PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunwaldzki comes to the cage accompanied by Within Temptation - Forsaken. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Otso Koski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grunwaldzki
vs
Koski

172 cm
23
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

172 cm
32
155 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otso Koski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koski.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grunwaldzki looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A cross from Koski lands.

Koski clinches up with Grunwaldzki and pushes him back against the cage.
Grunwaldzki throws a head punch that misses.
Grunwaldzki is trying to break the clinch but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Grunwaldzki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grunwaldzki avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Nice elbow from Koski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Grunwaldzki fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski has Grunwaldzki pushed against the cage.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grunwaldzki.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunwaldzki can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Grunwaldzki blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grunwaldzki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Grunwaldzki misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunwaldzki.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grunwaldzki's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.

Koski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grunwaldzki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Koski.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski fails to land with a series of punches.
Grunwaldzki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunwaldzki. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
Grunwaldzki tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grunwaldzki ducks right into an uppercut from Koski.
Grunwaldzki scores with a leg kick.
Koski connects with the punch.
Koski moves out of range of the body kick from Grunwaldzki.
Koski lands a right hook to the body.
Grunwaldzki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koski.
Koski's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grunwaldzki is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Koski swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunwaldzki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Koski misses
and Grunwaldzki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski throws a combination that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a thumping low kick.
Grunwaldzki avoids the head kick by Koski.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a nice shot to the body.
Grunwaldzki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Koski misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice body shot.

Koski closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski wants to stall.
Grunwaldzki tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski prevents a body shot from Grunwaldzki.

Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunwaldzki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koski to score with a decent uppercut.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grunwaldzki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Koski darts in and clinches Grunwaldzki up against the cage.
Koski leaning against his opponent.
Koski leaning his opponent against the cage.

Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grunwaldzki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Grunwaldzki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grunwaldzki's hands.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grunwaldzki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Koski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunwaldzki.
Otso Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski scores with a nice head shot.
Koski is looking to clinch.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook

and Koski moves into the clinch.
Grunwaldzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grunwaldzki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grunwaldzki misses with some punches.
Grunwaldzki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski is trying to stall.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunwaldzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Grunwaldzki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grunwaldzki cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koski avoids the head kick by Grunwaldzki.
Koski swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunwaldzki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grunwaldzki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunwaldzki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koski just manages to avoid it.
Donk. Koski catches Grunwaldzki right on the button with a cross.

Koski rushes Grunwaldzki and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunwaldzki gets through Koski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to clinch up but Grunwaldzki circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunwaldzki is just out of range.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Grunwaldzki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Grunwaldzki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Grunwaldzki connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koski.
A low kick from Koski is predictable there
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koski.
Koski cracks the inside of Grunwaldzki's front leg.
Koski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grunwaldzki ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Grunwaldzki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Grunwaldzki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
It seemed like Koski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Koski blocks the leg kick.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Grunwaldzki's ribs.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski cracks Grunwaldzki with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski lands a nice looking body shot.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grunwaldzki needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunwaldzki throws out the jab.
Grunwaldzki swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Koski.
Koski throws a leg kick but Grunwaldzki moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski is looking to clinch.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunwaldzki throws out the jab.
Koski tries to clinch up.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Grunwaldzki circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.

Koski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki just leaning against Koski, taking a breather.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grunwaldzki's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grunwaldzki throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws out a counter right but Grunwaldzki avoids it with no problem.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koski misses with a hook. Grunwaldzki ducked under it nicely.
Koski throws a leg kick but Grunwaldzki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grunwaldzki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grunwaldzki's sensitive parts.
Koski avoids the body shot from Grunwaldzki.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grunwaldzki counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grunwaldzki is able to avoid easily.
Grunwaldzki connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski scores with a jab to the head.
Grunwaldzki slips a jab from Koski.
Grunwaldzki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grunwaldzki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Grunwaldzki's ribs.
Grunwaldzki slips a straight right by Koski.
Grunwaldzki throws a head kick that misses.
Grunwaldzki swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
It looked like Grunwaldzki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koski misses with a low kick as Grunwaldzki jumps back.
Grunwaldzki misses the jab.
Koski throws out a counter right but Grunwaldzki avoids it with no problem.
Grunwaldzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artur Grunwaldzki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki thumps Koski with a low kick.
Koski swings for the body but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Grunwaldzki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Grunwaldzki.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Koski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Grunwaldzki off balance momentarily.
Koski scores with a punch to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands a really nice looking cross but Koski seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Koski. Beautiful body shot.
Koski lands the left hand.
Koski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grunwaldzki counters with a straight right hand.
Koski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koski has managed to clinch.
Koski stalling in the clinch.
Grunwaldzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Grunwaldzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Grunwaldzki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grunwaldzki misses the shot to the body.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Koski is rocked!
Koski throws a body kick that misses.
Koski is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunwaldzki finish him?
Koski thumps Grunwaldzki with a low kick.
Grunwaldzki drops Koski with a big left hand! Koski is injured, injured bad! Grunwaldzki jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
Artur Grunwaldzki thanked the fans post fight for their support.