PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Korny Kornflake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonis Liete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kornflake comes to the cage accompanied by Killing time. 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.

Kornflake
vs
Liete

215 cm
20
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korny Kornflake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonis Liete!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kornflake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kornflake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liete lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kornflake circles away quickly and effectively.
Kornflake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liete misses with a low kick.
Kornflake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liete counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liete scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kornflake misses with a wild combination.
Kornflake takes a swing at Liete's ribcage but misses.
Kornflake looks to throw the jab but Liete is out of range.
Liete cracks the inside of Kornflake's front leg.
Kornflake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liete misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that Liete has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kornflake misses with a wild combination.
Liete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liete gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kornflake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kornflake looks to score with a jab to the body but Liete is just out of range.
Kornflake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Liete swinging wildly here.
Liete misses with a series of wild punches.
Kornflake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korny Kornflake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liete stalks Kornflake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kornflake's face. Kornflake staggers backwards, shaken.
Liete tries to bum rush Kornflake with a series of wild strikes but Kornflake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liete on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kornflake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kornflake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Liete. Those never looked like landing.
Liete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kornflake.
Liete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kornflake throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liete slips under a jab from Kornflake.
Nice jab there from Kornflake.
Kornflake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kornflake takes a swing at Liete's ribcage but misses.
Liete jabs Kornflake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kornflake. Liete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kornflake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liete misses with the combination.
Kornflake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kornflake misses with a double jab.
Liete connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kornflake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kornflake is breathing heavily.
Liete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kornflake tries to bum rush Liete with a series of wild strikes but Liete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liete connects with a leg kick. Kornflake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liete scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake lands a jab-cross combination.
Liete works Kornflake's body with a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Liete scores with a four punch combination!
Liete scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kornflake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kornflake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liete misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Liete does no damage.
A combination from Liete does no damage.
Liete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liete avoids the body shot from Kornflake.
Kornflake throws a nice looking combination but Liete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kornflake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Liete there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kornflake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liete moves out of range of the strikes.
Liete misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kornflake misses with a double jab.
Kornflake loads up on a big right hand but Liete slips the punch.
No joy there for Liete, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kornflake misses with a double jab.
Liete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liete throws a right and a left that Kornflake avoids nicely.
Liete misses with a wild combination.
Kornflake misses with a two punch combination.
Kornflake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liete is looking to slow Kornflake down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Kornflake.
Liete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kornflake lands with a nice body punch.
Kornflake dodges the punch combination from Liete.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Liete misses with a wild combination.
Liete dodges the punch combination from Kornflake.
Kornflake tries to work over Liete's front leg with a kick but Liete checks it.
Liete cracks the inside of Kornflake's front leg.
Kornflake swinging wildly here.
Kornflake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Kornflake does no damage.
Kornflake misses with a two punch combination.
Liete keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kornflake.
Kornflake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liete connects with a body shot that sends Kornflake's belly button to the back.
Liete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liete throws a right and a left that Kornflake avoids nicely.
Liete cracks a nice hook into Kornflake's ribs.
Kornflake slips a jab and a cross from Liete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornflake takes one on the button.
Kornflake throws a series of punches but Liete avoids them all with ease.
Liete misses with a few strikes there.
Liete throws a series of punches but Kornflake moves out of range.
Kornflake misses with a left hand
and Liete makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liete throws a series of punches but Kornflake moves out of range.
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kornflake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kornflake duly obliges.
Liete lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kornflake misses with the combination.
Tonis Liete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liete misses with a two punch combination.
Liete throws a right hand that Kornflake ducks under and follows up with a left that Kornflake also avoids with ease.
Kornflake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kornflake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake takes a swing at Liete's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Liete does no damage.
Liete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kornflake.
Liete throws a leg kick which misses Kornflake's front leg but catches the back leg as Kornflake tries to avoid it.
Liete lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liete dodges the punch combination from Kornflake.
Liete with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Liete.
Liete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kornflake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kornflake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liete throws a nice looking combination but Kornflake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kornflake tries to score with a low kick but Liete moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Liete does no damage.
Kornflake avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Liete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liete, right into the meat.
Kornflake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liete.
A combination from Liete does no damage.
The fighters circling - Liete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kornflake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kornflake swinging wildly here.
Kornflake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kornflake.
Liete buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kornflake misses with a combination
and Liete counters with a leg kick.
Liete jabs at Kornflake's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liete walks into a straight right hand from Kornflake.
Liete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kornflake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liete blocks a low kick nicely.
Liete misses with a few strikes there.
Kornflake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korny Kornflake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liete pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kornflake back to the cage. Liete follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Some wild striking there from Liete.
Liete slips a jab and a cross from Kornflake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liete throws a series of punches but Kornflake avoids them all with ease.
Liete ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kornflake tries to land a leg kick but Liete saw it coming and moves away.
Liete darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonis Liete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kornflake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liete counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kornflake sizes up Liete with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kornflake.
Liete throws a series of punches but Kornflake moves out of range.
Liete throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kornflake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liete thuds a left hand into Kornflake's body.
Kornflake misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liete.
Liete darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kornflake swinging wildly here.
Liete fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kornflake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liete throws a series of punches but Kornflake avoids them all with ease.
Liete connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Kornflake misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liete throws a combination. Kornflake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kornflake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liete misses with a series of wild punches.
Liete feints a jab promting Kornflake to slip. Liete then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kornflake slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kornflake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kornflake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liete misses with a double jab.
Kornflake staying out of range there.
Liete lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liete dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kornflake. That did some damage!
Liete bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kornflake's head backwards.
Liete connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kornflake throws out a leg kick but Liete moves out of range and Kornflake only half commits.
Liete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kornflake moves away.
Kornflake lands a lovely overhand right.
Kornflake misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kornflake. Liete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kornflake throws a hook but Liete avoids it easily.
Liete scores with a leg kick.
Liete misses with a wild combination.
Liete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kornflake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kornflake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liete throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liete moves away from the strike by Kornflake.
Kornflake misses with a series of wild punches.
Liete's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liete duly obliges.
Liete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Kornflake.
Kornflake fails to land with a series of punches.
Liete misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liete.
Donk. Kornflake catches Liete right on the button with a cross.
Liete ducks under a wild hook from Kornflake.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liete.
Liete works over Kornflake's head and body with a nice combination.
Tonis Liete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kornflake rather than just go for the knockout.
Kornflake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liete.
Liete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kornflake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liete moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liete looks to land a combination but Kornflake avoids it well.
Liete misses with a two punch combination.
Liete throws a right and a left that Kornflake avoids nicely.
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!
Liete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liete misses with a wild combination.
Kornflake throws a hook but Liete avoids it easily.
Liete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kornflake.
Korny Kornflake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Kornflake misses.
Kornflake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liete scores with a one two! Kornflake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liete.
Kornflake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liete tries to bum rush Kornflake with a series of wild strikes but Kornflake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonis Liete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liete 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonis Liete!
Korny Kornflake spoke after the fight, saying 'Bah, he was lucky.'.