PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bale
vs
Correia

199 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Correia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia throws a head kick that misses.
Joe Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correia fails to land the takedown.
Correia keeps the fight on the outside.
Correia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correia.
Bale throws a body punch but Correia moves out of range.
Correia closes the distance but Bale moves to the side
and Bale counters with a stiff right hand.
Bale closes the distance looking to clinch

and Correia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Correia.
Correia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bale has him pressed against the cage.
Correia is working for takedown but Bale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Correia.
Correia working hard to break the clinch.
Correia tries to break free but Bale pushes him back against the cage.
Correia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bale smiles and moves away.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Correia's head but Correia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Correia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correia swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bale rushes Correia and presses him up against the cage.
Bale keeps control of Correia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Correia tries to land a knee to the head but Bale blocks with his arms.
Bale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Correia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Correia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bale gets underhooks to prevent Correia's takedown attempt.
Bale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Correia is trying to force a seperation but Bale has the dominant position.
Correia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Correia wants to stall.

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.

Bale manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bale, right into the meat.
Correia looks gassed!

Bale clinches with his opponent.
Correia working hard to break the clinch.
Correia can't get the takedown.
Bale presses Correia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Correia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Correia is trying to drag Bale to the mat but Bale just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Correia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Correia moves out of range easily.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Correia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale throws a combination that misses

and Correia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bale closes the distance and pushes Correia back into the cage.
Correia tries to stall but Bale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale throws a leg kick which misses Correia's front leg but catches the back leg as Correia tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Bale.
Bale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bale duly obliges.

It looks like Fedor Correia has been cut.
Correia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bale. That's going to slow Correia down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bale cracks Correia with a good jab.
Correia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bale is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Correia.
Bale scores with a hook.
Bale tries to clinch there but Correia circles away.
Correia slips a jab and a cross from Bale.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale tries to land a leg kick but Correia saw it coming and moves away.
Bale tries to score with a low kick but Correia moves his leg out of the way.
Correia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Correia swats away the attempt to clinch by Bale.
Correia dodges the punch combination from Bale.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bale throws a right hand that Correia ducks under and follows up with a left that Correia also avoids with ease.
Bale tries to clinch but Correia is having none of it.
Correia with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Correia's cut.
That's time! Bale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bale has managed to clinch.
Correia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Correia prevents a body shot from Bale.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Correia's brow.
Bale letting Correia take a breather here.

Bale breaks the clinch.
Correia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bale cracks Correia with an open hand slap.

Bale rushes Correia and presses him up against the cage.
Bale throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correia is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bale!
Bale scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Correia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Correia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Bale is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Correia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Correia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bale can pounce on him.
Bale is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bale lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bale, right into the meat.
Correia dodges the punch combination from Bale.
Bale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correia's calf.
Joe Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a one two combo.
Correia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale throws a series of punches but Correia moves out of range.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bale.

Bale clinches.

Bale breaks from the clinch.
Correia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bale throws a combination. Correia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Bale does it's job there.
Bale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That has opened up Fedor Correia's cut even more.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale throws a leg kick but Correia checks it.
Some wild striking there from Bale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a right and a left that Correia avoids nicely.
Bale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Correia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Correia's leg but Correia calmly moves out of range.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Correia tries to clinch there but Bale circles away.
Bale throws a right hand that Correia ducks under and follows up with a left that Correia also avoids with ease.
Bale misses with the combination.

Bale pushes Correia up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bale digs a right hand into Correia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Correia's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale throws a right hand that Correia ducks under and follows up with a left that Correia also avoids with ease.
Bale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Correia can do to turn this around?
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Correia.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Bale throws a sloppy body shot
letting Correia counter with a right hand.
Correia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Correia tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correia has his takedown stuffed
and Bale counters with a good low kick that Correia was not able to check.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Correia.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bale!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Correia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bale throws a combination. Correia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Correia keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Correia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bale counters with a nice uppercut.
Bale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bale throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Bale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Correia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Correia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Bale misses.

Bale clinches with his opponent.
Bale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Correia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Correia shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
Bale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Bale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bale throws a leg kick
and Correia counters with a nice uppercut.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bale lands with a right hand.

Bale has Correia up against the cage in a clinch.

Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Correia is trying to break free.
Correia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Correia.

Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Correia keeps the fight on the outside.
Bale throws a series of punches but Correia avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bale throws a series of strikes that have Correia backpedaling.

The cut above Fedor Correia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Bale has managed to clinch.
Bale tries to land knees in the clinch but Correia avoids the damage to the body.
Bale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Correia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Correia tries to land knees in the clinch but Bale avoids the damage to the body.
Joe Bale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bale breaks the clinch.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale is looking to slow Correia down with leg kicks.
Bale looks to land a combination but Correia avoids it well.
Bale lands a jab to Correia's midsection.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Bale scores with a jab. Correia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bale throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Bale lands a two punch combo.
Bale cracks Correia with a right hand to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Correia is trying to maintain a safe position but Bale gets an underhook and turns Correia into the cage.

Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Correia momentarily.
Correia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale tries to work over Correia's front leg with a kick but Correia checks it.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bale misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bale 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bale!