to passing his half guard.
Abdellaoui is looking to escape.
Koylio wants to control but Abdellaoui is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Koylio.
Koylio winds up and cracks Abdellaoui with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koylio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abdellaoui can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abdellaoui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abdellaoui knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abdellaoui regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koylio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdellaoui wants to sweep but no luck.
Koylio wants to pass the guard but Abdellaoui is keeping the position.
Koylio scoring with some ground and pound.
Koylio lands a couple of elbows.
Lalli Koylio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdellaoui keeping moving, preventing Koylio from controlling successfully.

Koylio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koylio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdellaoui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koylio is one step ahead there.
Abdellaoui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdellaoui is controlling Koylio's posture.
Koylio trying to control but Abdellaoui is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abdellaoui misses the shot to the body.
Abdellaoui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lalli Koylio is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdellaoui scores with a nice right hand.
Koylio misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Abdellaoui. Beautiful body shot.
Koylio misses the shot to the body.
Abdellaoui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdellaoui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Abdellaoui misses.
Koylio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdellaoui slips a jab from Koylio.
Lalli Koylio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdellaoui scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koylio throws a body punch but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Koylio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdellaoui was well out of range. Poor timing from Koylio.
Abdellaoui swings for the body but Koylio moves out of range.
Abdellaoui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch but Koylio moves away

and Koylio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koylio wants to take a breather but Abdellaoui is having none of it.
Lalli Koylio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdellaoui works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abdellaoui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdellaoui trying to control the position.
Abdellaoui can't keep his opponent in guard - Koylio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lalli Koylio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koylio, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lalli Koylio!