PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Corona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hemorrhage. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

King
vs
Corona

210 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Pacheco Labratories Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Corona!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corona.

Corona closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corona slows the pace down in half guard.

Corona stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Chris King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.

Corona shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Corona showed some decent athleticism there.
King is trying to stand.
King wants to control but Corona passes into side.

Corona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King bucks up and tries to throw Corona off but instead Corona has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corona is not going to allow King to sit and survive in this position.

Corona looking to break King's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. King remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Corona will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
King tries to break free.
King is trying to stand back up.

King preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Corona.
Corona looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
King is trying to stand back up.

Corona working for a choke but King is defending well.
Corona gets his hands free as King looks to control.
King is trying to get back to his feet but Corona has full control of the position and if anything, King has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona tries to get the hooks in deep but King pushed the leg off.
King looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
King is trying to break free.
King holding both Corona 's hands and preventing any damage.
Corona lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Corona controlling well, preventing King from escaping the position.
King trying to get back to his feet but Corona is in full control for now.
Corona trying to control.

That's four 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.
Corona cracks King with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing King from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Corona avoiding King 's attempts to control his hands.
King has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
King is covering up but some of the strikes from Corona are getting through and doing damage.
King is covering up but some of the strikes from Corona are getting through and doing damage.
King is trying to stand back up.
Corona is looking to control King but King is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gino Corona dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.
Corona slips a jab and a cross from King.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and King duly obliges.

It looks like Gino Corona has been cut.
A punch combination from King misses.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Corona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King throws a right and a left that Corona avoids nicely.

Corona shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control but Corona postures up.
Corona passes the guard and advances to mount!
King wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Corona goes for an armbar but he's not got it… King turns into him and now he's in Corona's guard.
King works over Corona with some ground and pound from guard.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get up but he can't break Corona's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King won't allow Corona to sweep him here.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King wants to stand but Corona is controlling his posture from full guard.
Corona wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King misses with the combination.
King throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.

Corona shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King is striking off his back. Corona thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Corona prevents King from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Corona in particular looking to stall.
King is looking for a sweep. Corona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Corona is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
Corona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King pushes Corona off looking to stand but Corona dives back in and keeps control.
King wants to control but Corona passes into side.
King throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gino Corona will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gino Corona's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Corona connects with a solid leg kick.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corona.
King swinging wilding here.
King swinging wilding here.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corona shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Corona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.
King throws a nice looking combination but Corona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from King does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corona.

Corona darts in and clinches King up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona prevents King from breaking the clinch.

Corona manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Corona looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Corona has his feet on King's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Corona has managed to clinch.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King is trying to break free.

Corona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King misses with a wild combination.
Corona dodges the punch combination from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corona tries to clinch up.
Corona misses with a body shot.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws a nice looking combination but Corona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corona avoids a punch combination nicely.

Corona scores a takedown into full mount!
Corona looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corona tries to control but King wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona won't let King get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Corona content just to control the position here.
King is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Corona landing strikes from the mount.
Corona lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
King is trying to reverse the position but instead Corona has taken his back - oops!

That's four 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.
King controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Corona keeps control of the position easily here as King tries to buck him off.
Corona is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Corona gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Corona gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Corona apologises and we restart here on the feet.
King throws a right and a left that Corona avoids nicely.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King throws a right and a left that Corona avoids nicely.
King misses with a few strikes there.

King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chris King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gino Corona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Corona stands up from King's guard - Corona perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gino Corona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Corona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gino Corona!