PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio's entrance music is Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix. A fine choice. Lee has chosen Mortal Kombat Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cornholio
vs
Lee

169 cm
29
157 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
151 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruise Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Cornholio.

Cornholio is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cornholio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cornholio won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee is wriggling around but Cornholio manages to pass to half guard.
Lee is trying to control but Cornholio manages to pass to mount!
Lee tries to hold on but Cornholio pushes him away.
Cornholio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Cornholio is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lee shrugs it off.
Lee wants to control but Cornholio is having none of it.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cornholio controlling from the full mount.
Cornholio prevents Lee from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio controlling the position easily from mount.
Cornholio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee tries to hold on but Cornholio postures up.
Cornholio controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee regains half guard.
Cornholio is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Great Cornholio just wasn't active enough.

Cornholio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Cornholio getting side control.
Cornholio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee pushes Cornholio off looking to stand but Cornholio dives back in and keeps control.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cornholio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee is trying to escape back to his feet but Cornholio uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cornholio has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Cornholio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Cornholio keeps moving and retains side control.

Cornholio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cornholio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cornholio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to bench press Cornholio off him but Cornholio keeps the position.
Cornholio creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
A lull in the action here as Cornholio stalls from top position.
Lee bucks up and tries to throw Cornholio off but instead Cornholio has got his back!
Lee is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cornholio.
Cornholio is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lee up.
Cornholio gets his hands free as Lee looks to control.

Cornholio is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lee defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cornholio is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is landing with strikes. Lee can't take much more of this.
Lee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cornholio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lee trying to control the hands but Cornholio won't let him.
Cornholio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cornholio connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lee to escape the position.
Cornholio controlling the position well here. Lee rolled but Cornholio kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornholio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Cornholio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Cornholio back into the cage.

Lee drags the fight down to the ground.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cornholio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cornholio preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Cornholio is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cornholio controls the pace.
Cornholio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cornholio won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Cornholio wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Cornholio slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cornholio defends it easily.
Cornholio prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Cornholio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to stand up but Cornholio is controlling him.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Cornholio gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Cornholio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.

Cornholio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornholio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Cornholio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cornholio manages to break the clinch.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Cornholio. Cornholio maintains the clinch.
Cornholio blocks a body shot from Lee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornholio.

Cornholio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lee scores with a takedown into Cornholio's guard.
Cornholio wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Lee postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Great Cornholio just wasn't active enough.

Cornholio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Cornholio avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Cornholio controls the action.

Lee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lee wants to stand but Cornholio is controlling the position.
Cornholio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cornholio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cornholio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.

Cornholio has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cornholio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cornholio takes a little break here. Lee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cornholio presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cornholio wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornholio controlling from the full mount.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Cornholio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cornholio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee is looking to stand up but Cornholio isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cornholio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cornholio forces his way into half guard.
Cornholio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Cornholio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Lee wants to stand up but Cornholio is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Great Cornholio.

Cornholio has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cornholio.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornholio is defending well for now.

Cornholio jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Great Cornholio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cornholio kicks Lee off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cornholio.
Cornholio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Cornholio blocks a body shot from Lee.

Cornholio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornholio trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Cornholio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bruise Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Great Cornholio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cornholio is one step ahead there.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Great Cornholio just wasn't active enough.

Cornholio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to bench press Cornholio off him but Cornholio keeps the position.
Cornholio prevents Lee from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Cornholio controls the position.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cornholio's arms.
Cornholio is riding his opponent, not letting Lee buck him off.
Lee is trying to stand back up.
Cornholio has good solid back control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornholio lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Great Cornholio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cornholio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Cornholio!
As Great Cornholio got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You have awakened the wrath of the almighty bunghole! YOU WILL PAY! There can be but one, Cornholio! One Bunghole! I need TP! Would you like to see my portfolio?'.
Bruise Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck Yo Couch. Kew. Kallyall.'.