PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Koso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julle Koso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reid
vs
Koso

190 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

155 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julle Koso!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Koso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Koso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koso.
Reid shoots in but no luck this time.
Reid blocks the body kick.
Koso throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Reid staying out of range there.

Koso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid stops Koso from standing up.
Reid throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso wants to stand up but Reid is controlling him.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reid is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Koso.
Koso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Reid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reid lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Reid misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Reid scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Reid are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Koso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Reid postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Koso is not content to let Reid control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koso wants to get back to his feet but Reid drags him back down.
Koso is not content to let Reid control the position.
Reid scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Koso to see if he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koso prevents Reid from improving position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reid scoring with punches from side control.
Reid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reid working the body and head with strikes.
Reid lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reid working the ground and pound but Koso is defending the strikes.
Koso avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reid.
The ground and pound from Reid seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Reid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koso keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Reid's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Reid seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Koso wants to get back to his feet.
Reid in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reid trying to control the position but Koso is working away.
Reid scoring with punches from side control.
Koso wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Reid dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koso defends it nicely.
Koso has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koso.

Reid manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Koso on his heels. He'll look to pass Koso's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reid distracts Koso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reid stops Koso from standing up.
Reid throwing strikes from guard but Koso blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reid is controlling him.
Reid throws a big right hand that misses.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koso keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Reid throwing strikes from guard but Koso blocks nicely.
Koso keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Koso is looking to stand up but Reid isn't so interested in that idea.
Reid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid chips away with some ground and pound.
Reid throws a big elbow that misses.
Reid trying to control but Koso is working from the bottom.
Reid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reid postures up and lands a big shot to Koso's brow.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid postures up in Koso's guard and throws a big left but Koso blocks it.
Reid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reid wants to control from the top but Koso keeps moving.
Mark Reid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reid stops Koso from standing up.
Reid trying to control but Koso is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid with a nice head shot there.
Reid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reid wants to control from the top but Koso keeps moving.
Reid throws a strike but Koso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koso won't allow Reid to sweep him here.
Koso trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reid controls Koso momentarily but Koso frees himself.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julle Koso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Koso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Reid is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koso's half guard.
Koso looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid throwing shots but Koso is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Reid dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Koso misses.
Koso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Koso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Reid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reid is keen to just control but Koso is a slippery customer.
Koso is trying to stand.
Reid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reid stops Koso from getting back to his feet.
Reid trying to mount his opponent but Koso defends it.
Reid trying to control from half guard but Koso is working away.
Koso is trying to stand back up but Reid is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reid wants to free his trapped foot but Koso is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koso wants to get back to his feet.
Reid throwing shots but Koso is blocking nicely.
Reid is looking to take a break and control but Koso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Reid.
Reid shoots for a takedown but Koso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a wild body shot.
Koso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reid.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koso.
Koso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reid eats them both and turns towards Koso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reid.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koso throws an overhand right that drops Reid like a sack of potatoes! Koso dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julle Koso!