PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cornholio MegaMix. Taisumov has chosen My World- Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cornholio
vs
Taisumov

169 cm
37
166 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

171 cm
29
159 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sin City Allstars

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio tries to clinch but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Taisumov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cornholio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Taisumov swings for the body but Cornholio moves out of range.
Taisumov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cornholio counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Taisumov avoiding damage as Cornholio throws knees to the body.
Taisumov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taisumov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornholio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taisumov.
Cornholio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Cornholio scores a nice knee to the body.
Cornholio prevents Taisumov from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cornholio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cornholio tries to score a body lock takedown but Taisumov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cornholio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taisumov avoids it.
Taisumov is trying to push Cornholio away but Cornholio has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cornholio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taisumov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio lands an elbow inside.
Taisumov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taisumov wants to break free but Cornholio has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Cornholio misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Cornholio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cornholio obliges.
Taisumov wants to get back to striking at distance but Cornholio won't allow it.
Cornholio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taisumov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornholio lands a right hand.
Cornholio has a couple of punches blocked by Taisumov.

Cornholio breaks from the clinch.
Cornholio lands a head kick!
Cornholio swings for the body but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Taisumov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taisumov!
Taisumov stuffs the takedown attempt from Cornholio. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Cornholio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornholio shoots in but Taisumov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cornholio - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov throws an off balance right hand
and Cornholio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taisumov thinking.
Cornholio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornholio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right that stings Cornholio.
Cornholio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cornholio throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Cornholio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cornholio dodges the punch combination from Taisumov.
Sloppy strikes from Cornholio. Those never looked like landing.
Cornholio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Great Cornholio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornholio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taisumov manages to avoid it.
Cornholio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taisumov can do to turn this around?
Cornholio scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taisumov defends it nicely.
Cornholio lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio tries a head kick but it misses.
Taisumov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cornholio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cornholio throws a head kick that misses
and Cornholio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cornholio dives in for a single leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Cornholio doesn't manage to clinch there - Taisumov circles away.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taisumov misses with a two punch combination.
Cornholio throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Taisumov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Taisumov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cornholio throws a nice head kick!
Cornholio throws a sloppy head kick and Taisumov moves out of range easily.
Cornholio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cornholio.
Cornholio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taisumov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taisumov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornholio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt - Taisumov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right that stings Cornholio.
Taisumov keeps the fight on the outside.
Taisumov throws a series of punches but Cornholio avoids them all with ease.
Cornholio tries a head kick but it misses.
Cornholio lands with a right hand.
Taisumov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taisumov but Taisumov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cornholio circles away quickly and effectively.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cornholio fails with the takedown.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cornholio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Cornholio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cornholio cracks a nice hook into Taisumov's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Cornholio with a series of wild strikes but Cornholio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taisumov misses with a double jab.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cornholio takes a swing at Taisumov's ribcage but misses.
Taisumov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aslan Taisumov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cornholio swinging wildly here.
Cornholio misses with a body punch
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combo that has Cornholio backing up. Cornholio nods at Taisumov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornholio closes the distance and clinches up with Taisumov, looking for a takedown. Cornholio pushes Taisumov against the ropes but Taisumov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Cornholio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cornholio shoots for a double leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls well. He's pushed Cornholio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cornholio misses with a double jab.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taisumov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taisumov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornholio looks for the body kick but Taisumov saw that one coming.
Taisumov lands with a nice combination. Cornholio backs away looking to recover.
Taisumov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cornholio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornholio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cornholio misses with a hook
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taisumov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Cornholio clinches with his opponent.
Taisumov blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornholio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisumovs head.
Cornholio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornholio keeps control of Taisumov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Taisumov to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornholio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taisumov just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Taisumov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taisumov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cornholio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cornholio closes the distance and clinches.
Taisumov blocking some punches.
Cornholio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taisumov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Taisumov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornholio cracks Taisumov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cornholio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cornholio takes a swing at Taisumov's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio lands with a good body shot.
Cornholio throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cornholio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taisumov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Taisumov scores with a four punch combination!
Cornholio misses with a body shot
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combo that has Cornholio backing up. Cornholio nods at Taisumov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornholio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taisumov blocks a head kick by Cornholio.
Cornholio misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Taisumov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cornholio scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aslan Taisumov.
I think Taisumov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aslan Taisumov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aslan Taisumov waved his t-shirt featuring Machiavelli Boutique's logo in front of the cameras.