PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Corrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasabi comes to the cage accompanied by Pokerface. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wasabi
vs
Corrello

180 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

184 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Wasabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucian Corrello!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasabi throws a sloppy head kick and Corrello moves out of range easily.
Wasabi lands a right hook to the body.
Corrello avoids the head kick by Wasabi.
Wasabi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corrello.
Corrello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corrello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wasabi stuffs the takedown.
Lucky Wasabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Corrello.
Nice takedown defense from Wasabi. No joy for Corrello on that attempt.
Wasabi connects with a solid leg kick.

Wasabi gets a clinch.
Corrello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasabi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasabi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wasabi tries to land a knee to the head but Corrello blocks with his arms.
Wasabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasabi lands a body shot.
Corrello looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasabi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasabi digs a right hand into Corrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corrello's gas tank.
Corrello has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wasabi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wasabi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrello's face.
Wasabi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wasabi looking to throw knees to the head but Corrello is blocking nicely.
Wasabi pushes Corrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wasabi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corrello drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wasabi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasabi.
Wasabi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corrello tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wasabi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corrello tries to pull guard but Wasabi holds him up against the cage and eventually Corrello drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Wasabi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasabi scores with a shoulder strike.
Wasabi scores with a hook to the body.
Wasabi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wasabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasabi scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wasabi.
Wasabi connects with a knee to the head.
Wasabi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.
Corrello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasabi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wasabi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corrello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wasabi landing knees to the body.
Wasabi gets through Corrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Wasabi.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but Corrello blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Wasabi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasabi lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasabi lands an uppercut.
Corrello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasabi tries to land a knee to the head but Corrello blocks with his arms.
Wasabi cracks Corrello with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasabi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wasabi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corrello blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasabi lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Wasabi dominated that round.
That's time! Wasabi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wasabi lands a nice shot to the body.
Corrello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wasabi but Wasabi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corrello shoots in looking for a takedown. Wasabi tries to sprawl out of it but Corrello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wasabi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucian Corrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corrello looks for a takedown but Wasabi sprawls well.
Lucky Wasabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Corrello.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasabi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corrello.
Wasabi lands with a cross.
Wasabi lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasabi cracks a nice hook into Corrello's ribs.
Jab, jab by Wasabi - just one landing.
Wasabi lands with a nice body punch.
Wasabi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corrello is breathing heavily.

Wasabi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corrello, pushing him back against the cage.
Wasabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wasabi.

Wasabi drops Corrello with a big knee straight up the middle! Corrello is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Corrello is rocked!
Corrello steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wasabi. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wasabi, right into the meat.
Wasabi pushes Corrello away with a front kick.
Wasabi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corrello on the side of the head.
Lucian Corrello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Corrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wasabi throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasabi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wasabi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasabi lands a jab to the head.
Wasabi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid body kick from Wasabi.
Nice uppercut lands for Wasabi. That snapped Corrello's head back.

Wasabi forces Corrello back against the cage and clinches.
Wasabi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corrello is working for takedown but Wasabi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wasabi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lucky Wasabi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corrello jumps guard but Wasabi stands there with Corrello around his waist. Corrello gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wasabi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasabi misses with a knee strike.
Wasabi digs a right hand into Corrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corrello's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi misses with a knee strike.
Wasabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasabi lands a knee to the body.
Wasabi misses with a knee to the head.

Corrello pulls Wasabi into guard.

Corrello has his foot on Wasabi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wasabi works his way back into a safe position though.

Corrello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wasabi forces his way into half guard.
Corrello tries to get to full guard but Wasabi has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wasabi in particular looking to stall.
Corrello is looking to improve his position.

Wasabi decides to stand up.
Wasabi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wasabi throws a good cross that connects.
Wasabi misses with a body shot.
Corrello shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wasabi sprawls well. Wasabi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corrello gets slowly back to his feet.
Corrello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corrello takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Wasabi clinches up with Corrello and pushes him back against the cage.
Corrello tries for a takedown but Wasabi manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Wasabi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wasabi scores with a hook to the body. Corrello takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wasabi stuffs the takedown attempt from Corrello. Corrello gets slowly back to his feet.

Wasabi rushes Corrello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Wasabi.
Wasabi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Wasabi on the inside.
Wasabi connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wasabi.
Wasabi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wasabi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wasabi lands a hook that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corrello takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wasabi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasabi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corrello can do to turn this around?
Wasabi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wasabi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.
Wasabi scores a nice knee to the body.
Wasabi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corrello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasabi landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wasabi.
Wasabi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Correllos head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wasabi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wasabi misses with a knee to the head.
Wasabi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.
Wasabi lands a left hand.
Wasabi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corrello's face.
Wasabi lands a knee to the head.
Wasabi scores with a shot to the side of Corrello's head.
Wasabi misses with the head strike.
Wasabi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wasabi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wasabi pushes Corrello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wasabi lands a shot to the body.
Corrello tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wasabi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasabi scores with a shoulder strike.
Wasabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasabi stops a takedown attempt from Corrello.
Lucky Wasabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Corrello.
Wasabi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corrello jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wasabi walks away with a smile on his face. Corrello gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wasabi lands the left hand.
Lucky Wasabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wasabi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wasabi looking to throw knees to the head but Corrello is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wasabi.
Corrello tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wasabi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corrello backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wasabi.
Wasabi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucian Corrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucky Wasabi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corrello is working for takedown but Wasabi is calmly controlling the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Wasabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wasabi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Wasabi!