PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Correa
vs
Loco

225 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Loco.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Correa shows good takedown defense.
Correa slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Correa but Correa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eric Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Loco.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco throws a body kick that misses.
Loco tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Correa as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Correa shows good takedown defense.
Loco shoots in but Correa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loco looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Correa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Correa. That's going to slow Loco down.
Correa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Correa is fending him off so far but Loco persists. Nope, Correa circles away and we're back to standing.
Correa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loco's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Correa.
Eric Correa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Correa, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Correa against the cage but Correa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Loco shoots for a takedown but Correa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa connects with a body shot.
Correa works Loco's body with a nice hook.
Correa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Correa.
Correa scores with a shot to the body.
Correa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Correa. That's going to slow Loco down.
Correa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loco's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Correa scores with a four punch combination!
Correa cracks the inside of Loco's front leg.
Loco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loco moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loco's head backwards.
Loco shoots in and drives through. Correa sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Correa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Correa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Correa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Correa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Correa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loco somewhat.
Loco takes one to the chin there.
Loco is breathing heavily.
Loco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Correa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eric Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Loco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Correa shows good takedown defense.
Correa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Correa pinned against the cage. Correa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Correa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Correa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Correa wants it to stay on the feet.
Loco tries to clinch up.
Eric Correa is winning the standup battle so far.
Correa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Correa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Correa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loco tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Loco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Correa.
Loco fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Correa.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Correa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Correa tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Correa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Correa.
Correa is looking to wear down Loco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Correa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loco.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Correa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Loco wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Correa as he jumps to the side.
Loco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Correa's waist but Correa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loco off to one side.
Eric Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Loco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Correa.
Correa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good leg kick by Correa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Correa cracks the inside of Loco's front leg.
Correa slaps away a takedown attempt from Loco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Correa throws a series of strikes that have Loco backpedaling.
Correa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Loco has a takedown stuffed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Correa.
Eric Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa scoring well with a low kick there.
Loco misses with a shot to the body
and Correa counters with a leg kick.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loco shoots and misses
and Correa counters with a leg kick.
Correa throws a one two combo.
Correa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Loco or perhaps it was just good defense by Correa which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Correa.
A lazy body kick from Loco
and Loco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loco. That did some damage!
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loco's sensitive parts.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Correa shows good takedown defense.
Correa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Correa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Loco.

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.
A right-left combo lands from Correa.
A good leg kick by Correa.
Correa scoring well with a low kick there.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Correa counters with a good low kick that Loco was not able to check.
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correa.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Loco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Correa has got the better of the exchanges.
Correa throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Correa with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Correa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Correa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Correa!