PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hongan Kolistaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KeijO Lyonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kolistaja
vs
Lyonti

185 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hongan Kolistaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, KeijO Lyonti!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolistaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Lyonti looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolistaja is just out of range.
Kolistaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kolistaja misses with a hook
letting Lyonti counter with a right hand.
Lyonti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kolistaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolistaja.
Lyonti avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Kolistaja misses.
Lyonti lands a nice shot that snaps Kolistaja's head back.
Kolistaja misses with a wild body shot.

Kolistaja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lyonti, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kolistaja has Lyonti pressed against the ropes.
Lyonti has had enough of the clinch but Kolistaja keeps him there for the moment.
Lyonti blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolistaja pushes Lyonti back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lyonti is trying to break free.
Lyonti is trying to force a seperation but Kolistaja has the dominant position.
Lyonti prevents a body shot from Kolistaja.
Nice body punch from Kolistaja.
Kolistaja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lyonti or not.
A short right from Kolistaja on the inside.
Lyonti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kolistaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Lyonti backwards.
Lyonti lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kolistaja.
Lyonti looks gassed!
Kolistaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kolistaja digs a right hand underneath Lyonti's ribcage. Lyonti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolistaja is working Lyonti over against the ropes.
Lyonti blocks a body shot from Kolistaja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kolistaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kolistaja moves into range and clinches up with Lyonti.
Kolistaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lyonti backwards.
Kolistaja is working Lyonti over against the ropes.

Kolistaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolistaja throws a hook but Lyonti avoids it easily.
Lyonti moves away from the strike by Kolistaja.
Kolistaja lands a nice looking body shot.
Kolistaja swinging wildly here.

Kolistaja darts in and clinches Lyonti up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kolistaja - that landed with a thud.
Kolistaja works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolistaja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Kolistaja.

Kolistaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kolistaja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyonti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lyonti staying out of range there.

Kolistaja rushes Lyonti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kolistaja stalling the fight.
Kolistaja lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolistaja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Kolistaja.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti is trying to break free.
Kolistaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kolistaja lands a right hand.
Lyonti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kolistaja looking to slow down the pace here.
Kolistaja stalling.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyonti letting Kolistaja take a breather here.
Kolistaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyonti's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hongan Kolistaja dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kolistaja tries to clinch but Lyonti moves out of range.
Kolistaja swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lyonti to counter with a crisp jab.
Kolistaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolistaja looks to throw the jab but Lyonti is out of range.
Kolistaja slips under a jab from Lyonti.
Lyonti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kolistaja to score with a decent uppercut.
Lyonti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolistaja.
Kolistaja scores with a jab to the head.
Kolistaja looks to land a right hand but Lyonti moved out of range.
Lyonti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolistaja staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolistaja slips a straight right by Lyonti.
Kolistaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyonti moves away.
Kolistaja throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyonti counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyonti throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kolistaja counter with a right hand.
Kolistaja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kolistaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hongan Kolistaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolistaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolistaja.
Kolistaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyonti moves away.
Kolistaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kolistaja throws out a loose jab but Lyonti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyonti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kolistaja throws a hook to the side of Lyonti's head but Lyonti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kolistaja rushes Lyonti and presses him up against the ropes.
Lyonti wants to break free but Kolistaja has control.
Lyonti takes a shot to the head.
Lyonti blocks an uppercut.
KeijO Lyonti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti misses with a body punch.
Kolistaja tries to throw a body punch but Lyonti avoids it by throwing Kolistaja back against the ropes.
Lyonti misses with a body punch.
Lyonti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolistaja lands with a good tight uppercut to the 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!
Kolistaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyonti's elbow.
Kolistaja taking a breather.
Kolistaja misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Kolistaja.
Kolistaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kolistaja.
A short uppercut from Kolistaja.
Lyonti is trying to force a seperation but Kolistaja has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kolistaja trying to control the position but instead, Lyonti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kolistaja into the ropes.
Hongan Kolistaja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Kolistaja.
Lyonti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kolistaja is keeping busy.
Kolistaja looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Kolistaja as the two fighters clinch.
Kolistaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kolistaja pushes Lyonti back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lyonti is breathing heavily.
Lyonti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolistaja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lyonti tries to work over Kolistaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolistaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyonti's elbow.
Kolistaja misses with a body punch.
Kolistaja lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kolistaja fails to land.
Kolistaja struggles to land a body shot inside as Lyonti controls his hands.
Kolistaja lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolistaja stalls.
Kolistaja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hongan Kolistaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyonti blocks a body shot from Kolistaja.
Kolistaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyonti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kolistaja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hongan Kolistaja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kolistaja 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Hongan Kolistaja!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Hongan Kolistaja!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Hongan Kolistaja!

Hongan Kolistaja wins by unanimous decision!
Hongan Kolistaja took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.