PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonis Liete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liete
vs
Paquette

175 cm
25
152 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
151 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Héritage!
Sun-Tzu

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonis Liete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
Liete fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paquette.
Good leg kick by Paquette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paquette wants to slow Liete down by chopping away at his legs.
Paquette throws a push kick but Liete slaps the foot to one side.
Liete throws out a loose jab but Paquette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liete throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Liete thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Paquette misses.
Paquette swinging wildly here.
Liete tries to land a front kick but Paquette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Paquette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paquette slips under a jab from Liete.
Liete throws a wild body kick that Paquette sees coming a mile off.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liete.
A good leg kick by Paquette.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette cracks the inside of Liete's front leg.
Paquette tries to clinch there but Liete circles away.
Liete cracks the inside of Paquette's front leg.
Paquette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paquette lands a jab.
Liete takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paquette lands a nice shot that snaps Liete's head back.
Liete chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paquette can pounce on him.
Paquette scores with the left hand. Liete knows he should have avoided that one.
Paquette throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Liete to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquette throws a head kick that half lands.
Liete looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liete tries a low kick but Paquette avoids it.
Liete misses with a body shot.
Liete takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liete cracks Paquette with a good jab.
Liete attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paquette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paquette cracks Liete with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liete wants to land a leg kick but Paquette is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a two punch combination.
Paquette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liete lands with a nice body punch.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liete circles away quickly and effectively.
Liete feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paquette throws out a powerful jab.
Paquette throws a hook to the side of Liete's head but Liete sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquette lands a jab to the nose.
Paquette scores with a jab. Liete acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paquette checks a low kick from Liete.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liete. Paquette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Liete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liete. That did some damage!
Paquette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liete.
Paquette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paquette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paquette swings for the body but Liete moves out of range.
Liete is looking to counter with a body kick.
Paquette has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Paquette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liete's head.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Liete is out of range.
Paquette connects with a single shot there.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paquette.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paquette scores with a decent looking hook.
Paquette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liete dodges the punch combination from Paquette.
Crunch! Liete slams his shin into Paquette's torso.
Paquette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liete lands a nice shot to the body.
Paquette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paquette lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette cracks the inside of Liete's front leg.
Paquette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liete avoids the body shot from Paquette.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liete tries to land a front kick but Paquette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liete slips a straight right by Paquette.
Liete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paquette cracks Liete with an open hand slap.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paquette!
Paquette moves out of range as Liete strikes.
It seemed like Paquette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paquette tries to clinch but Liete moves out of range.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liete circles away quickly and effectively.
Liete walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liete's corner calls for a 1-2. Liete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liete finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paquette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liete throws a low kick, looking for Paquette's leg but Paquette calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odell Paquette dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Paquette misses.
Liete was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Liete as he connects with a hook.
Paquette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liete tries a low kick but Paquette avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Paquette.
A cross from Paquette lands.
Liete lands with an uppercut that bounces Paquette off the cage and back into range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Liete might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Paquette finds it's way through Liete's defenses.
Paquette throws a right and a left that Liete avoids nicely.
Liete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
Paquette moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Paquette.
Paquette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Paquette.
Liete fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liete throws a body punch but Paquette moves out of range.
Liete is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liete keeps the fight on the outside.
Liete misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Liete avoids them all with ease.
Liete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Liete misses its target.
Paquette scoring well with a low kick there.
Liete throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Liete moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquette needs to keep his hands up - Liete had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Paquette does no damage.
Liete on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paquette. Paquette obviously looking to wear him down.
Paquette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paquette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Paquette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paquette throws a lazy uppercut
and Liete counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Paquette misses its intended target.
Paquette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liete moves away.
Paquette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Paquette misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette throws a head kick but Liete moves out of range.
Liete lands a front kick.
Paquette scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liete throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liete.
Liete slips under a jab.
Liete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquette.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paquette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liete punishes Paquette's body with a nice straight punch.
Liete checks a leg kick.
Liete chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liete moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paquette throws a series of strikes that have Liete backpedaling.
Paquette feints and then cracks Liete's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liete down.
Jab from Paquette.
Liete throws a push kick but Paquette slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Paquette tenderised Liete's leg. Liete is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paquette swings widly with a right hand
and Liete counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette throws a right and a left that Liete avoids nicely.
Liete lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paquette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paquette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paquette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liete throws out the jab.
Liete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquette moves away.
Liete scores with a jab to the body.
Paquette throws a jab when Liete was well out of range.
Paquette misses with an uppercut.
Paquette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liete was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquette.
Liete keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
A counter left hand to the body from Liete misses its target.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquette connects with an inside leg kick.
Liete thumps Paquette with a low kick.
Liete fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paquette checks it well.
Paquette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Liete takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liete circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Liete misses the target.
Liete lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Paquette throws a low kick, looking for Liete's leg but Liete calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Liete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paquette misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liete misses with a body kick.
Paquette checks a leg kick nicely.
Liete moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liete walks into a jab.
Paquette takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paquette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paquette scores with a nice head shot.
Paquette misses with a double jab
and Liete counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liete bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paquette comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paquette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liete avoids the head kick by Paquette.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Liete saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquette tries to bum rush Liete with a series of wild strikes but Liete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paquette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paquette is breathing heavily.
Liete fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paquette checks it well.
Paquette misses with a low kick as Liete jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odell Paquette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Paquette tests Liete's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liete thuds his right hand into Paquette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paquette checks a leg kick.
Paquette misses with a left hand
and Liete counters with a leg kick.
Paquette slips under a jab.
A combination from Liete does no damage.
Liete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paquette.
Liete looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liete looks for the body kick but Paquette saw that one coming.
Paquette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Liete on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paquette doesn't manage to clinch there - Liete circles away.
Liete lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paquette will feel that in the morning.
Liete misses with an uppercut. Paquette saw that one coming.
Paquette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liete. Liete circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette throws a front kick aimed at Liete's knee but Liete avoids it well.
Paquette lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Liete.
Liete takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liete pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Paquette pushes Liete up against the cage in a clinch.
Liete tries a knee to the head but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Paquette.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liete.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paquette.
Paquette throws a punch but it's blocked by Liete.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Liete lands a body shot.
Liete misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liete.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
Liete lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette swings wildly with an uppercut but Liete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liete lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paquette backwards.
Tonis Liete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paquette misses with a punch on the inside.
Paquette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liete.
Liete makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paquette lands with a left to the head.
Liete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paquette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liete misses with a short punch on the inside.

Paquette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paquette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liete's shoulder, as Liete tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paquette, right into the meat.
Liete looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liete tries a head kick but it misses.
Liete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquette.
Liete slips a jab and a cross from Paquette.
Liete misses with a low kick.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Liete moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Liete misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette cracks Liete with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Liete misses.
Liete lands a jab to the head.
Paquette blocks the body kick.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
Paquette throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Liete throws a big counter combination but Paquette scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Paquette slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Paquette coming out on top.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Liete was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paquette doesn't manage to clinch there - Liete circles away.

Liete clinches with his opponent.
Liete using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paquette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liete cracks the inside of Paquette's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liete thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liete on the side of the head.
Liete moves out of range as Paquette throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Paquette.
Paquette throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paquette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liete.
A telegraphed right hand from Liete misses the target.
Paquette throws a push kick but Liete slaps the foot to one side.
Liete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paquette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liete misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Paquette.
A swing and a miss from Liete.
Paquette scores with a leg kick.
Paquette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liete. That did some damage!
Liete tries to work over Paquette's front leg with a kick but Paquette checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Odell Paquette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paquette 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odell Paquette!