PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McThornbody comes to the cage accompanied by Tame. Itaniemi has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McThornbody
vs
Itaniemi

188 cm
28
210 lbs
24 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
214 lbs
29 - 10 - 1

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McThornbody misses with a low kick.
McThornbody scores with a sloppy right hand. Itaniemi should have avoided that one.
Itaniemi defending well as McThornbody loads up on a big left hand.
McThornbody moves out of range of the body kick.
Itaniemi looks to land a left hand but McThornbody moved out of range nicely.
McThornbody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Itaniemi connects with a right hand. McThornbody shakes it off.
McThornbody scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Itaniemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McThornbody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Itaniemi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McThornbody misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McThornbody throws a hook but Itaniemi blocks it.
A jab lands there for Itaniemi.
Itaniemi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Itaniemi misses with a wild body shot.
McThornbody slips a jab from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McThornbody.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody scores with a jab to the body.
McThornbody loads up on a big right hand but Itaniemi slips the punch.
McThornbody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good leg kick by McThornbody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McThornbody staying out of range there.
Itaniemi lands a slapping body shot.
McThornbody misses with a hook.
Itaniemi connects with a good right hand that stumbles McThornbody. McThornbody circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for McThornbody.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itaniemi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Itaniemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McThornbody.
Itaniemi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McThornbody misses the jab.
McThornbody is looking to chop away at Itaniemi's legs.
McThornbody shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Itaniemi as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody throws a wild body kick that Itaniemi sees coming a mile off.
McThornbody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Itaniemi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McThornbody lands a head kick. Itaniemi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McThornbody moves away from the strike by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi moves out of range of the leg kick from McThornbody.
Itaniemi fails to land with a series of punches.
McThornbody lands a lovely overhand right.
McThornbody takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Itaniemi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick
and McThornbody counters with a good, hard body kick but Itaniemi shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi misses with a body shot.
Itaniemi throws out a loose jab but McThornbody uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Itaniemi.
McThornbody closes the distance and clinches up with Itaniemi, looking for a takedown. McThornbody pushes Itaniemi against the cage but Itaniemi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Itaniemi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Itaniemi looks for the body kick but McThornbody saw that one coming.
A combination from Itaniemi does no damage.
McThornbody takes a swing at Itaniemi's ribcage but misses.
That kick from McThornbody tenderised Itaniemi's leg. Itaniemi is trying to keep his angry face on.
McThornbody throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Itaniemi on the side of the head.
McThornbody looks to land a body kick but Itaniemi moved away.
McThornbody takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Itaniemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McThornbody throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itaniemi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McThornbody.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McThornbody.
McThornbody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itaniemi.
A head kick misses from McThornbody.
Itaniemi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McThornbody is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Itaniemi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McThornbody cracks a nice hook into Itaniemi's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McThornbody. Itaniemi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itaniemi misses with an uppercut. McThornbody saw that one coming.
Urho Itaniemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Itaniemi scores with the left hand. McThornbody knows he should have avoided that one.
McThornbody checks the leg kick nicely there.
Itaniemi ducks under a wild hook from McThornbody.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

McThornbody drives through and clinches with Itaniemi against the cage.
Itaniemi effectively controlling the action here.
McThornbody is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gristle McThornbody dominated that 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.

McThornbody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Itaniemi.
McThornbody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itaniemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McThornbody. That one must have hurt.
Itaniemi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from McThornbody.
McThornbody tests Itaniemi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Itaniemi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McThornbody lands with a straight right. Itaniemi didn't see that one coming.
Itaniemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by McThornbody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for McThornbody.
Itaniemi scores with a head kick.
McThornbody lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Itaniemi drops his hands momentarily and McThornbody takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick
and McThornbody counters with a straight right hand.
McThornbody misses with a low kick.
McThornbody scores with a one two! Itaniemi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Itaniemi is rocked!
Gristle McThornbody is winning the standup battle so far.
McThornbody scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Itaniemi is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by McThornbody.
Itaniemi is still on wobbly legs! Can McThornbody finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McThornbody pounces like a tiger and cracks Itaniemi with a vicious hook! Itaniemi is down but not out! McThornbody follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gristle McThornbody!
Gristle McThornbody retains his light heavyweight title!
Gristle McThornbody decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.