PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 1495 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 226 p4p, 266 weight class). Paavali Kontiainen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Antony
vs
Kontiainen

194 cm
28
220
14 - 11 - 0

192 cm
29
212
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Northern Zombie
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kontiainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antony as he avoids it easily.
Antony paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Antony. No joy for Kontiainen on that attempt.
Paavali Kontiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antony moves out of range of the body kick from Kontiainen.
An attempted straight right counter from Antony misses the target.
Kontiainen throws a lazy body kick
and Antony counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.

Kontiainen instigates a clinch.
Kontiainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Antony controls his hands.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antony is looking to break free of the clinch but Kontiainen has double underhooks.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by Antony.
Antony throws a punch but it's blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kontiainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kontiainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kontiainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antony manages to break the clinch.
Antony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen scores with a hook to the body. Antony takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kontiainen wants to clinch.
Kontiainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Kontiainen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kontiainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kontiainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Antony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kontiainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Antony has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen connects with a looping right hand.
Kontiainen lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen wants to clinch
and Antony counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kontiainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antony circles away quickly and effectively.
Antony avoids the body shot from Kontiainen.
It appears Antony was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kontiainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Antony if he has to take too many more of those.
Kontiainen connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kontiainen.
Antony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kontiainen!
A big right from Antony misses.
Antony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontiainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kontiainen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kontiainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antony tried to counter with a leg kick but Kontiainen avoided it.
Antony takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kontiainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Antony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antony is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kontiainen looks for the body kick but Antony saw that one coming.
Kontiainen wants to clinch up but Antony keeps it at a distance.
Antony was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Antony gets caught napping as Kontiainen dives in and scores a takedown. Antony manages to retain guard.
Kontiainen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Antony can't keep his opponent in guard - Kontiainen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Antony is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kontiainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kontiainen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antony really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Antony is working hard here to advance position.
Kontiainen avoids the attempt from Antony to control.
Kontiainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavali Kontiainen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kontiainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Kontiainen closes the distance and pushes Antony back into the cage.
Antony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kontiainen has him pressed against the cage.
Kontiainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Kontiainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Antony throws a head punch that misses.
Antony scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kontiainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kontiainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontiainen blocking some punches.
Kontiainen tries a body shot but Antony blocks it.
Kontiainen misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antony.
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antony's elbow.
Kontiainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antony lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kontiainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kontiainen.
Antony blocks the body kick.
Kontiainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kontiainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Kontiainen clinches up with Antony and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kontiainen.
Kontiainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kontiainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kontiainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kontiainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kontiainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Antony fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kontiainen.
Antony tries to throw a body punch but Kontiainen avoids it by throwing Antony back against the cage.
Kontiainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kontiainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kontiainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antony swings wildly with an uppercut but Kontiainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antony gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kontiainen.

Kontiainen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kontiainen manages to end up in side control.
Kontiainen controlling the position from side mount.
Antony tries to buck Kontiainen off but Kontiainen is having none of it.
Kontiainen controlling the position from side mount.
Kontiainen lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen controls the position.
Antony wants to control but Kontiainen postures up.
Kontiainen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Antony sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antony on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kontiainen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Antony can't do much from the bottom here.
Kontiainen has control of an arm but Antony manages to advance to Kontiainen's back!
Antony is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Antony keeps control of the position as Kontiainen tries to break free.
Kontiainen is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony is looking to control Kontiainen but Kontiainen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Antony has good solid back control here.
Antony struggling to keep hold of the position.
Antony controls the action.
Paavali Kontiainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kontiainen staying busy and making it hard for Antony to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavali Kontiainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Antony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kontiainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kontiainen. Antony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antony is looking to counter punch.
Kontiainen lands a head kick. Antony smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kontiainen shoots in and drives through. Antony sprawls well.
Mark Antony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kontiainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Antony wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kontiainen manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Antony is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony is trying is best to control the position here.
Antony is trying to get back to full guard.
Antony is trying to control but can't.
Kontiainen is looking to take a break and control but Antony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antony tries to get to full guard but Kontiainen has control of the leg.
Antony taking some punishment here, with Kontiainen in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antony is looking to improve his position.
Kontiainen is taking a breather. Antony says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Antony wants to control but Kontiainen is keeping busy.
Kontiainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Kontiainen working Antony over with strikes.
Kontiainen is thwarting Antony's attempts to control the position.
Kontiainen slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kontiainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antony at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kontiainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antony at a distance.
Kontiainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kontiainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Antony to counter with a crisp jab.
Kontiainen lands a leg kick that knocks Antony off balance momentarily.
Kontiainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Antony. Antony circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kontiainen misses with a leg kick
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kontiainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Antony checks it well.
It looked like Antony wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antony has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kontiainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Antony's head.
Antony tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antony's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kontiainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antony scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looks like Antony has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kontiainen closes the distance but Antony moves to the side
and Antony counters with a good low kick that Kontiainen was not able to check.
Kontiainen closes the distance but Antony moves to the side
and Antony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kontiainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kontiainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kontiainen lands with a right hand.
Kontiainen looks to land a body kick but Antony moved away.
Antony throws a chopping leg kick but Kontiainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paavali Kontiainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kontiainen 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavali Kontiainen!
Our winner, Paavali Kontiainen, 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.