PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cornholio
vs
Klitschko

169 cm
30
150 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
156 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klitschko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cornholio, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko misses with a punch to the body.
Cornholio is looking to control Klitschko's arms but Klitschko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cornholio has his back to the cage.
Klitschko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klitschko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cornholio misses with the head strike.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Cornholio.
A head punch on the inside from Cornholio fails to land.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Klitschko rushes Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klitschko stalls.
Cornholio tries to break free but Klitschko pushes him back against the cage.
Cornholio fails to pull guard.
Cornholio misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cornholio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klitschko smiles and moves away.
Klitschko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Klitschko rushes Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but Klitschko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Klitschko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Klitschko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but Klitschko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cornholio jumps guard but Klitschko stands there with Cornholio around his waist. Cornholio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Klitschko blocks an elbow strike from Cornholio.
Klitschko misses with a body punch.

Klitschko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio takes one to the chin there.
Klitschko swings for the body but Cornholio moves out of range.

Klitschko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cornholio takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko stalling against the cage.
Cornholio wants a takedown.
Cornholio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klitschko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klitschko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornholio.
Cornholio being controlled against the cage.
Klitschko trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Cornholio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klitschko has Cornholio pressed against the cage.
Cornholio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Klitschko is defending well.
Klitschko scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Cornholio throws a knee to the head but misses.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Klitschko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Klitschko moves into range and clinches up with Cornholio.
Klitschko looking to stall.
Klitschko takes an elbow to the temple.
Cornholio is trying to break the clinch but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage.
Cornholio can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is trying to drag Klitschko to the mat but Klitschko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Cornholio avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
Klitschko lands a nice uppercut.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Nikita Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Klitschko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klitschko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Klitschko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornholio jumps guard but Klitschko stands there with Cornholio around his waist. Cornholio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cornholio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Klitschko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornholio trying to land knees to the body.

Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Klitschko clinches with his opponent.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Klitschko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cornholio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klitschko swivels and escapes.
Klitschko looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornholio is just out of range.
Great Cornholio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt - Klitschko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.

Klitschko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cornholio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klitschko walks away with a smile on his face. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Klitschko lands with a kick to the temple. Cornholio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klitschko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cornholio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Klitschko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cornholio, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornholio avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Klitschko.
Cornholio tries to score a body lock takedown but Klitschko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Klitschko.
A head punch on the inside from Cornholio fails to land.
Good body shot from Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klitschko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
Klitschko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Klitschko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Klitschko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klitschko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cornholio jumps into guard, dragging Klitschko to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cornholio being controlled here, momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nikita Klitschko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Klitschko moves into the clinch.
Klitschko works on Cornholio's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornholio jumps guard but Klitschko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
Klitschko misses with a combination
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cornholio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Klitschko has Cornholio up against the cage in a clinch.
Klitschko slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Klitschko moves into range and clinches up with Cornholio.
Good body shot from Klitschko.
Cornholio throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Klitschko as the two fighters clinch.
Cornholio looking to stall.
Klitschko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.

Klitschko pushes Cornholio up against the cage in a clinch.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klitschko trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko stalling the fight.
Cornholio managing to block the knees to the body from Klitschko.

Klitschko breaks the clinch.

Klitschko clinches up with Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornholio managing to block the knees to the body from Klitschko.
Klitschko slowing the pace effectively.
Cornholio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klitschko smiles and moves away.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Klitschko moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cornholio blocks a body shot from Klitschko.
Cornholio fails to pull guard.
Klitschko avoiding damage.
Klitschko pushes Cornholio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikita Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cornholio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Klitschko.
No luck for Cornholio with that takedown attempt.
Cornholio is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.

Klitschko takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Klitschko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cornholio is trying to drag Klitschko to the mat but Klitschko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Klitschko scores with a shot to the side of Cornholio's head.
Cornholio is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko has Cornholio pushed against the cage.
Cornholio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cornholio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Klitschko rushes Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klitschko stalling.
Klitschko tries a body shot but Cornholio blocks it.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but Klitschko holds him up against the cage and eventually Cornholio drops back down to his feet.
Cornholio jumps guard but Klitschko stands there with Cornholio around his waist. Cornholio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Klitschko.

Klitschko manages to break the clinch.

Cornholio gets tackled into the cage by Klitschko. Klitschko maintains the clinch.
Klitschko lands a shot to the body.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but Klitschko holds him up against the cage and eventually Cornholio drops back down to his feet.
Cornholio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Klitschko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Klitschko gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornholio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klitschko walks away with a smile on his face. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Klitschko rushes Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cornholio breaks from the clinch.
Cornholio dodges the punch combination from Klitschko.
Cornholio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Great Cornholio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klitschko rushes Cornholio and presses him up against the cage.
Nikita Klitschko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cornholio stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornholio avoids it.
Cornholio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klitschko.
Klitschko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klitschko stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Klitschko's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornholio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Klitschko pinned against the cage. Klitschko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Klitschko swings for the body but Cornholio moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klitschko closes the distance and clinches.
Cornholio looking to slow down the pace here.
Cornholio misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Cornholio tries to keep at a distance but Klitschko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klitschko landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornholio fails to pull guard.

Klitschko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cornholio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klitschko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikita Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klitschko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikita Klitschko!
The defeated Great Cornholio had this to say: 'I have no bunghole. Dammit.'.