PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kossu (ranked 1711 p4p, 226 weight class) and Caspar Milquetoast (ranked 1764 p4p, 240 weight class). Caspar Milquetoast is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kossu
vs
Milquetoast

184 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caspar Milquetoast!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milquetoast moves out of range of the strikes.
Kossu with a nice cross.
Milquetoast slips under a jab from Kossu.
Kossu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kalle Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milquetoast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milquetoast gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Kossu misses its intended target.
Milquetoast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kossu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Milquetoast.
A little feinted left hand from Kossu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kossu throws a lazy head kick
enabling Milquetoast to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kalle Kossu has been cut.
Milquetoast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milquetoast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kossu.
Kossu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kossu misses the jab.
Milquetoast throws a body kick that misses.
Milquetoast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kossu was well out of range. Poor timing from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kossu misses with a straight right.
Kossu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milquetoast scores with a jab.
Kossu throws the left hand but Milquetoast avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milquetoast throws a leg kick but Kossu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kossu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milquetoast.
Milquetoast throws a head kick but Kossu moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milquetoast.
Milquetoast slips under a jab from Kossu.
Milquetoast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kossu manages to avoid it.
Milquetoast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milquetoast throws a body punch but Kossu moves out of range.
Milquetoast needs to keep his hands up - Kossu had a free shot at his head there.
Kossu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Kossu ducks under a wild hook from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast throws a body punch but Kossu moves out of range.
Kossu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kossu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milquetoast moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kossu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milquetoast.
Milquetoast let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Milquetoast connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kossu. Kossu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kossu throws a sloppy head kick and Milquetoast moves out of range easily.
Milquetoast lands a nice shot that snaps Kossu's head back.
Kossu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milquetoast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milquetoast looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Milquetoast ducks under a wild hook from Kossu.
Milquetoast throws a body shot but no joy.
Kossu slips a jab and a cross from Milquetoast.
Kossu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Milquetoast scores with a leg kick.
Kossu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milquetoast under the eye.
Kossu misses with a hook.
Kossu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milquetoast.
Kossu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kossu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Milquetoast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Milquetoast on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Milquetoast lands with a right hand.
Kossu misses with an uppercut.
Milquetoast misses with a head kick.
Kossu scores with a jab. Milquetoast acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Milquetoast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu misses with a hook. Milquetoast ducked under it nicely.
Milquetoast lands with an uppercut that bounces Kossu off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Kossu.
Kossu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kossu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kossu lands an overhand right.
Kossu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast scores with a nice right hand.
Kossu checks a low kick from Milquetoast.
A shot to the liver by Milquetoast. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast throws a hook but Kossu blocks it.
Kossu throws a head kick but Milquetoast moves out of range.
Kossu loads up on a big right hand but Milquetoast slips the punch.
Milquetoast staying out of range there.
Milquetoast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
Milquetoast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milquetoast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kossu is out of range and Milquetoast settles back down.
Kossu throws a jab but it's blocked by Milquetoast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kossu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Kossu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kossu.
Milquetoast staying out of range there.
Kossu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kossu. That snapped Milquetoast's head back.
Milquetoast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
A telegraphed right hand from Milquetoast misses the target.
Milquetoast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kossu.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Kossu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milquetoast throws out the jab.
A head kick from Kossu lands but Milquetoast takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Kossu misses its intended target.
Milquetoast avoids the head kick by Kossu.
A jab from Milquetoast misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Milquetoast slips under a jab.
Kossu throws a lazy right hand but Milquetoast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Milquetoast avoids the head kick by Kossu.
Milquetoast looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kossu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Milquetoast moves away from the strike by Kossu.
Milquetoast lands a head kick. Kossu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kossu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kossu avoids the body shot from Milquetoast.
Kossu misses with an uppercut. Milquetoast saw that one coming.
Kossu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milquetoast.
A leg kick checked by Kossu.
Milquetoast slips under a jab.
Kossu backing away here, and Milquetoast unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kossu misses with a lunging right hand
and Milquetoast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kossu throws a looping overhand right but Milquetoast ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kossu.
Milquetoast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Kossu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kossu throws a hook but Milquetoast avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu throws a sloppy head kick and Milquetoast moves out of range easily.
Milquetoast tries to work over Kossu's front leg with a kick but Kossu checks it.
Milquetoast misses with a body kick.
Milquetoast throws a jab when Kossu was well out of range.
Kossu throws a jab but it's blocked by Milquetoast.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Kossu blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Milquetoast was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Milquetoast bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kossu misses with a straight right.
Kossu misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kossu.
Kalle Kossu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Milquetoast throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Milquetoast misses with a wild body shot.
Kossu walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Milquetoast.
Kossu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Milquetoast's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Milquetoast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kossu was well out of range. Poor timing from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast with a nice cross.

