PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 802 p4p, 150 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 109 p4p, 21 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Reedtz
vs
Koivisto

175 cm
30
160
15 - 8 - 0

173 cm
31
158
24 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reedtz misses with a straight left.
Koivisto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reedtz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koivisto swivels and escapes.
Reedtz scores with a jab.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Reedtz.
Koivisto lands a jab to Reedtz's midsection.
Koivisto misses with a left hand
and Reedtz counters with a stiff right hand.
Koivisto feints and then cracks Reedtz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reedtz down.
Reedtz throws a sloppy head kick and Koivisto moves out of range easily.
Reedtz throws a shot from downtown. Koivisto moves away and avoids it.
Koivisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Koivisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Rasmus Reedtz has been cut.
Koivisto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koivisto lands with an overhand left.
Reedtz throws the left hand but Koivisto avoids the punch easily.
Koivisto tests Reedtz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Koivisto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reedtz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koivisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koivisto misses with a hook to the body
and Reedtz counters with a nice leg kick.
Koivisto throws a combination that misses

so Reedtz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koivisto keeping full guard, as Reedtz tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koivisto can't keep his opponent in guard - Reedtz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've been hearing that Reedtz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reedtz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koivisto wants to get back to full guard.
Koivisto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reedtz.
Reedtz connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reedtz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reedtz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koivisto looking to control.
Reedtz working some strikes from top position.
Reedtz is working Koivisto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivisto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reedtz wants to pass the guard but Koivisto is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reedtz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reedtz controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reedtz trying to control but Koivisto is working from the bottom.
Koivisto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reedtz lands a couple of digs.
Reedtz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reedtz lands a couple of digs.
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Koivisto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz looking to pass the guard.
Koivisto is adopting a defensive guard.
Reedtz trying to control but Koivisto is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reedtz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reedtz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koivisto swivels and escapes.
Reedtz throws out a loose jab but Koivisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivisto throws out a powerful jab.
Reedtz walks into a straight right hand from Koivisto.
Reedtz misses the shot to the body.
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 Rasmus Reedtz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Reedtz's cut.
That's time! Reedtz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reedtz lands a leg kick that knocks Koivisto off balance momentarily.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reedtz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reedtz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reedtz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koivisto checks it well.
Koivisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koivisto throws a leg kick that is checked

and Reedtz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koivisto won't be happy with that.
Koivisto tries to bench press Reedtz off him but Reedtz keeps the position.
Reedtz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reedtz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koivisto keeps working.
Koivisto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto tries to roll over but Reedtz keeps him under control.
Koivisto is refusing to be controlled, as Reedtz sits in half guard.
Koivisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koivisto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reedtz.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reedtz in particular looking to stall.
Koivisto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reedtz trying to control from half guard but Koivisto is working away.
Koivisto trying to hold on to Reedtz's head to control him but Reedtz postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

Koivisto looking for submissions off his back.
Reedtz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rasmus Reedtz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koivisto wants to improve his position but Reedtz is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reedtz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koivisto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Koivisto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reedtz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reedtz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koivisto working a defensive guard here.
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Koivisto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Reedtz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koivisto misses with a head shot. Reedtz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reedtz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koivisto's guard.

Koivisto working a defensive guard here.
Koivisto wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reedtz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reedtz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rasmus Reedtz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasmus Reedtz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Reedtz misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
Ultima Koivisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reedtz fails with a takedown attempt.
Reedtz ducks under a wild hook from Koivisto.
Reedtz connects with a single shot there.

Reedtz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koivisto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reedtz working away.
Reedtz lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Reedtz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reedtz working the body and head with strikes.
Reedtz lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koivisto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reedtz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koivisto can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koivisto is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Reedtz jumps into side control!
Reedtz trying to control the action but Koivisto is working from the bottom.
Reedtz working the body and head with strikes.
Koivisto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koivisto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reedtz's best efforts.
Reedtz is trying to control. Koivisto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto wants to improve his position but Reedtz is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reedtz connects with a nice short shot to Koivisto's temple.
Reedtz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koivisto wants to improve his position but Reedtz is controlling well.

Reedtz is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Koivisto to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Reedtz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Koivisto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz landing some decent shots from guard.
Reedtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Koivisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koivisto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reedtz scoring with some ground and pound.

Reedtz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Koivisto to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Reedtz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Koivisto pulls down on the head and he's put Reedtz to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ultima Koivisto!
During a confident post fight interview, Ultima Koivisto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.