PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 2116 p4p, 247 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 1713 p4p, 207 weight class). Duffy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brawl - Bloody spit. Tszyu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Till the End of Time. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Duffy
vs
Tszyu

183 cm
40
170 lbs
31 - 30 - 0

185 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 10 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tszyu's head.
Duffy blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a leg kick that knocks Duffy off balance momentarily.
Tszyu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duffy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Duffy.
Duffy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tszyu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tszyu's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tszyu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Duffy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tszyu eats them both and turns towards Duffy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tszyu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duffy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tszyu scores with a push kick.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu throws a shot to the body.
Tszyu stalks Duffy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duffy's face. Duffy staggers backwards, shaken.
Tszyu tries to land a front kick but Duffy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy blocks a low kick nicely.
Tszyu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duffy throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duffy checks a leg kick.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Duffy with a series of wild strikes but Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Tszyu blocks the leg kick.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Duffy throws out a leg kick but Tszyu moves out of range and Duffy only half commits.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tszyu lands a glancing blow to the side of Duffy's head.
Duffy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu moves in looking to clinch but Duffy pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Duffy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tszyu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy lands a nice hook to Tszyu's body. Tszyu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duffy is looking to slow Tszyu down with leg kicks.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy looks to land a right hand but Tszyu moved out of range.
Tszyu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tszyu tests Duffy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duffy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tszyu.
Duffy misses with a low kick as Tszyu jumps back.
Tszyu looks to throw a body kick
and Duffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duffy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tszyu circles away quickly and effectively.
Duffy throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tszyu clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Tszyu.
Duffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duffy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tszyu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tszyu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
Tszyu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duffy's hands.
Tszyu throws the kick towards the body but Duffy avoids it.
Duffy throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
Duffy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
Tszyu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tszyu blocks a jab.
Tszyu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Duffy.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duffy duly obliges.
Duffy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tszyu's hands.
Good exchange - Tszyu coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu blocks a head kick by Duffy.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tszyu duly obliges.
Duffy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Duffy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duffy lands a head kick!
Tszyu swings widly with a right hand
and Duffy counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffy.
Tszyu scores with a hook to the body. Duffy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duffy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tszyu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Duffy misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
Duffy is looking to score with low kicks.
Tszyu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tszyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Tszyu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy misses with a straight left.
Tszyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duffy.
Duffy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tszyu.
A telegraphed right hand from Duffy misses the target.
Duffy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tszyu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duffy moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tszyu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duffy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tszyu circles away quickly and effectively.
Duffy avoids the head kick by Tszyu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tszyu moves out of range of the strikes.
Duffy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duffy lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carney Duffy will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Duffy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tszyu moves out of range as Duffy strikes.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duffy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tszyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tszyu swings for the body but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy blocks the body kick.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Tszyu throws out a loose jab but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tszyu.
Duffy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duffy throws a solid leg kick but Tszyu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duffy.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duffy.
Duffy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Duffy.
Duffy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Duffy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tszyu.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duffy gets a clinch.
Duffy gets through Tszyu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duffy lands a left hand.
Tszyu trying to land knees to the body.
Duffy throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu lands an elbow that stopped Duffy in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.

Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy throws a head kick but Tszyu moves out of range.
Duffy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tszyu.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duffy missing with a left hand there. Tszyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Tszyu lands but Duffy takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tszyu defending well as Duffy loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Tszyu - just one landing.
Tszyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Tszyu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy cracks Tszyu with a good jab.
Tszyu wants to slow Duffy down by chopping away at his legs.
Tszyu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duffy moves away from the strike by Tszyu.
Tszyu cracks Duffy with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Tszyu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Duffy misses.
Duffy misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carney Duffy.
I think Duffy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Kostya Tszyu!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Carney Duffy!

The fight ends as a draw!