Kossu is rocked!

Kalle Kossu's cut is getting worse.
Milquetoast looks for the body kick but Kossu saw that one coming.
Kossu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milquetoast.
Kossu checks a low kick from Milquetoast.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Milquetoast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
Kossu with a nice cross.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kossu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milquetoast has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast throws a big shot that misses.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Milquetoast steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Milquetoast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Milquetoast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kossu works the jab nicely.
Kossu throws a big shot that misses.
Milquetoast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Milquetoast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kossu.
Kossu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Milquetoast misses with a double jab.
Kossu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milquetoast.
Milquetoast misses with a low kick.
Milquetoast slips under a jab.
Milquetoast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Kossu lands.
Kossu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milquetoast.
Kossu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Milquetoast scores with a jab.
Milquetoast will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Milquetoast slips a straight right by Kossu.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kossu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Milquetoast swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Milquetoast misses with a head kick.
Kossu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milquetoast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kossu tests Milquetoast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kossu blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Milquetoast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milquetoast misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Kossu misses.
Milquetoast doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kossu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Milquetoast tries a low kick but Kossu avoids it.
Kossu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Milquetoast throws a series of punches but Kossu moves out of range.
Milquetoast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kossu is out of range and Milquetoast settles back down.
Kossu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu scores with a punch to the head.
Kossu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milquetoast.
Kossu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu throws a poor cross that misses
and Milquetoast counters with a left to the body.
Kossu blocks a jab.
Kossu with a nice cross.
Kossu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milquetoast.
Kossu takes one to the chin there.
Kossu connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Kossu coming out on top.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milquetoast unleashes a big counter combination but Kossu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Milquetoast drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kossu throws a right hand that misses
and Milquetoast counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kossu slips under a jab from Milquetoast.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kossu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milquetoast.
Kossu slips a jab from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kossu.
Kossu scores with a jab. Milquetoast acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Caspar Milquetoast will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Milquetoast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kossu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milquetoast.
Kossu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milquetoast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milquetoast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kossu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milquetoast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
Kossu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milquetoast.
Kossu throwing a counter right hand but Milquetoast manages to avoid it.
Milquetoast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Kossu scores with a nice head shot.
Kossu lands a jab.
A big right from Kossu misses.
Milquetoast takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Milquetoast slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milquetoast jabs Kossu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kossu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu misses with a straight right.
Milquetoast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milquetoast misses with a leg kick.
Kossu throws a hook but Milquetoast avoids it easily.
Kossu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milquetoasts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Milquetoast throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kossu there.
Kossu throws out a loose jab but Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milquetoast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milquetoast.
A swing and a miss from Kossu.
Milquetoast lands a right hook to the body.
Milquetoast dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kossu. That did some damage!
Kossu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milquetoast throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Kossu misses with a hook. Milquetoast ducked under it nicely.
Milquetoast throws a sloppy head kick and Kossu moves out of range easily.
A big left from Kossu misses.
Milquetoast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milquetoast staying out of range there.
Kossu scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu throws a jab when Milquetoast was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Kossu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kossu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Milquetoast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kossu.
Milquetoast swings for the body but Kossu moves out of range.
Milquetoast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Kossu blocks the leg kick.
Milquetoast drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milquetoast throws a series of strikes that have Kossu backpedaling.
Kossu misses with a head kick.
Milquetoast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Milquetoast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milquetoast dips to his left and cracks Kossu with an uppercut!
Oh Kossu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milquetoast slips a jab from Kossu.
Milquetoast looks to score with a jab to the body but Kossu is just out of range.
Kossu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kossu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kossu throws a jab but it's blocked by Milquetoast.
Milquetoast throws a leg kick but Kossu sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu swings widly with a right hand
and Milquetoast counters with a left to the body.
Kossu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kossu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Milquetoast moves out of range as Kossu strikes.
Milquetoast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
Kossu throws a sloppy head kick and Milquetoast moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kossu misses with an uppercut
and Milquetoast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kossu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Milquetoast misses with a head kick.
Milquetoast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milquetoast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milquetoast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Kossu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milquetoast thumps Kossu with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milquetoast misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milquetoast. Kossu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Milquetoast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
Milquetoast moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Kossu.
Kossu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milquetoast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kossu looks to throw the jab but Milquetoast is out of range.
Milquetoast blocks a jab.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
Milquetoast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kossu.
Milquetoast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milquetoast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Kossu.
Milquetoast ducks under a wild hook from Kossu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kossu misses with a hook. Milquetoast ducked under it nicely.
Kossu misses with a lunging right hand
and Milquetoast counters with a nice body shot.
Kossu staying out of range there.
Milquetoast missing with a left hand there. Kossu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kossu throws a hook but Milquetoast avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kossu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kossu 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kalle Kossu!
Kalle Kossu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.