PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McCall
vs
Kone

161 cm
25
154 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diesel Kone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws a leg kick
enabling Kone to counter with a crisp jab.
McCall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and Kone counters with an inside leg kick.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kone.
McCall throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kone counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a hook
and Kone counters with a low kick, right behind McCall 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Kone moved out of range.
Kone checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by McCall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a leg kick

and Kone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCall!
McCall can't escape the position.
Kone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kone punching from mount but McCall doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action.
McCall wants to hold on but Kone pushes him away.
Kone tries to control but McCall wriggling away.
Kone throwing strikes here but McCall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kone unloads with some shots from mount but McCall bucks and avoids them well.
Kone throws a sloppy strike and McCall uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and McCall has ended up in Kone's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diesel Kone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Kone is predictable there
and McCall counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
Kone takes one to the side of the head.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Kone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCall scoring well with a low kick there.
Kone misses with a takedown attempt
and McCall counters with a nice body kick.
McCall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCall to score with a decent uppercut.
McCall misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCall, as that shot connected.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tommy McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCall avoids it really well and circles away.
Kone throws a looping overhand right but McCall ducks down to avoid it.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kone checks a leg kick.
Kone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kone throws a poor cross that misses
and McCall counters with a left to the body.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Kone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCall staying out of range there.
McCall thows a leg kick but Kone checks it
and Kone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCall throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCall connects with a high kick.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kone finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kone.
McCall scores with a hook.
Kone dives in and grabs McCall's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCall pushes down on Kone's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kone blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Kone misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCall lands with a cross.
McCall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Kone is out of range.
Kone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall thows a leg kick but Kone checks it
and Kone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCall throws a leg kick but Kone checks it.
Kone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCall misses with a straight right.
Kone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCall misses with a right hand

and Kone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kone looking to pass the guard.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCall is trying to control the position but Kone postures up.
Kone is looking to stand up but McCall won't let him.
Kone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCall keeping full guard, as Kone tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Kone throws and elbow that misses. McCall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kone's guard. Nice move by McCall!
McCall thows a big elbow that misses.
Kone is trying to control the position but McCall postures up.
McCall is looking to stand up but Kone won't let him.
McCall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kone's head.
McCall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kone keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.
Kone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCall manages to get himself to full guard.
McCall controls Kone momentarily but Kone frees himself.
McCall keeping full guard, as Kone tries to pass.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Kone from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Diesel Kone just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kone lands a head shot.
McCall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kone's sensitive parts.
McCall cracks the inside of Kone's front leg.
Kone misses with an uppercut. McCall saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kone.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kone checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCall tries to get to full guard but Kone has control of the leg.

McCall with the active half guard here but Kone passes nicely into side control.
McCall prevents Kone from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kone decides to stand back up.
Kone throws a low kick but McCall avoids it.
McCall tried to score with a low kick but Kone checks it.
McCall scores with a decent looking hook.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kone is defended easily by McCall.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Kone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
McCall throws a leg kick
letting Kone counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kone throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Kone moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from McCall misses
and Kone counters with a straight right hand.
McCall misses with a leg kick
enabling Kone to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from McCall misses
and Kone counters with a big head kick but McCall shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diesel Kone dominated that fourth round.
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!

McCall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCall. McCall obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Kone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall thows a leg kick but Kone checks it
and Kone counters with a nice leg kick.
McCall throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall with a hook.
A low kick from McCall is predictable there
and Kone counters with a good low kick that McCall was not able to check.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Kone counters with a three punch combo that has McCall backing up. McCall nods at Kone to acknowledge the strikes.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kone throws a series of punches but McCall avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Kone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Kone counters with a thumping low kick.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Kone moves away and avoids it.
Kone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCall tried to score with a low kick but Kone checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone misses with a hook
and McCall counters with a good, hard body kick but Kone shrugs it off.
Kone misses with a jab to the body
and McCall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall scores with a jab.
Kone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCall is fending him off so far but Kone persists. Nope, McCall circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McCall.
Kone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
Kone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kone was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diesel Kone!
Diesel Kone is the new featherweight champion!