PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeranimo Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Corpuz
vs
Milner

177 cm
20
167 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeranimo Milner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milner misses with a series of wild punches.
Milner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Milner tries to close the distance and clinch but Corpuz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milner stuffs the takedown attempt from Corpuz. Corpuz gets slowly back to his feet.
Corpuz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Corpuz misses with a body kick.
Corpuz misses with a hook. Milner ducked under it nicely.
Corpuz keeps the fight on the outside.
Milner misses with a few strikes there.
Corpuz closes the distance and clinches up with Milner, looking for a takedown. Corpuz pushes Milner against the cage but Milner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Milner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milner lands a nice shot to the body.
Corpuz throws a body punch but Milner moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corpuz.
Milner throws a series of punches but Corpuz avoids them all with ease.
Corpuz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milner tries to avoid it but Corpuz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milner to the ground. Milner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Corpuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Corpuz.
Corpuz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milner tries to avoid it but Corpuz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milner to the ground. Milner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corpuz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milner tries to bum rush Corpuz with a series of wild strikes but Corpuz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corpuz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corpuz.
Milner misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Milner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corpuz shoots for a double leg takedown but Milner sprawls well. He's pushed Corpuz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Milner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corpuz avoids it really well and circles away.
Corpuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Milner circles away.
Milner is looking to clinch.
Milner throws a right hand that Corpuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Corpuz also avoids with ease.
Milner throws a series of punches but Corpuz avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Milner misses.

Corpuz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Corpuz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corpuz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corpuz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milner's head.
Corpuz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Corpuz is controlling the pace.
Milner wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Corpuz wants to take a breather but Milner is having none of it.
Corpuz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corpuz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Milner.
Milner tries a head kick but it misses.
Corpuz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Milner counters with a stiff right hand.
Milner tries to bum rush Corpuz with a series of wild strikes but Corpuz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeranimo Milner dominated that round.
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.

Milner closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Milner rushes Corpuz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Milner manages to break the clinch.
Jasper Corpuz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milner misses with a body kick.
Corpuz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milner.
Milner misses with a double jab

and Corpuz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corpuz.
Corpuz 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.
Milner wants to stand but Corpuz is controlling the position.
Corpuz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corpuz wants to pass the guard but Milner is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpuz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Milner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milner keeping moving, preventing Corpuz from controlling successfully.
Corpuz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corpuz has his takedown stuffed
and Milner counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A jab from Corpuz misses.
Milner shoots in looking for a takedown. Corpuz tries to sprawl out of it but Milner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Corpuz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeranimo Milner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milner misses with a double jab.
Milner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corpuz looks to throw the jab but Milner is out of range.
Corpuz with a poor takedown
and Milner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corpuz throws a nice looking combination but Milner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corpuz rather than just go for the knockout.
Corpuz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Milner duly obliges.

Corpuz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Milner is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Corpuz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Corpuz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Corpuz looking to ground and pound but Milner is blocking nicely.
Corpuz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The referee warns Milner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Corpuz with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Milner because Corpuz loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Milner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Corpuz landing strikes from the mount and Milner is in trouble!
Corpuz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corpuz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Corpuz working for a guillotine from mount but Milner is in no mood to give up.
Milner wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeranimo Milner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Corpuz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Milner sprawls well. Milner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corpuz gets slowly back to his feet.
Milner swinging wilding here.
Milner misses with a body shot.
Corpuz throws a leg kick but Milner sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milner misses with a wild combination.
Milner tries to clinch up.
Milner throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Corpuz counters with a single leg into guard. Milner didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpuz thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corpuz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corpuz pushes down on Milner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Milner is trying to stand up here but Corpuz is controlling him well.
Corpuz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milner keeps working.

Milner pushes Corpuz off and gets back to his feet.

That's two 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.
Milner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corpuz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Milner avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Corpuz misses its intended target.
A jab from Corpuz misses.
Corpuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Milner tries to sprawl out of it but Corpuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Milner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Corpuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corpuz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corpuz slips a straight right by Milner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner misses with a few strikes there.
Corpuz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corpuz throws a looping overhand right but Milner ducks down to avoid it.
Corpuz with a poor takedown
and Milner counters with a straight right hand.
Corpuz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Milner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Milner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz wants to get back to full guard.

Corpuz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Milner pulls his head out easily.
Jasper Corpuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milner stalling.
Corpuz tries to roll over but Milner keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeranimo Milner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Milner 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeranimo Milner!