PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Martial Delicat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kristus Koistinen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Koistinen
vs
Martial Delicat

191 cm
21
164 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

160 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Martial Delicat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen stalks Martial Delicat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martial Delicat's face. Martial Delicat staggers backwards, shaken.
Martial Delicat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koistinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martial Delicat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Martial Delicat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martial Delicat is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Koistinen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Koistinen is looking for a sweep.
Martial Delicat working away.

Martial Delicat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen is looking for a sweep.
Koistinen is letting Martial Delicat control him for a moment.
Koistinen is looking to regain half guard here but Martial Delicat keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martial Delicat decides to stand back up. Martial Delicat steps back and let's Koistinen get back to his feet.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Koistinen slams his shin into Martial Delicat's torso.
Koistinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koistinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martial Delicat checks a low kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Martial Delicat sees coming a mile off.
Koistinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martial Delicat circles away quickly and effectively.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martial Delicat moves away.
Koistinen keeps Martial Delicat at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martial Delicat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martial Delicat showed some decent athleticism there.
Martial Delicat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koistinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen trying to control from the bottom.
Koistinen moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Koistinen is looking for a triangle but Martial Delicat pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Koistinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martial Delicat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Koistinen is tightening it up a little... Martial Delicat has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Martial Delicat reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Martial Delicat taps out! Nice BJJ there by Koistinen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.