PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Koivisto (ranked 174 p4p, 235 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 22 p4p, 30 weight class). Azriel Pandens looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Koivisto
vs
Pandens

173 cm
32
158
26 - 11 - 0

173 cm
30
159
22 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
FF Gear

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Pandens.
Koivisto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
Koivisto feinted with a counter takedown.
Koivisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koivisto thumps Pandens with a low kick.
Koivisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koivisto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Koivisto's head but Koivisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Pandens looks to move away, Koivisto throws a big counter combo but Pandens just gets out of the way.
Koivisto throws a front kick aimed at Pandens's knee but Pandens avoids it well.
Koivisto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koivisto.
Pandens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koivisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Pandens checks the leg kick.
Koivisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a head kick that misses
and Koivisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koivisto tries to land a leg kick but Pandens saw it coming and moves away.
Koivisto misses with a double jab.
Koivisto is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Koivisto.
Azriel Pandens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koivisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandens is looking for the big counter here.
Koivisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandens.
A little jabbing left from Pandens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pandens at a distance.

Koivisto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pandens has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pandens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koivisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koivisto's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pandens struggling to keep hold of the position.
Koivisto wants to escape the position.
Koivisto just trying to survive but Pandens is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pandens keeps control of the position easily here as Koivisto tries to buck him off.
Pandens wants to control but Koivisto is keeping busy.
Koivisto tries to roll but Pandens sticks to his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens keeps control of the position easily here as Koivisto tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto trying to control the action but Pandens just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandens has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Koivisto's body.
Koivisto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pandens trying to control.
Pandens is hanging on to Koivisto's back as he tries to escape.
Pandens doesn't have the hooks in and Koivisto manages to turn into his guard.
Koivisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koivisto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pandens looking to control.
Koivisto preventing the sweep.
Pandens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koivisto's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Koivisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pandens wants it to stay on the feet.
Koivisto punishes Pandens's body with a nice straight punch.
Pandens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pandens throws a lazy uppercut
and Koivisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pandens is able to avoid easily.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koivisto misses with a body shot.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto lunges at Pandens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandens's hand.
Koivisto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koivisto.
Koivisto misses with a few strikes there.
Pandens throws a right hand that misses
and Koivisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koivisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandens.
Koivisto lands with a straight right. Pandens didn't see that one coming.
Koivisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koivisto.
Koivisto catches Pandens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koivisto lands a nice looking body kick.
Koivisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Pandens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ultima Koivisto is winning the standup battle so far.
Koivisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick lands for Koivisto.

Pandens tries to keep at a distance but Koivisto has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Koivisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Koivisto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pandens working a defensive guard here.
Koivisto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pandens's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens 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.
Koivisto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koivisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pandens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koivisto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koivisto throwing strikes but missing.
Koivisto stands up over Pandens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens looking for a sweep. Not yet Pandens, not yet.
Koivisto postures up in Pandens's guard and throws a big left but Pandens blocks it.
We've been hearing that Koivisto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Koivisto working some strikes from top position.
Koivisto lands a couple of elbows.
Pandens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ultima Koivisto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koivisto scoring with punches to the head and body.

Pandens is rocked!
Koivisto passes Pandens's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pandens is still in real trouble! Can Koivisto finish him?
Koivisto lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Pandens quite badly. Pandens pulls Koivisto in close trying to recover. Koivisto postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Pandens on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Pandens doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultima Koivisto!
A relieved looking Ultima Koivisto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.