PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tes Tee (ranked 5455 p4p, 533 weight class) and Bango Korpolombolo (ranked 4475 p4p, 497 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bango Korpolombolo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tee
vs
Korpolombolo

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tes Tee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bango Korpolombolo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tee scores with a jab.
Tee lunges at Korpolombolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Korpolombolo's hand.
Tee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Korpolombolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tee misses with an uppercut.
Korpolombolo wants to counter with a clinch but Tee pushes him away.
Korpolombolo ducks under a wild hook from Tee.
Tee misses with a combination
and Korpolombolo counters with a low kick, right behind Tee 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpolombolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tee.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab from Tee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tee defends well and Korpolombolo ends up having to push Tee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Tee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Korpolombolo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tee connects with the punch.
Korpolombolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee slips under a jab.
Korpolombolo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tee. That did some damage!
A combination from Tee does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Korpolombolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korpolombolo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Korpolombolo staying out of range there.
Korpolombolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tes Tee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bango Korpolombolo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tes Tee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpolombolo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korpolombolo misses with a takedown
and Tee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Korpolombolo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Korpolombolo swings widly with a right hand
and Tee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tee looks to throw the jab but Korpolombolo is out of range.
Korpolombolo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo moves away from the strike by Tee.
Korpolombolo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korpolombolo. Tee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab from Tee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Tee misses.
Korpolombolo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tee's waist but Tee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Korpolombolo off to one side.
That kick from Korpolombolo tenderised Tee's leg. Tee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tes Tee is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Korpolombolo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korpolombolo is defended easily by Tee.
Tes Tee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bango Korpolombolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tee throws the left hand but Korpolombolo avoids the punch easily.
Korpolombolo is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Korpolombolo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tee has got the better of the exchanges.
Korpolombolo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tee pinned against the cage. Tee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korpolombolo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tee throws a nice looking combination but Korpolombolo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Korpolombolo is defended easily by Tee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee missing with a left hand there. Korpolombolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korpolombolo tries a quick counter leg kick but Tee is wise to it.
Bango Korpolombolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tee throws out a loose jab but Korpolombolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korpolombolo.
Tee misses with a looping left.
Korpolombolo feints the counter takedown.
Tee misses with an uppercut
and Korpolombolo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tee scores with a one two! Korpolombolo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Korpolombolo throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tee.
Korpolombolo dives in and grabs Tee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tee pushes down on Korpolombolo's head and hops out.
Tee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Korpolombolo.
Good exchange - Tee coming out on top.
Tee throws a jab but it's blocked by Korpolombolo.
Korpolombolo is looking for the big counter here.
Korpolombolo shoots for a takedown but Tee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Korpolombolo closes the distance and clinches up with Tee, looking for a takedown. Korpolombolo pushes Tee against the cage but Tee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korpolombolo can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Tee misses its intended target.
Korpolombolo thinks about the counter body kick.
Korpolombolo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Korpolombolo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tee counter with a right hand.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab from Tee.
Korpolombolo throws a big counter head kick but Tee avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korpolombolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Korpolombolo throws a series of punches but Tee avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tes Tee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Korpolombolo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Korpolombolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tee.
Korpolombolo lands a front kick.

Korpolombolo gets the takedown into side control.

Tee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tee scores with a shot to the body.
Korpolombolo tries to clinch up but Tee circles away and keeps his distance.
Tee stuns Korpolombolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpolombolo.
Tee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korpolombolo has his takedown stuffed
and Tee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korpolombolo's head.

Korpolombolo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tee did well to prevent Korpolombolo getting side control.

Tee has one foot on Korpolombolo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tee looks to throw the jab but Korpolombolo is out of range.
Good exchange - Tee coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tee looks to land a left hand but Korpolombolo moved out of range nicely.
As Tee backs off Korpolombolo throws a huge counter combo but Tee manages to avoid it all.
Korpolombolo looks for a takedown but Tee sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Tee misses the target.
Tee misses with a hook.
A jab from Tee does it's job there.
Tee misses with a straight left.
Korpolombolo feints the counter takedown.
Tee misses with a looping right.
Korpolombolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korpolombolo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korpolombolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Korpolombolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tes Tee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korpolombolo slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Tee.
Tee lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Tee misses.
As Tee backs off Korpolombolo throws a huge counter combo but Tee manages to avoid it all.
Korpolombolo tries for a takedown but Tee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tes Tee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bango Korpolombolo.
Tee misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tes Tee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tes Tee!