PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 6143 p4p, 6199 weight class) and Muhammad Jaraya (ranked 455 p4p, 458 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Koistinen
vs
Jaraya

175 cm
18
145
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
145
1 - 2 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Dr Zoidberg Office

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Jaraya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jaraya gets tackled into the ropes by Koistinen. Koistinen maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen is leaning against Jaraya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jaraya fails to land.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jaraya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaraya avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Jaraya taking a breather.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaraya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koistinen is keeping busy.
Jaraya tries to stall but Koistinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaraya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koistinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaraya is trying to stall.
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a right to the head.
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Jaraya.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koistinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koistinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaraya is looking to break free of the clinch but Koistinen has double underhooks.
Jaraya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koistinen.
Jaraya wants to stall.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Jaraya blocks it.
Jaraya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen can't find room to land a body shot as Jaraya controls the action.
A short right from Koistinen on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaraya is trying to break the clinch but Koistinen has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Koistinen.
Jaraya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaraya lands with a light punch inside.
Jaraya looking to stall.
Jaraya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaraya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that round.
That's time! Koistinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Koistinen moves into range and clinches up with Jaraya.
Koistinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaraya taking a breather.
Koistinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koistinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jarayas head.
Koistinen lands with a light punch inside.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaraya.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Jaraya avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the ropes.
Koistinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaraya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Jaraya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koistinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaraya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaraya avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaraya blocking some punches.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen pushes Jaraya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koistinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaraya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jaraya trying to stall but Koistinen improves his position.
Koistinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaraya or not.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koistinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaraya misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaraya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koistinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jaraya trying to control the position but instead, Koistinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaraya into the ropes.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaraya is looking to control Koistinen's arms but Koistinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaraya has his back to the ropes.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Koistinen.
Koistinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Koistinen misses.

Koistinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koistinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaraya can do to turn this around?
A short left from Koistinen.
Koistinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaraya's efforts to push away.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Jaraya avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Jaraya taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to work over Jaraya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaraya misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Koistinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Koistinen.
A short left from Koistinen.
Jaraya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen is leaning against Jaraya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaraya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koistinen pushes Jaraya back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jaraya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koistinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Jaraya managing to block the knees to the body from Koistinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Koistinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Koistinen - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaraya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Jaraya fails to land.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhammad Jaraya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koistinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koistinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.