PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 1398 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 197 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Fiore
vs
Lankinen

193 cm
29
177
15 - 12 - 2

180 cm
34
177
14 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fiore.
De Fiore tries a head kick but it misses.
Lankinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lankinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick from De Fiore.
Lankinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

De Fiore clinches with his opponent.

De Fiore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lankinen in his tracks.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Lankinen misses its intended target.
De Fiore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Fiore stuns Lankinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankinen checks a leg kick.
Lankinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Fiore connects with a right hand. Lankinen shakes it off.
De Fiore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lankinen doesn't seem bothered though.
De Fiore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Lankinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fiore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lankinen staying out of range there.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Lankinen lands.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lankinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by De Fiore.
De Fiore takes a swing at Lankinen's ribcage but misses.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lankinen throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a double jab.
Lankinen throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a left hand
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lankinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lankinen misses with a looping left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lankinen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Lankinen is just out of range.
Lankinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Fiore with a body shot.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
De Fiore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
Lankinen checks the leg kick.
De Fiore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lankinen looks to land a left hand but De Fiore moved out of range nicely.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Lankinen manages to avoid it.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lankinen.
De Fiore cracks Lankinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Fiore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore feints and then cracks Lankinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lankinen down.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Lankinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lankinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Lankinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lankinen thinks about the counter body kick.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lankinen.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lankinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fiore lands a nice hook to Lankinen's body. Lankinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Fiore misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from De Fiore
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lankinen. That did some damage!
Lankinen misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fiore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fiore. De Fiore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fiore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lankinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore cracks Lankinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Fiore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Fiore lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lankinen.
A nice leg kick from De Fiore, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore misses with a double jab.
Lankinen lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fiore's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
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.

Lankinen misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
De Fiore swinging wildly here.
De Fiore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lankinen under the eye.
De Fiore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but De Fiore avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore delivers a nice body kick.
De Fiore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lankinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lankinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lankinen just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for De Fiore.
De Fiore works Lankinen's body with a nice hook.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lankinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore lands with an overhand left.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
Lankinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lankinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Lankinen feints a counter leg kick.
De Fiore works the jab nicely.
De Fiore catches Lankinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lankinen looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
Lankinen blocks the body kick.
De Fiore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lankinen checks it well.
A jab from De Fiore does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands the left hand.
Lankinen walks into a jab.
De Fiore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lankinen's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore throws the left hand but Lankinen avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Fiore.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Lankinen.
De Fiore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankinen can do to turn this around?
Lankinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fiore. That's going to slow Lankinen down.
De Fiore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Lankinen's shoulder, as Lankinen tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore tried to score with a low kick but Lankinen checks it.
De Fiore misses with a body kick.
De Fiore catches Lankinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lankinen throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lankinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lankinen misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a two punch combo.
De Fiore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lankinen throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lankinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lankinen.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lankinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Fiore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lankinen throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore throws a sloppy body shot
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Attilio De Fiore's cut is getting worse.
De Fiore throws a hook but Lankinen blocks it.
Lankinen feints a counter leg kick.
De Fiore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fiore throws out a loose jab but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Lankinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Lankinen counters with a three punch combo that has De Fiore backing up. De Fiore nods at Lankinen to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fiore!
Lankinen blocks a head kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a low kick but Lankinen avoids it.
Lankinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Fiore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Fiore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Lankinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Lankinen.
De Fiore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fiore cracks Lankinen with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attilio De Fiore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lankinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lankinen scores with a nice right hand.
Lankinen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Fiore.
Lankinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Fiore counters with a leg kick.
De Fiore stuns Lankinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fiore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lankinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Fiore with a nice cross.
De Fiore misses with a double jab
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fiore.
Lankinen scores with a punch to the head.
De Fiore slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen takes one to the chin there.
Lankinen staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from De Fiore.
Lankinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore swings for the body but Lankinen moves out of range.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Lankinen throws a shot from downtown. De Fiore moves away and avoids it.
De Fiore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lankinen is out of range and De Fiore settles back down.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Lankinen ducked under it nicely.
Lankinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
De Fiore misses with a head kick.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lankinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lankinen misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fiore connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Attilio De Fiore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

De Fiore is rocked!
De Fiore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh De Fiore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body. Lankinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but De Fiore avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore seems to have got his legs back now.
Lankinen stuns De Fiore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fiore throws the kick towards the body but Lankinen avoids it.
De Fiore connects with a jab.

Lankinen sends De Fiore crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lankinen is motioning to the referee to let De Fiore up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Jeez, Attilio De Fiore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lankinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Lankinen off balance momentarily.
Lankinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lankinen.
De Fiore with a hook.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick
and Lankinen counters with a big right hand! Oh De Fiore is in trouble here! Lankinen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nova Lankinen!
Nova Lankinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.