PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 3486 p4p, 4012 weight class) and Kevon Artell (ranked 429 p4p, 475 weight class). Kevon Artell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Corbin
vs
Artell

189 cm
22
219
8 - 8 - 0

183 cm
22
222
5 - 6 - 0

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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corbin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corbin misses with a wild body shot.
Artell throws a wild body kick that Corbin sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Artell misses its intended target.
Artell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corbin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corbin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corbin misses with a right hand
and Artell counters with a nice body shot.
Artell throws a low kick but Corbin moves out of range easily.
Artell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corbin catches Artell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Artell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artell throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Corbin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Artell staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin shoots and misses
and Artell counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Artell.
Artell throws a push kick but Corbin slaps the foot to one side.
Artell throws the kick towards the body but Corbin avoids it.
Corbin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Artell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corbin throws a lazy uppercut
and Artell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artell throws a jab but it's blocked by Corbin.
Corbin ducks right into an uppercut from Artell.
Artell misses with a looping left.
Corbin lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Artell misses.
Artell throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Corbin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Artell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbin chips away with some ground and pound.
Artell looking for a sweep. Not yet Artell, not yet.
Artell being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corbin being controlled here momentarily.
Corbin wants to control from the top but Artell keeps moving.
Artell looking for a sweep. Not yet Artell, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin looking to pass the guard.
Artell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corbin is one step ahead there.
Artell is still trying to improve position.
Corbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Artell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice cross by Artell.
Artell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Artell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Artell lands a two punch combo.
Artell walks into a stiff left hand from Corbin.
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kevon Artell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin misses with a two punch combination.
Corbin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromArtell.
Corbin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Artell counters with a three punch combo that has Corbin backing up. Corbin nods at Artell to acknowledge the strikes.
Corbin slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artell digs a good hook to Corbin's body.
Corbin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artell.
Corbin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Artell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbin throws an off balance right hand
and Artell counters with a nice uppercut.
Corbin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corbin. Artell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artell avoids the body shot from Corbin.
Artell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Artell tries to move into range but Corbin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Artell throws a looping overhand right but Corbin ducks down to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corbin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Artell throws a push kick but Corbin slaps the foot to one side.
Corbin tries to counter with a takedown but Artell is quick to defend against it.
Corbin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Corbin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice body punch from Artell.
Corbin misses with a two punch combination.
Artell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Artell gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Corbin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corbin.
Artell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corbin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Artell wants to sweep but no luck.
Artell keeping full guard, as Corbin tries to pass.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corbin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Artell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corbin's guard.

Corbin is looking for a triangle but Artell pushes his legs off easily.
Artell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corbin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corbin wants to control but Artell passes easily into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbin trying to control but Artell postures up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Corbin is trying to get back to full guard.
Artell is thwarting Corbin's attempts to control the position.
Corbin tries to roll over but Artell keeps him under control.
Corbin wants to control but Artell is keeping busy.
Artell controlling the action here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corbin is looking to control Artell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Corbin avoid being mounted?
Artell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corbin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corbin misses with a right hand
and Artell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corbin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Artell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artell.
Corbin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artell was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbin.
Corbin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Artell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell slips under a jab from Corbin.
Artell stuns Corbin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Artell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Corbin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jab, jab by Corbin - just one landing.
Artell throws out a loose jab but Corbin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbin ducks under a wild hook from Artell.
Some bone on bone action there as Corbin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corbin attempts a counter takedown but Artell avoids it well and moves away.
Artell thumps Corbin with a low kick.
Artell looks to land a right hand but Corbin moved out of range.
Corbin misses with a body shot.
Corbin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Artell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corbin.
Artell lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevon Artell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Corbin misses with a combination
and Artell counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Corbin does no damage.
Artell misses the shot to the body.
Corbin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Artell stuffs the takedown attempt from Corbin. Corbin gets slowly back to his feet.
Corbin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick lands for Artell.
Artell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corbin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corbin ducks under a wild hook from Artell.
Nice body punch from Artell.
Artell connects with a crisp jab.
Artell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kevon Artell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corbin swings widly with a right hand
letting Artell counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Artell - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Artell.
Artell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Artell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corbin misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin blocks a head kick by Artell.
A little feinted left hand from Corbin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artell misses with a low kick.
Artell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbin.
Corbin moves away from the strike by Artell.
Artell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artell connects with a leg kick.

