PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 444 p4p, 727 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 71 p4p, 102 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ultima Koivisto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kalmisto
vs
Koivisto

175 cm
34
157
16 - 13 - 0

173 cm
38
158
37 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apophis Kalmisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalmisto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koivisto takes a step back to recover.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalmisto throws a leg kick but Koivisto moved away.
Koivisto misses with a right hand
and Koivisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koivisto scores with a punch to the head.
Koivisto sizes up Kalmisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto blocks a jab.
Koivisto misses with the body kick
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Kalmisto's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koivisto lands the left hand.
A jab from Koivisto finds it's way through Kalmisto's defenses.
Koivisto throws a lazy right hand but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalmisto wants to slow Koivisto down by chopping away at his legs.
Koivisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koivisto takes a swing at Kalmisto's ribcage but misses.
Koivisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koivisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koivisto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Koivisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalmisto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto thuds his right hand into Koivisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koivisto takes a swing at Kalmisto's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalmisto. Koivisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalmisto misses with a wild body shot.
Koivisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalmisto. Kalmisto obviously looking to wear him down.
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalmisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
Kalmisto slips under a jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Kalmisto is out of range.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koivisto throws out a counter right but Kalmisto avoids it with no problem.
Kalmisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koivisto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koivisto sizes up Kalmisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koivisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalmisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koivisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Koivisto.
Kalmisto scores with a body shot.
Kalmisto misses with a straight left.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalmisto misses with a hook
enabling Koivisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalmisto walks into a jab.
Koivisto misses with a hook. Kalmisto ducked under it nicely.
Kalmisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalmisto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Koivisto manages to circle out of the way.
Kalmisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koivisto checks it well.
Kalmisto is looking to score with low kicks.
Koivisto lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalmisto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Koivisto lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto throws the left hand but Koivisto avoids the punch easily.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Kalmisto moved out of range.
Kalmisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Kalmisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalmisto tries to clinch there but Koivisto circles away.
Koivisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalmisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koivisto throws a hook but Kalmisto avoids it easily.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koivisto digs a good hook to Kalmisto's body.
Koivisto connects with a crisp jab.
Koivisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivisto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koivisto checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a looping right.
Koivisto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kalmisto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Koivisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalmisto looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kalmisto misses with an uppercut.
Koivisto looks to land a left hand but Kalmisto moved out of range nicely.
Koivisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Kalmisto saw that one coming.
Kalmisto looks to land a right hand but Koivisto moved out of range.
Jab from Koivisto.
Kalmisto scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalmisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Koivisto throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koivisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Koivisto connects with a jab.
Koivisto lands with a nice combination. Kalmisto backs away looking to recover.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalmisto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalmisto throws a wild body kick that Koivisto sees coming a mile off.
Koivisto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalmisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kalmisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalmisto.
Koivisto stuns Kalmisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koivisto scores with a nice strike.
Koivisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koivisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalmisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Koivisto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koivisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koivisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koivisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalmisto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koivisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalmisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Kalmisto saw that one coming.
Kalmisto connects with a right hand. Koivisto shakes it off.
Kalmisto takes one on the button.
Kalmisto works Koivisto's body with a nice hook.
Kalmisto slips a jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto tries to work over Kalmisto's front leg with a kick but Kalmisto checks it.
Kalmisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalmisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Kalmisto throws a right hand that Koivisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Koivisto also avoids with ease.
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Kalmisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivisto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koivisto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koivisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
Kalmisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalmisto looks to land a right hand but Koivisto moved out of range.
Kalmisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalmisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koivisto.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koivisto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalmisto.
Koivisto lands the left hand.
Koivisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalmisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalmisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto lands a nice hook to Kalmisto's body. Kalmisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalmisto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalmisto cracks Koivisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Koivisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koivisto cracks Kalmisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koivisto slips under a jab from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalmisto lands with a nice body punch.
Koivisto connects with a body shot that sends Kalmisto's belly button to the back.
Koivisto misses with a looping left.
Kalmisto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Koivisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalmisto staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Koivisto misses.
Kalmisto scores with a nice right hand.
Kalmisto throws a looping overhand right but Koivisto ducks down to avoid it.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koivisto to score with a decent uppercut.
Koivisto misses with a hook.
Koivisto misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koivisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalmisto throws out a powerful jab.
Koivisto staying out of range there.
Kalmisto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalmisto throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ultima Koivisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kalmisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalmisto moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Koivisto throws an overhand right that lands on Kalmisto's shoulder, as Kalmisto tries to avoid the shot.
Koivisto throws a leg kick
and Kalmisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koivisto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
Kalmisto defending well as Koivisto loads up on a big left hand.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
As Koivisto backs away, Kalmisto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalmisto.
Koivisto misses the jab.
Kalmisto walks into a jab.
Kalmisto cracks a nice hook into Koivisto's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalmisto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range and Kalmisto settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Koivisto blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalmisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto punishes Kalmisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalmisto wants to land a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koivisto throws out a counter right but Kalmisto avoids it with no problem.
Koivisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalmisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalmisto slips under a jab.
Koivisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Koivisto. Beautiful body shot.
Kalmisto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kalmisto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koivisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koivisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalmisto slips a jab from Koivisto.
Kalmisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koivisto.
It seemed like Koivisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalmisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Koivisto's head.
Kalmisto missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apophis Kalmisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto jabs Kalmisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick lands for Kalmisto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koivisto lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koivisto.
Koivisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalmisto's head.
Kalmisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalmisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Kalmisto misses the target.
Koivisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koivisto slips under a jab from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koivisto swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kalmisto counter with a right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kalmisto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kalmisto throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Koivisto throws a right hand that Kalmisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalmisto also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Kalmisto sends Koivisto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kalmisto is motioning to the referee to let Koivisto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Koivisto is rocked!
Kalmisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Koivisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalmisto finish him?
Koivisto lands with an overhand left.
Koivisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalmisto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koivisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koivisto seems to have recovered his senses.
Koivisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koivisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalmisto throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.

Kalmisto cracks Koivisto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kalmisto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koivisto to stand back up!
Koivisto drops his hands momentarily. Kalmisto doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Koivisto staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Koivisto doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apophis Kalmisto!
Apophis Kalmisto thanked the fans post fight for their support.