PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 23659 p4p, 6431 weight class) and Tony Cornell (ranked 808 p4p, 738 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Koistinen
vs
Cornell

175 cm
22
194
12 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
190
18 - 7 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen tries to clinch but Cornell moves out of range.

Koistinen closes the distance and clinches.
Koistinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Cornell won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cornell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cornell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cornell has time to react.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koistinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Koistinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cornell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Koistinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cornell.
Koistinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen moves out of range as Cornell strikes.
Cornell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen is looking to clinch but Cornell is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Cornell coming out on top.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut
and Cornell counters with a straight right hand.
Cornell throws a good cross that connects.
Koistinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koistinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Cornell.
Cornell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cornell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koistinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen throws a body punch but Cornell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Koistinen.

Koistinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Koistinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koistinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cornell.
Koistinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Cornell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cornell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Koistinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Koistinen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cornell misses with some punches.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornell.
Koistinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen blocks a body shot from Cornell.
Koistinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cornell blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Koistinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cornell's brow.
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but Cornell blocks with his arms.
Koistinen scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cornell.
Koistinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
Cornell tries to break the clinch but Koistinen is controlling the position.
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cornell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Cornell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornell avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cornell.
Cornell tries to break the clinch but Koistinen is controlling the position.
Koistinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cornell can't break the clinch.
Koistinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.

Cornell breaks from the clinch.
Koistinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Koistinen rushes Cornell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Cornell manages to break the clinch.
Koistinen looks to land a left hand but Cornell moved out of range nicely.
Koistinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Cornell is rocked!
Cornell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koistinen. Koistinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cornell is still on wobbly legs! Can Koistinen finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Koistinen moves into range and clinches up with Cornell.
Cornell seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koistinens head.
A short uppercut from Cornell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Koistinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornell avoids a wild elbow strike from Koistinen.
Cornell wants to get back to striking at distance but Koistinen won't allow it.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Koistinen trying to land knees to the body.
Cornell takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tony Cornell has been cut.
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koistinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornell is defending well for now.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cornell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koistinen has him pressed against the ropes.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Cornell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koistinen's elbow.
Cornell tries a body shot but Koistinen blocks it.
Cornell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Cornell avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Cornell works on Koistinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cornell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koistinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Cornell as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell lands with a left to the head.
Cornell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cornell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koistinen prevents Cornell from breaking the clinch.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Cornell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
Cornell lands a hook that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Koistinen connects with a knee to the head.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell swings wildly with an uppercut but Koistinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koistinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cornell's elbow.

Cornell manages to break the clinch.
Cornell stalks Koistinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koistinen's face. Koistinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Koistinen moves in looking to clinch but Cornell pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornell digs a good hook to Koistinen's body.
Koistinen tries to clinch up but Cornell circles away and keeps his distance.
Koistinen cracks Cornell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cornell scores with a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Cornell.

Cornell drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Koistinen onto his butt! Koistinen pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koistinen wants to clinch up but Cornell keeps it at a distance.
Cornell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Koistinen tries to bum rush Cornell with a series of wild strikes but Cornell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cornell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koistinen has time to react.

Koistinen is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koistinen. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cornell swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornell throws out the jab.
Cornell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koistinen throws out the jab.
Koistinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koistinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cornell throws a right and a left that Koistinen avoids nicely.
Cornell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cornell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Cornell moves out of range.
Cornell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koistinen with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Koistinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koistinen. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koistinen misses with a body shot.
Tony Cornell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cornell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Koistinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cornell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Cornell takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tony Cornell's cut.
That's time! Koistinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cornell counters with a body kick.
Koistinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cornell keeps the fight on the outside.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koistinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cornell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cornell misses with a few strikes there.
Koistinen throws a hook but Cornell blocks it.
Cornell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koistinen defending well as Cornell loads up on a big left hand.
Cornell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koistinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell misses with a double jab.
Koistinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koistinen misses with a looping right.
Cornell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a double jab.
Cornell unleashes a big counter combination but Koistinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cornell looks to score with a jab to the body but Koistinen is just out of range.
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cornell was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Cornell throws a counter combo.
Cornell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell slips under a jab from Koistinen.
Cornell throws a series of punches but Koistinen moves out of range.
Koistinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cornell.
Koistinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cornell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cornell slips a straight right by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a few strikes there.
Cornell misses with a head kick.
Cornell scores with the left hand. Koistinen knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cornell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koistinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cornell.
Cornell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cornell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice combination there by Cornell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cornell connects with a quick right hand that sends Koistinen tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Our winner, Tony Cornell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.