PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 24103 p4p, 4045 weight class) and Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 569 p4p, 418 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Koistinen
vs
Fernandes

175 cm
21
189
11 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
209
6 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Conquer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fernandes moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
Koistinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes tries to score with a low kick but Koistinen moves his leg out of the way.
Fernandes throws a head kick but Koistinen moves out of range.

Koistinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside that Koistinen shrugs off.
Fernandes blocks an elbow strike from Koistinen.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Fernandes throws an elbow but it misses.
Koistinen misses with a knee to the head.
Fernandes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a nice elbow.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen avoids the elbow strike from Fernandes, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koistinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Fernandes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernandes looks winded!
A hook to the body from Fernandes.
Fernandes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fernandes lands a damaging elbow.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koistinen dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes lands an elbow just above Koistinen 's eye.

Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Koistinen coming out on top.
Fernandes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koistinen.
Fernandes misses with a hook.
Koistinen throws a big counter combination but Fernandes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koistinen catches Fernandes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koistinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koistinen misses with a left hand
and Fernandes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koistinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koistinen lands a jab to the nose.

Fernandes closes the distance and clinches.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen lands with a left to the head.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fernandes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandes blocks with his arms.
Koistinen takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riccardo Fernandes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koistinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fernandes walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Fernandes is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Purjo Pekka Koistinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.