PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cornish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Baby got back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cornish
vs
Katana

180 cm
20
159 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Punishment Nutrition
Rusty Cage Fightwear

G'n'P Fight gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Cornish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cornish shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katana is trying to defend but Cornish finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cornish not doing much here.
Cornish blocks the strikes from Katana.
Cornish lands strikes from half guard.
Cornish prevents Katana from standing back up.
Katana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cornish. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cornish connects with a nice short shot to Katana's temple.
Cornish working Katana over with strikes.
Cornish is controlling the pace.
Cornish working Katana over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornish lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cornish 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.
Ground and pound from Cornish.
Cornish working over Katana with some ground and pound. Katana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Katana wants to get back to his feet.
Cornish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Katana pushes Cornish off and gets back to his feet.
Cornish slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cornish.
Jeremy Cornish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cornish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cornish throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cornish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Katana taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Cornish connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cornish with good strikes from the mount here!
Cornish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Katana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cornish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornish lands a nice shot to the head.
Cornish with the ground and pound from mount.
Katana wants to get back to his feet.
Cornish lands a heavy elbow.

Katana is rocked!
Katana is looking to improve his position but Cornish isn't that keen on the idea.
Katana is still in real trouble! Can Cornish finish him?
Cornish punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Katana covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Cornish!
Jeremy Cornish retains his lightweight title!