PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temistokles Konorovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konorovich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tech N9ne The Beast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lyons
vs
Konorovich

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Temistokles Konorovich!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Konorovich.
Lyons dodges the punch combination from Konorovich.
Konorovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Konorovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Konorovich throws a nice looking combination but Lyons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Konorovich throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lyons counters by moving into the clinch.
Lyons lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Temistokles Konorovich has been cut.
Konorovich has had enough of the clinch but Lyons keeps him there for the moment.
Lyons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Konorovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lyons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konorovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyons is breathing heavily.
Lyons throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lyons blocking some punches.
Lyons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konorovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Konorovich is trying to break free.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Konorovich can't break the clinch.
Lyons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Konorovich walks away with a smile on his face. Lyons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Konorovich scores with a one two! Lyons had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Lyons avoids them all with ease.
Konorovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lyons doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich swinging wildly here.
Konorovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lyons backs up against the cage.
Konorovich tries to bum rush Lyons with a series of wild strikes but Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Konorovich stalks Lyons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lyons's face. Lyons staggers backwards, shaken.
Konorovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Konorovich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Konorovich misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Konorovich.
Konorovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Konorovich duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Konorovich scores with a three punch combo!
Konorovich scores with a three punch combo!
Konorovich digs a good body shot into Lyons's ribs.
Konorovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Konorovich scores with a jab. Lyons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Konorovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyons is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Konorovich.
Konorovich lands with a good body shot.
Konorovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Konorovich throws a right and a left that Lyons avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Temistokles Konorovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konorovich lands with a good body shot.
Konorovich is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lyons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konorovich misses with a two punch combination.
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temistokles Konorovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temistokles Konorovich's cut.
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.

A punch combination from Konorovich misses.
Konorovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lyons tries to clinch but Konorovich moves out of range.

Lyons clinches.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyons fails to pull guard.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Konorovich to work.
Lyons throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konorovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lyons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Konorovich wants to break free but Lyons has control.
Konorovich has had enough of the clinch but Lyons keeps him there for the moment.
Konorovich tries to break free but Lyons pushes him back against the cage.
Lyons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyons looking to throw knees to the head but Konorovich is blocking nicely.
Konorovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Konorovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lyons misses with a knee to the head.
Konorovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Konorovich is trying to break the clinch but Lyons has him pressed against the cage.
Konorovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Lyons has double underhooks.
Konorovich is trying to break the clinch but Lyons is controlling him.

Lyons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lyons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lyons slips a jab and a cross from Konorovich.
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Konorovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Konorovich scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Konorovich does no damage.
Konorovich misses with a double jab.
Konorovich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lyons back to the cage. Konorovich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Konorovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Konorovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyons moves in looking to clinch but Konorovich pushes him off.
Konorovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Konorovich duly obliges.
Konorovich misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich throws a series of punches but Lyons avoids them all with ease.
Konorovich misses with the combination.
Temistokles Konorovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konorovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Konorovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lyons backs up against the cage.
Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Konorovich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temistokles Konorovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Temistokles Konorovich's cut.
That's time! Lyons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Konorovich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch but Konorovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konorovich throws a right hand that Lyons ducks under and follows up with a left that Lyons also avoids with ease.
Konorovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konorovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Lyons should have avoided that one.
Lyons dodges the punch combination from Konorovich.
Konorovich cracks Lyons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Konorovich lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Konorovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Konorovich scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lyons.
Lyons walks into a straight right hand from Konorovich.
Konorovich swinging wildly here.
Lyons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Konorovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lyons walks into a left hand.
Konorovich misses with the combination.
Konorovich tries to bum rush Lyons with a series of wild strikes but Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Konorovich throws a leg kick that is checked

and Lyons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lyons.
Lyons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Konorovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Konorovich avoiding damage as Lyons throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lyons throws an elbow but misses.
Lyons taking a breather.
Lyons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Konorovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Konorovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lyons with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyons.
Lyons keeps control of Konorovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lyons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Konorovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Konorovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Lyons won't allow it.
Lyons misses with a knee strike.
Konorovich working hard to break the clinch.
Trent Lyons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Konorovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Konorovich tries to circle away but Lyons has him pinned against the cage.
Konorovich is trying to force a seperation but Lyons has the dominant position.
Konorovich is trying to break the clinch but Lyons is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konorovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lyons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Temistokles Konorovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Konorovich is trying to force a seperation but Lyons has the dominant position.
Konorovich tries to break the clinch but Lyons is controlling the position.
Konorovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Konorovich is trying to break free.
Konorovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lyons misses with a knee to the head.
Lyons tries to land a knee to the head but Konorovich blocks with his arms.
Lyons misses with a knee to the head.
Lyons misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Temistokles Konorovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Konorovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temistokles Konorovich!
After winning the bout, Temistokles Konorovich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.