PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Thompson (ranked 2673 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 283 p4p, 197 weight class). Kalmisto has chosen Tässäkö tää oli as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thompson
vs
Kalmisto

167 cm
27
140
9 - 5 - 1

175 cm
28
147
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tyson Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalmisto thuds his right hand into Thompson 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalmisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalmisto misses the jab.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kalmisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalmisto throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Kalmisto misses with a body shot.
Kalmisto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalmisto. Kalmisto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalmisto scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalmisto connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalmisto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalmisto throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Kalmisto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kalmisto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kalmisto scores with a push kick.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Kalmisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips under a jab from Kalmisto.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson .
Apophis Kalmisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalmisto misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalmisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson cracks Kalmisto with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kalmisto.
Kalmisto tries a head kick but it misses.

Kalmisto takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto working aggressively here.
Kalmisto scores with a shot to the side of Thompson 's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalmisto scores with a shoulder strike.

Kalmisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalmisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalmisto can pounce on him.
Kalmisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kalmisto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Thompson is rocked!
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Kalmisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalmisto moves away.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Kalmisto seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Kalmisto scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Kalmisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalmisto pounces like a tiger and cracks Thompson with a vicious hook! Thompson is down but not out! Kalmisto follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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.