PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 4069 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Pucy McGraber (ranked 411 p4p, 316 weight class). McGraber has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cornell
vs
McGraber

190 cm
25
190
13 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
194
8 - 4 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornell throws a low kick, looking for McGraber's leg but McGraber calmly moves out of range.
Cornell moves out of range as McGraber strikes.
McGraber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cornell throws a front kick that sends McGraber stumbling back into the ropes.
McGraber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cornell half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGraber is looking to clinch.
Cornell throws a chopping leg kick but McGraber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGraber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As McGraber backs away, Cornell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Cornell tries to keep at a distance but McGraber has taken the fight into the clinch.

McGraber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGraber scores with a jab.
Cornell swats away the attempt to clinch by McGraber.
McGraber staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGraber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGraber connects with a nice looking jab.
McGraber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cornell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cornell misses with a leg kick.
Cornell lands a front kick.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Cornell.
Good shot there by Cornell.
Cornell swings for the body but McGraber moves out of range.
Cornell misses the shot to the body.
McGraber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cornell lands a jab to McGraber's midsection.
Cornell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGraber walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell slips a jab and a cross from McGraber.
McGraber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornell counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGraber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGraber connects with an inside leg kick.
McGraber tries to clinch there but Cornell circles away.
McGraber misses with a body shot.
McGraber avoids the body shot from Cornell.
Cornell misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGraber just misses with a punch to the body.
As McGraber backs away, Cornell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cornell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGraber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGraber thinking.
McGraber fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGraber has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cornell connects with a leg kick.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGraber.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraber lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Cornell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Cornell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from McGraber.
McGraber connects with a body shot that sends Cornell's belly button to the back.
McGraber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cornell is looking to wear down McGraber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cornell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cornell throws a nice looking combination but McGraber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cornell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGraber shapes to counter with a head kick.
McGraber throws a poor cross that misses
and McGraber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as McGraber blocks the leg kick.
McGraber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cornell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Cornell was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cornell. Cornell obviously looking to wear him down.
Cornell misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cornell.
McGraber tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cornell connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cornell.
McGraber misses with a head kick.
Cornell tries to land a leg kick but McGraber saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cornell. McGraber does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraber throws a head kick but Cornell moves out of range.
McGraber tries a head kick but it misses.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGraber can do to turn this around?
Cornell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cornell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGraber. That did some damage!
McGraber throws a head kick but Cornell moves out of range.
Cornell cracks McGraber with a good jab.
McGraber throws a hook but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGraber scores with a sloppy right hand. Cornell should have avoided that one.
McGraber moves in looking to clinch but Cornell pushes him off.
Cornell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGraber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

McGraber closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGraber throws a head punch that misses.
McGraber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

McGraber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cornell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cornell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGraber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGraber throws a head kick that misses
and Cornell counters with a nice body kick.
McGraber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGraber wants to clinch.
McGraber looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
McGraber closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGraber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cornell throws a combination. McGraber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cornell swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGraber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Cornell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cornell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Cornell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGraber misses with a body shot
and Cornell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

McGraber is rocked!
Good leg kick by McGraber.
McGraber is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
McGraber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cornell checks it well.
Cornell throws a counter high kick but McGraber was just alert enough to avoid it.
McGraber seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Cornell.
Cornell clobbers McGraber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGraber throws a head kick that misses.
McGraber misses with an uppercut. Cornell saw that one coming.
Cornell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGraber on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a leg kick.
McGraber blocks the body kick.
McGraber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cornell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGraber misses with a hook
enabling Cornell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornell cracks McGraber with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! McGraber is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and McGraber is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! McGraber could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Tony Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.