PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Koscielny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fretwell
vs
Koscielny

190 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Fretwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Koscielny!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fretwell misses with an uppercut

and Koscielny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fretwell wants to improve his position but instead Koscielny has moved into half guard.
Fretwell is looking for a sweep. Koscielny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fretwell moves into full guard.
Koscielny trying to control but Fretwell is working from the bottom.
Fretwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscielny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fretwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fretwell is on top in guard.

Fretwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Koscielny is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fretwell advances to half guard.
Fretwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscielny's head.

Fretwell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koscielny sees it coming and defends easily.
Koscielny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fretwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koscielny wants to control but Fretwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fretwell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fretwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fretwell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koscielny is looking to escape.
Fretwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fretwell throws some wild stikes that Koscielny manages to avoid easily.
Fretwell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell with good strikes from the mount here!
Koscielny avoids a strike by Fretwell and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Fretwell's guard! Fantastic escape!
Fretwell is trying to keep Koscielny in close.
Fretwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Koscielny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fretwell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koscielny has managed to get both his arms back between Fretwell's legs - danger averted.
Koscielny wants to control from the top but Fretwell keeps moving.
Koscielny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Koscielny drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fretwell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fretwell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fretwell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell trying to control the action but Koscielny is working from the bottom.
Fretwell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koscielny is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fretwell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fretwell wants to control but Koscielny is keeping him busy.
Fretwell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koscielny's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Fretwell dominated that round.
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.

Koscielny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koscielny throws a body punch but Fretwell moves out of range.
Koscielny darts in looking for a takedown but Fretwell gets double underhooks and turns Koscielny into the cage.

Fretwell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koscielny is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fretwell to the mat. Fretwell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Koscielny wants to control from the top but Fretwell keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fretwell is trying to control the position but Koscielny postures up.
Fretwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Fretwell, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fretwell is adopting a defensive guard.
Koscielny preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koscielny must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fretwell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Koscielny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fretwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koscielny's waist but Koscielny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fretwell off to one side.
Fretwell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koscielny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fretwell defends well and Koscielny ends up having to push Fretwell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Koscielny turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koscielny manages to end up in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell is not content to let Koscielny control the position.
Koscielny working away.
Fretwell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Koscielny is trying to get an arm triangle but Fretwell is defending well.
Fretwell manages to get back to half guard.
Fretwell is pressing down on Koscielny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fretwell working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscielny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fretwell's head.
Koscielny looking to pass the guard.

Fretwell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koscielny defends well.

Fretwell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Fretwell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koscielny defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscielny wants to control from the top but Fretwell keeps moving.
Koscielny with a flurry of punches that miss.

Fretwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fretwell wants to sweep but no luck.
Fretwell keeping moving, preventing Koscielny from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fretwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koscielny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fretwell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koscielny defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darren Koscielny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fretwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koscielny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fretwell is trying to keep Koscielny in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koscielny trying to control but Fretwell is working from the bottom.
Koscielny with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscielny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Koscielny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fretwell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koscielny has managed to get both his arms back between Fretwell's legs - danger averted.
Lyle Fretwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koscielny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fretwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fretwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koscielny's guard.

Koscielny controls Fretwell momentarily but Fretwell frees himself.
Fretwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fretwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscielny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fretwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyle Fretwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koscielny is on top in guard.

Koscielny preventing the sweep.
Fretwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koscielny's guard.

Fretwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Fretwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscielny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fretwell works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell is trying to control. Koscielny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Fretwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fretwell lands strikes from half guard.
Koscielny wants to improve his position but Fretwell is controlling well.
Koscielny is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koscielny tries to roll over but Fretwell keeps him under control.
Fretwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fretwell tries to pass to full mount but Koscielny defends it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Fretwell feints and as Koscielny raises his hands in defense, Fretwell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fretwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koscielny can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fretwell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koscielny is keeping the position for now.
Fretwell stands and throws Koscielny's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Fretwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fretwell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Lyle Fretwell!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Lyle Fretwell!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Lyle Fretwell!

Lyle Fretwell wins by unanimous decision!