PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Skinny Arse (ranked 5839 p4p, 456 weight class) and Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 5886 p4p, 460 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arse
vs
Pekka Koistinen

192 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skinny Arse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arse moves into the clinch.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arse has a couple of punches blocked by Koistinen.
Arse throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koistinen lands a nice uppercut.
Koistinen blocking some punches.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koistinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arse taking a breather.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Arse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koistinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koistinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Arse backwards.
Arse working aggressively here.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arse has a couple of punches blocked by Koistinen.
Arse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koistinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arse backwards.
Koistinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koistinen lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a nice uppercut.
Arse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koistinen lands a shot to the body.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Koistinen to work.
Arse wants to stall.
Arse misses with a body punch.
Koistinen presses Arse against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Koistinen - that landed with a thud.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike.
Arse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arse looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Arse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arse misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen blocks an uppercut.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
A short right from Arse on the inside.
Koistinen pushes Arse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Koistinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arse.
Koistinen lands a hook to the side of the head.

Arse is rocked!
Koistinen pushes Arse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Arse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arse takes a shot to the head.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Koistinen pushes Arse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Arse is breathing heavily.
Koistinen scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koistinen is keeping busy.
Koistinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koistinen.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Arse.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arse backwards.
Koistinen cracks Arse with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Arse goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Arse wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Our winner, Purjo Pekka Koistinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.