PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 1376 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 189 p4p, 199 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 Paavali Kontiainen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Corleone Jr.
vs
Kontiainen

186 cm
24
199
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
212
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiainen ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..

Corleone Jr. takes the fight into the clinch.
Kontiainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corleone Jr. misses with some punches.
Kontiainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone Jr. lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. taking a breather.
Corleone Jr. lands a right hand.
Corleone Jr. has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kontiainen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. works on Kontiainen's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Kontiainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kontiainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Kontiainen controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corleone Jr..
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kontiainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone Jr. controls his hands.
Kontiainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kontiainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corleone Jr.s head.
Kontiainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone Jr. controls his hands.
Corleone Jr. is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Corleone Jr. displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kontiainen up against the cage.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Kontiainen controls the action.
Kontiainen can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone Jr. controls the action.
Corleone Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Corleone Jr..
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand underneath Kontiainen's ribcage. Kontiainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kontiainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kontiainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Corleone Jr. tries to stall but Kontiainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kontiainen tries to throw a body punch but Corleone Jr. avoids it by throwing Kontiainen back against the cage.
Corleone Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone Jr. wants to stall.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kontiainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone Jr. working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kontiainen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corleone Jr. seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kontiainen can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kontiainen.
Corleone Jr. blocks a body shot from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
Corleone Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Kontiainen controls his hands.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kontiainen blocking some punches.
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand into Kontiainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kontiainen's gas tank.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kontiainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone Jr. looking to slow down the pace here.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Kontiainen controls the action.
Kontiainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kontiainen tries to work over Corleone Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Kontiainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone Jr. misses with the head strike.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kontiainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kontiainen lands a nice uppercut.
Kontiainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Kontiainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kontiainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone Jr. controls his hands.
Corleone Jr. is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corleone Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone Jr..

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontiainen blocking some punches.
Corleone Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone Jr. lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kontiainen backwards.
Corleone Jr. tries a body shot but Kontiainen blocks it.
Kontiainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kontiainen blocking some punches.
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kontiainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone Jr..
Kontiainen can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone Jr. controls the action.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Kontiainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kontiainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone Jr..
Kontiainen blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kontiainen.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Kontiainen controls the action.
Corleone Jr. lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kontiainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavali Kontiainen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick but Kontiainen checks it.
Corleone Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Kontiainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontiainen pushes Corleone Jr. away with a front kick.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook but Kontiainen avoids it easily.
Kontiainen throws a jab when Corleone Jr. was well out of range.
It looked like Corleone Jr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corleone Jr. pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kontiainen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. Kontiainen should have avoided that one.
Kontiainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corleone Jr. avoids the body shot from Kontiainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick
and Kontiainen counters with a good low kick that Corleone Jr. was not able to check.
Corleone Jr. lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kontiainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corleone Jr. misses the jab.
Corleone Jr. throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kontiainen counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kontiainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kontiainen scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Kontiainen.
Corleone Jr. scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook
and Kontiainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kontiainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontiainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Corleone Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Corleone Jr. fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corleone Jr. chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kontiainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corleone Jr. on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kontiainen slips a jab from Corleone Jr..

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen misses with a straight left.
Corleone Jr. throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Paavali Kontiainen has been cut.
Corleone Jr. misses with a looping left.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
Kontiainen misses with an uppercut
and Corleone Jr. makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kontiainen throws a good cross that connects.
Corleone Jr. swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kontiainen.
Kontiainen swings widly with a right hand
and Corleone Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Corleone Jr. instigates a clinch.
Kontiainen misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone Jr.'s elbow.
Kontiainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone Jr. lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Corleone Jr. is trying to maintain a safe position but Kontiainen gets an underhook and turns Corleone Jr. into the cage.
Corleone Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Kontiainen.
Corleone Jr. is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kontiainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kontiainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kontiainen tries to throw a body punch but Corleone Jr. avoids it by throwing Kontiainen back against the cage.
Kontiainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone Jr.'s elbow.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone Jr. misses with the head strike.
Corleone Jr. misses with some punches.
A short left from Kontiainen.
Kontiainen digs a right hand into Corleone Jr.'s ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corleone Jr.'s gas tank.
Corleone Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paavali Kontiainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

A shot to the liver by Kontiainen. Beautiful body shot.
Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kontiainen.
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick that misses.
Kontiainen blocks a jab.
Corleone Jr. dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kontiainen. That did some damage!
Corleone Jr. stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kontiainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontiainen looks for the body kick but Corleone Jr. saw that one coming.
Corleone Jr. throws a sloppy head kick
and Kontiainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Corleone Jr. misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kontiainen cracks Corleone Jr. with a right hand to the side of the head.

Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut is getting worse.
Corleone Jr. scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kontiainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. misses with a left hand
and Kontiainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corleone Jr.'s knee momentarily.
Kontiainen with a hook.
Corleone Jr.'s corner calls for a 1-2. Corleone Jr. obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kontiainen ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Kontiainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Kontiainen.
Corleone Jr. looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kontiainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corleone Jr. finds it's way round the side to connect with Kontiainen's head.
Corleone Jr. tries a low kick but Kontiainen avoids it.
Kontiainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kontiainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kontiainen slips under a jab.
Kontiainen throws out a counter right but Corleone Jr. avoids it with no problem.
Kontiainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick by Corleone Jr. misses
enabling Kontiainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Corleone Jr. throws an off balance right hand
and Kontiainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Sonny Corleone Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kontiainen drops Corleone Jr. with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Corleone Jr. looks back up at him and smiles so Kontiainen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Corleone Jr. is rocked!

Sonny Corleone Jr.'s cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kontiainen feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Corleone Jr. collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). 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.