PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiili comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hong
vs
Tiili

178 cm
28
145 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

168 cm
29
137 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Tiili!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a low kick but Tiili moves out of range easily.
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiili throws a shot to the body.
Hong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Tiili rushes Hong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong tries to break the clinch but Tiili is controlling the position.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiili tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiili lands with a left to the head.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiili misses with a body punch.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiili backwards.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Tiili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiilis head.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Hong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiili.
Tiili has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong is trying to stall.

Tiili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiili slips a straight right by Hong.
Good leg kick by Tiili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Tiili.
Hong moves away from the strike by Tiili.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiili moves away.
Tiili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hong.
Nice uppercut there from Tiili.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tiili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiili's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiili.
Tiili working Hong over with knees to the body.
Tiili throws a head punch that misses.
Tiili has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hong after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiili.
Tiili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiili has Hong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Antoni Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roko Tiili.
Tiili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiili's elbow.
Hong stalling in the clinch.
Tiili misses with some punches.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Tiili tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Tiili has Hong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiili has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Tiili can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong blocks a body shot from Tiili.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiili backwards.
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!
Tiili scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Tiili gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiili's elbow.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tiili fails to land.

Tiili gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hong regains guard.
Hong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiili slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiili wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roko Tiili dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tiili throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiili scores with a jab to the head.
Tiili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiili fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Tiili throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiili punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiili.

Tiili rushes Hong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Tiili avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Tiili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong avoiding damage as Tiili throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Hong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.

Tiili breaks from the clinch.
Tiili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Tiili. Those never looked like landing.
Tiili scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hong in his tracks.
Tiili misses with a head kick.
Tiili thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tiili throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Tiili's head but Tiili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiili throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hong misses its target.
Tiili tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiili.
Hong walks into a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tiili.
Tiili lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiili on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiili throws a leg kick
letting Hong counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Tiili looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Tiili has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hong wants it to stay on the feet.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiili just manages to avoid it.
Tiili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiili throws a head kick that misses.
Roko Tiili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiili lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiili slips under a jab from Hong.
Tiili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Tiili.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiili avoided it.
Good leg kick by Tiili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiili is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Tiili misses with a kick to the body.
Tiili dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiili.
Tiili lands a body shot.
Tiili fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili misses with the body kick
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiili throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Tiili.
Tiili jabs at Hong's body.
Tiili throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roko Tiili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tiili throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiili misses with a leg kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiili manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiili moves away.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiili.
Tiili slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili misses with a hook.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiili jabs at Hong's body.
Tiili thuds a left hand into Hong's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiili feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Tiili throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong slips a straight right by Tiili.
Hong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Tiili misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.
Tiili tries for a takedown but Hong circles away easily
and Hong counters with a leg kick.
Tiili throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Tiili throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Tiili checks a low kick from Hong.
Tiili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiili.
Tiili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiili attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiili misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Tiili lands with a kick to the temple. Hong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
Tiili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Tiili tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiili.
Tiili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Tiili misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiili.
Tiili throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiili gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hong counters with a crisp right that sends Tiili to the canvas! Hong follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Hong!
Antoni Hong is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Antoni Hong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.