PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 2298 p4p, 1898 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 234 p4p, 201 weight class). Kalmisto has chosen Tässäkö tää oli as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Apophis Kalmisto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Craven
vs
Kalmisto

172 cm
25
141
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
27
147
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads

FF Gear

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven throws a right and a left that Kalmisto avoids nicely.
Craven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalmisto in his tracks.
Craven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven throws a solid leg kick but Kalmisto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Craven.
Craven lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalmisto off the cage and back into range.
Kalmisto scores with a leg kick.
Kalmisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalmisto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Craven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Craven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craven throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kalmisto misses.

Kalmisto pushes Craven up against the cage in a clinch.
Kalmisto misses with an elbow over the top.

Craven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalmisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalmisto throws a head kick but Craven moves out of range.
Kalmisto misses with a low kick.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalmisto manages to avoid it.
Kalmisto looks to throw the jab but Craven is out of range.
Craven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kalmisto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto tries to clinch up but Craven circles away and keeps his distance.
Craven lands with a hook. Kalmisto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalmisto with the inside leg kick.
Kalmisto ducks under a wild hook from Craven.
Kalmisto looks to land a left hand but Craven moved out of range nicely.
Craven is looking for a counter combo.
Kalmisto with a jab.
Kalmisto throws a head kick but Craven moves out of range.
Craven tries to counter with a takedown but Kalmisto is quick to defend against it.
Kalmisto slips a straight right by Craven.
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalmisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven feints a jab promting Kalmisto to slip. Craven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kalmisto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kalmisto throws an overhand right that lands on Craven's shoulder, as Craven tries to avoid the shot.
Kalmisto throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Kalmisto cracks a nice hook into Craven's ribs.
Craven throws a right hand that Kalmisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalmisto also avoids with ease.
Craven throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto clobbers Craven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalmisto is looking to chop away at Craven's legs.
We've been hearing reports that Craven has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kalmisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Craven.
The fighters circling - Kalmisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Craven stuns Kalmisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Craven misses the target.
Craven avoids the body shot from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Craven's sensitive parts.
Craven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kalmisto's head.
Craven throws a leg kick but Kalmisto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalmisto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Craven. That did some damage!
Craven checks the leg kick.
Craven attempts a counter takedown but Kalmisto avoids it well and moves away.
Good leg kick by Kalmisto.
Craven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Craven.
Kalmisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalmisto scores with a hook to the body. Craven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apophis Kalmisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalmisto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalmisto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Craven loads up on a big right hand but Kalmisto slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto throws a front kick aimed at Craven's knee but Craven avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Craven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto misses with a low kick as Craven jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalmisto. That's going to slow Craven down.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Kalmisto moves out of range easily.
Craven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craven misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Kalmisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalmisto throws a leg kick but Craven moved away.
A low kick from Kalmisto is predictable there

and Craven counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Craven with the ground and pound but Kalmisto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Craven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven stopping the sweep attempt from Kalmisto.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalmisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kalmisto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven stands and throws Kalmisto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalmisto can't do much from the bottom here.

Craven goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kalmisto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Craven's guard! Nice work there by Kalmisto!
Craven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Craven had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalmisto defends it easily.
Kalmisto pushes down on Craven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Destin Craven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kalmisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Kalmisto throws out a counter right but Craven avoids it with no problem.
Craven misses the shot to the body.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalmisto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalmisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalmisto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Craven throws a head kick but Kalmisto moves out of range.
Kalmisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kalmisto lands with a right hand.

Craven is rocked!
Craven swinging wildly here.
Kalmisto scores with a jab. Craven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Craven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalmisto connects with a body shot that sends Craven's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Craven as he connects with a hook.
Destin Craven is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalmisto steps in with a hook that catches Craven right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kalmisto follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Craven looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apophis Kalmisto!
A very excited looking Apophis Kalmisto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.