Corbin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Corbin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Artell tries to kick Corbin off but Corbin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artell trying to control here.
Ulysses Corbin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Artell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Artell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corbin controlling the pace.
Corbin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Artell is looking for a sweep. Corbin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Corbin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Corbin lands a nice shot to the head.
Artell is squirming around, avoiding Corbin's attempts to control the action.
Artell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corbin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Artell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Artell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corbin throwing shots but Artell is blocking nicely.
Corbin lands with a punch from half guard.
Corbin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Artell is looking to improve his position.
Artell trying to control but Corbin postures up.
Corbin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Artell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Corbin wants to pass the guard but Artell is defending well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corbin controlling the action here.
Corbin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Artell tries to roll over but Corbin keeps him under control.
Artell wants to control but Corbin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corbin wants to control but Artell is keeping him busy.
Artell is controlling Corbin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Artell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corbin.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Corbin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Artell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Artell throws a leg kick that misses.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick
and Corbin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Corbin. Artell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corbin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Artell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corbin is out of range and Artell settles back down.
Corbin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artell throws a lazy right hand but Corbin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Corbin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Artell misses with a wild body shot.
Corbin looks to land a left hand but Artell moved out of range nicely.
Artell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corbin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artell. Artell obviously looking to wear him down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Artell slaps away a takedown attempt from Corbin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Artell throws a sloppy head kick and Corbin moves out of range easily.
Corbin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artell pinned against the cage. Artell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbin throws out a loose jab but Artell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artell looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbin is just out of range.
It looked like Corbin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Artell looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbin is just out of range.
Corbin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corbin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Artell.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Corbin takes one on the button.
Artell misses with a body kick.
Corbin misses with a double jab
and Artell counters with a leg kick.
Artell throws a shot to the body.

Corbin looking to score a takedown here. Artell is defending well but Corbin drives through and ends up in Artell's guard.
Artell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Artell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Artell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevon Artell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Corbin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corbin throws a body punch but Artell moves out of range.
Artell tries to land a leg kick but Corbin saw it coming and moves away.
Corbin swings for the body but Artell moves out of range.
Corbin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corbin checks a leg kick.
Corbin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corbin throws a jab when Artell was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artell scores with a hook to the body. Corbin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artell throws a poor cross that misses
and Corbin counters with a stiff right hand.
Corbin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Artell fails to land with a series of punches.
Corbin throws a body punch but Artell moves out of range.
Artell throws a shot from downtown. Corbin moves away and avoids it.
Corbin throws a series of strikes that have Artell backpedaling.
Corbin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corbin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corbin misses the jab.

Corbin shoots in and gets a takedown into Artell's guard.
Artell wants to get back to his feet but Corbin passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Corbin prevents Artell from improving his position.
Artell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corbin is thwarting Artell's attempts to control the position.
Corbin is taking a breather. Artell 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.
Artell is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artell trying to control here.
Corbin controlling the action here.
Artell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corbin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Artell is not content to let Corbin control the position.

That's four 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.
Artell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corbin is working away from the top position though.
Artell taking some punishment here, with Corbin in his half guard.
Corbin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Artell wants to control but Corbin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Artell is holding on to half guard well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Corbin looks to score with a jab to the body but Artell is just out of range.
Artell throws a jab but it's blocked by Corbin.
Corbin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Artell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corbin somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Artell! But no joy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Artell throws a looping overhand right but Corbin ducks down to avoid it.
Artell throws an off balance right hand
and Corbin counters with a left to the body.
Corbin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Corbin misses.
Artell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Artell lands with a cross.
Artell avoids the body shot from Corbin.
Artell throws a shot to the body.
Corbin blocks a jab.
Corbin fails with a takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Artell lands.
Corbin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corbin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Artell misses with a body kick.
Corbin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artell was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbin.
Nice body kick there by Artell.
Artell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Artell misses its intended target.
Corbin connects with a body shot that sends Artell's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Artell misses its intended target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Corbin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbin misses the shot to the body.
Corbin moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Artell misses.

Artell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Corbin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Corbin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Artell is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Corbin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corbin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Artell has momentary wrist control but Corbin slips an elbow through the middle.
Ulysses Corbin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corbin is one step ahead there.
Artell managing to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Corbin scoring with some ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artell pulls Corbin in close to prevent any damage.
Corbin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Artell misses.
Artell lands a right hook to the body.
Artell slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Artell with a nice calf kick.
Artell moves out of range as Corbin strikes.
Kevon Artell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corbin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Artell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corbin will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevon Artell.
I've got Artell 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevon Artell!
A less than humble Kevon Artell misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.