PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Koivisto (ranked 1022 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Leon Lentz (ranked 138 p4p, 173 weight class). Leon Lentz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Koivisto
vs
Lentz

173 cm
38
158
37 - 24 - 1

178 cm
35
164
28 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conquer
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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 37 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lentz was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
Lentz throws an off balance right hand
and Lentz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koivisto staying out of range there.
Koivisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Koivisto misses with a hook
and Lentz counters with an outside leg kick.
Lentz throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Koivisto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentleman's Club in the buildup to the fight.
Lentz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lentz throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
Koivisto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Lentz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koivisto lands with a right hand.
Lentz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lentz throws a lazy right hand but Koivisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Lentz misses.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lentz misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koivisto slips under a jab.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Koivisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lentz doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Lentz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Lentz throws a hook but Koivisto avoids it easily.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Koivisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Lentz saw that one coming.
Lentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Koivisto.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Lentz saw that one coming.
Koivisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lentz misses with a leg kick
letting Koivisto counter with a right hand.
Koivisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lentz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koivisto.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Koivisto slips the punch.
Lentz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koivisto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koivisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koivisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Lentz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koivisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Lentz is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz lands with a shot to the body.
Lentz throws a body shot but no joy.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Koivisto slips under a jab.
Koivisto stuns Lentz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koivisto misses the body punch
and Lentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Koivisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lentz looks to land a left hand but Koivisto moved out of range nicely.
Lentz misses with a body kick.
Lentz defending well as Koivisto loads up on a big left hand.
Koivisto throws the kick towards the body but Lentz avoids it.
Lentz misses with a looping left.
Koivisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lentz walks into a left hand.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koivisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
Lentz throws a big shot that misses.
Lentz misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
Koivisto misses with a right hand
and Lentz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koivisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Koivisto moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLentz.
Lentz misses with a body shot.
Koivisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lentz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz needs to keep his hands up - Koivisto had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lentz.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koivisto manages to avoid it.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Koivisto.
Koivisto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koivisto scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto staying out of range there.
Lentz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koivisto blocks a jab.
Koivisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut.
Koivisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koivisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
Koivisto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Koivisto misses.
Lentz throws a body punch but Koivisto moves out of range.
Koivisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lentz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koivisto misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Koivisto misses the target.
Koivisto misses with a straight right.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
Koivisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koivisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Lentz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lentz takes a swing at Koivisto's ribcage but misses.
Koivisto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lentz has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Koivisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lentz feints a jab promting Koivisto to slip. Lentz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Koivisto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lentz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koivisto in his tracks.
Lentz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto with a jab.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lentz misses with a wild body shot.
Lentz moves in looking to clinch but Koivisto pushes him off.
Lentz moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Koivisto blocks a head kick by Lentz.
Koivisto is looking to counter punch.
Lentz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koivisto throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Koivisto misses the target.
Koivisto scores with a hook.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
Ultima Koivisto is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koivisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lentz.
Koivisto throws the left hand but Lentz avoids the punch easily.
Lentz throws an off balance right hand
and Koivisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koivisto has time to react.
Koivisto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lentz misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick from Koivisto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Koivisto blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Koivisto finds it's way through Lentz's defenses.
Lentz misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Koivisto throws a hook but Lentz blocks it.
Koivisto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lentz has time to react.
Koivisto moves away from the strike by Lentz.
Lentz scores with a sloppy right hand. Koivisto should have avoided that one.
Koivisto missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Lentz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Koivisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lentz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koivisto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koivisto misses with a straight left.
Lentz misses with a combination
and Koivisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lentz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lentz wants to clinch up but Koivisto keeps it at a distance.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lentz moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Lentz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Koivisto misses with a hook
and Lentz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lentz misses with an uppercut. Koivisto saw that one coming.
It looked like Koivisto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lentz.
Koivisto thuds a left hand into Lentz's body.
Lentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koivisto lands a jab.
Lentz moves away from the strike by Koivisto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz is looking to score with low kicks.
Koivisto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lentz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
Koivisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz slips a straight right by Koivisto.
Koivisto misses with a shot to the body
and Lentz counters with an outside leg kick.
Koivisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Koivisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koivisto throws a big shot that misses.
Koivisto checks a leg kick nicely.
Koivisto tried to counter with a leg kick but Lentz avoided it.
Lentz misses with a straight left.
Koivisto throwing a counter right hand but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Koivisto dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
An attempted straight right counter from Koivisto misses the target.
Lentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Koivisto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lentz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koivisto thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lentz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koivisto.
A big right from Koivisto misses.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lentz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koivisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lentz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koivisto.
Lentz throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto loads up on a big right hand but Lentz slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koivisto, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lentz moves out of range of the strikes.
Lentz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lentz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Koivisto has got the better of the exchanges.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Koivisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ultima Koivisto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Koivisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lentz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koivisto misses with a body shot.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koivisto.
Koivisto tries to land a front kick but Lentz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lentz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Lentz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Lentz is out of range.
Koivisto thuds a left hand into Lentz's body.
Koivisto misses with a left hand
and Lentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koivisto. Lentz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lentz lunges at Koivisto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koivisto's hand.
Koivisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Lentz misses.
Koivisto avoids the body shot from Lentz.
Lentz lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz throws a leg kick but Koivisto checks it.
Lentz throws a body punch but Koivisto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz misses the jab.
A jab from Koivisto does it's job there.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lentz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koivisto misses the shot to the body.
Koivisto lands a nice shot that snaps Lentz's head back.
Koivisto throws a looping overhand right but Lentz ducks down to avoid it.
Koivisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lentz throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koivisto.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Koivisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koivisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lentz throws a right hand that misses
and Koivisto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koivisto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koivisto staying out of range there.
Koivisto scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lentz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koivisto.
A jab lands there for Koivisto.
Koivisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koivisto misses with a hook to the body
and Lentz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koivisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
Koivisto lands with an overhand left.
Koivisto swings for the body but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz looks to land a left hand but Koivisto moved out of range nicely.
Koivisto throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lentz to counter with a crisp jab.
Lentz throws a head kick but Koivisto moves out of range.
Koivisto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lentzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koivisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lentz.
Lentz takes one to the chin there.
Koivisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koivisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lentz.
A jab from Koivisto misses.
Lentz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lentz connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a body punch
and Lentz counters with a stiff right hand.
Lentz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto swings for the body but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz throws a chopping leg kick but Koivisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lentz is looking to clinch.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
Lentz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Koivisto.
Lentz misses the jab.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lentz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koivisto.
Koivisto scores with a sloppy right hand. Lentz should have avoided that one.
A cross from Koivisto lands.
Koivisto with a hook.
Lentz misses with a straight right.
Koivisto throws a big shot that misses.
Koivisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto slips under a jab from Lentz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lentz misses with a straight right.
Koivisto tests Lentz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lentz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koivisto lands a head shot.
Koivisto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lentz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto moves out of range as Lentz strikes.
Koivisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lentz defending well as Koivisto loads up on a big left hand.
Lentz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koivisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lentz.
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Koivisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leon Lentz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koivisto thows a body kick. Lentz tries to catch it but that hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ultima Koivisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koivisto 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultima Koivisto!
Our winner, Ultima Koivisto, 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.