PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Koivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Bronson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Koivunen
vs
Bronson

191 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Koivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivunen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bronson counters with an inside leg kick.
Koivunen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Bronson rushes Koivunen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bronson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koivunen is defending well for now.
Bronson lands an elbow just above Koivunen 's eye.
Bronson looking to throw knees to the head but Koivunen is blocking nicely.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bronson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bronson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bronson wants to sweep but no luck.
Koivunen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson pulls Koivunen in close to prevent any damage.
Bronson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Koivunen wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson wants to stand but Koivunen is controlling the position.
Bronson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koivunen!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivunen tries to lock up and control but Bronson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bronson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bronson trying to control but Koivunen is having none of it.
Bronson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivunen manages to control the position for a moment.
Bronson trying to control but Koivunen is having none of it.
Bronson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Charles Bronson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Koivunen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivunen controls Bronson momentarily but Bronson frees himself.
Bronson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Koivunen keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koivunen looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bronson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Bronson.

Bronson clinches up against the cage.

Bronson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koivunen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bronson to the mat. Bronson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bronson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronson pulls Koivunen in close to his closed guard and prevents Koivunen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Charles Bronson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koivunen fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koivunen tries to sprawl but Bronson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Koivunen wants to control but Bronson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bronson drops an elbow to the side of Koivunen's head.
Bronson wants to stand but Koivunen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to take a break and control but Koivunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Bronson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Bronson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koivunen is trying to defend but Bronson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Bronson.
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!
Koivunen trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wants to control but Koivunen is keeping him busy.
Bronson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Bronson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivunen trying to control from the bottom.
Bronson wants to free his trapped foot but Koivunen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Koivunen is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Bronson is going to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson is keen to just control but Koivunen is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Koivunen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bronson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronson is trying to stand.
Bronson tries to roll over but Koivunen keeps him under control.
Koivunen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bronson is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivunen stalling.
Charles Bronson has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ari Koivunen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bronson dives in and grabs Koivunen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koivunen pushes down on Bronson's head and hops out.
Bronson leaves Koivunen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bronson scores with a takedown into Koivunen's guard.
Koivunen controls Bronson momentarily but Bronson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koivunen trying to control the position.
Bronson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ari Koivunen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bronson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koivunen swivels and escapes.
Koivunen dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Koivunen looks for a takedown but Bronson sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bronson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bronson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koivunen is proving hard to escape from.
Koivunen pulls Bronson in close to prevent any damage.
Koivunen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bronson wants to stand but Koivunen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ari Koivunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivunen keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.

Charles Bronson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koivunen shoots in for a double leg but Bronson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Koivunen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koivunen fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koivunen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Bronson.
Well Bronson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!