PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 209 p4p, 224 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 33 p4p, 34 weight class). 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?

Perkele
vs
Koivisto

178 cm
27
165
20 - 4 - 0

173 cm
37
158
36 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele throws a low kick, looking for Koivisto's leg but Koivisto calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Perkele throws a hook but Koivisto avoids it easily.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koivisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Koivisto.
Perkele misses the jab.
Koivisto throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Koivisto misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele swings for the body but Koivisto moves out of range.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koivisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koivisto throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Koivisto slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Koivisto throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koivisto takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
letting Koivisto counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Koivisto misses the target.
A big left from Koivisto misses.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Koivisto throws a big shot that misses.
Koivisto loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Koivisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Koivisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Koivisto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Koivisto.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Koivisto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Perkele.
Koivisto misses with a body shot.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Koivisto's ribs.
Perkele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Koivisto throws a combination that misses
and Perkele counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Koivisto throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Koivisto moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Koivisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koivisto's hands.
Koivisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Perkele moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
It looked like Perkele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koivisto.
Koivisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Koivisto misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koivisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koivisto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koivisto on the side of the head.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koivisto tries to land a front kick but Perkele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koivisto takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Koivisto loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Koivisto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
Koivisto misses with a hook to the body
and Perkele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Koivisto down.
Koivisto takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Koivisto.
Perkele moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koivisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koivisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Perkele's head.
Koivisto misses with a hook.
Koivisto defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele takes one to the side of the head.
Koivisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Koivisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a good, hard body kick but Koivisto shrugs it off.
Perkele misses with a hook. Koivisto ducked under it nicely.
Koivisto avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Koivisto looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkele scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koivisto.
Koivisto moves forwards but Perkele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkele.

Koivisto is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Koivisto misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele looks to land a combination but Koivisto avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Koivisto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Perkele has got the better of the exchanges.
Koivisto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkele on the side of the head.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Koivisto's head but Koivisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koivisto throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele throws a nice looking combination but Koivisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Koivisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koivisto defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Koivisto.
Koivisto cracks Perkele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
Perkele tests Koivisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
enabling Koivisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Koivisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koivisto throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele is looking to counter with head kicks.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Koivisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Koivisto misses
and Perkele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perkele tests Koivisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
A punch combination from Koivisto misses.
Perkele looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Perkele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Perkele.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Koivisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkele in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koivisto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koivisto. Koivisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkele digs a good hook to Koivisto's body.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koivisto takes one to the chin there.
Koivisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Koivisto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koivisto missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koivisto seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Koivisto is breathing heavily.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koivisto. Koivisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koivisto connects with a looping right hand.
Perkele moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Koivisto's ribs.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Perkele lands a left and a right that send Koivisto crashing to the mat, dazed. Perkele thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koivisto misses with a few strikes there.
Perkele fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Koivisto square on the jaw! Damn, Koivisto is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.