PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lafever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lafever is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Debonaire" by Dope. Danny Lafever is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Corner
vs
Lafever

181 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
29
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Corner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Lafever!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafever closes the distance but Corner moves to the side
enabling Corner to counter with a crisp jab.
Lafever tries to close the distance and clinch but Corner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corner keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafever moves away from the strike by Corner.
Corner cracks Lafever with an open hand slap.
Lafever throws a right hand that misses

so Corner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Corneris looking to pass into half guard but Lafever pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lafever is in guard.

Corner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lafever tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Corner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Corner misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Corner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lafever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Corner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafever swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafever keeping moving, preventing Corner from controlling successfully.
Corner throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner postures up.
Lafever keeping moving, preventing Corner from controlling successfully.
Corner stops Lafever from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Corner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Corner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lafever tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafever tries to clinch up
and Corner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lafever lands a head kick. Corner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lafever tries a head kick but it misses.
Corner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafever walks into a jab.
Corner stalks Lafever and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lafever's face. Lafever staggers backwards, shaken.
Corner cracks Lafever with an open hand slap.
Lafever tries to clinch up.
Corner misses with an uppercut.
Corner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafever has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lafever has closed the distance and engaged Corner in a clinch.
Lafever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corner avoids it.
Lafever throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lafever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lafever softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafever keeps control of Corner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lafever tries to land a knee to the head but Corner blocks with his arms.
Lafever looking to throw knees to the head but Corner is blocking nicely.
Corner is trying to break the clinch but Lafever has him pressed against the cage.
Lafever with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lafever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corner blocks it with crossed arms.
Lafever misses with a knee strike.
Lafever looks gassed!
Lafever throws a knee to the head but misses.

Corner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafever takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corner scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Corner coming out on top.
Corner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lafever lands a head kick!
Corner lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lafever pushes Corner up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafever working Corner over with knees to the body.
Lafever with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lafever with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lafever tries to land knees in the clinch but Corner avoids the damage to the body.
Lafever is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Corner is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafever has double underhooks.

Corner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corner lands a jab.
Lafever shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corner.
Lafever takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Corner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lafever keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corner is trying to control the action in half guard but Lafever is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafever pushes Corner off looking to stand but Corner dives back in and keeps control.
Lafever won't allow Corner to pass to mount.
Lafever is staying active underneath Corner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Corner thows a huge punch but Lafever dodges it nicely.
Corner controlling the pace.
Corner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corner wants to pass the guard but Lafever is defending well.
Corner is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Corner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Corner misses.
Corner lands with a straight right. Lafever didn't see that one coming.
Corner with a hook.
Lafever plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tony Corner has been cut.
Corner throws a front kick aimed at Lafever's knee but Lafever avoids it well.
Lafever is looking to clinch but Corner is avoiding it.
Corner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lafever circles away.
Corner lands a nice shot to the body.
Corner connects with a looping right hand.
Lafever is looking to clinch.
Corner lands a nice shot to the body.
Danny Lafever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafever slips under a jab from Corner.

Corner gets tackled into the cage by Lafever. Lafever maintains the clinch.
Corner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Corner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lafever misses with the head strike.
Lafever crunches a lovely knee into Corner's ribcage.
Corner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lafever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafever tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner managing to block the knees to the body from Lafever.
Lafever is breathing heavily.
Lafever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corner blocks it with crossed arms.
Lafever looking for a takedown.
Lafever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lafever gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lafever stalling in the clinch but Corner improves position.
Lafever throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lafever tries to land a knee to the head but Corner blocks with his arms.
Corner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lafever tries to land a knee to the head but Corner blocks with his arms.

Corner breaks from the clinch.
Corner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lafever. Lafever circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for Corner.
Lafever defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Corner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Corner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafever is looking to clinch but Corner is avoiding it.
Lafever has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corner wants to land a leg kick but Lafever is out of range.
Lafever is looking to clinch but Corner is avoiding it.
Donk. Corner catches Lafever right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Corner.
Corner throws a hook but Lafever blocks it.
Lafever on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corner connects with a body shot.
Corner lands with an uppercut that bounces Lafever off the cage and back into rage.
Lafever tries to close the distance and clinch but Corner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corner lands a nice shot that snaps Lafever's head back.
Danny Lafever is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Corner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lafever is trying to defend but Corner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Corner stalling.
Corner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafever is looking to escape.
Lafever blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corner.

Corner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lafever is just riding it out for now. Corner eventually gives up the hold.
Corner not doing much here.
Corner moves nicely into side control.

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.
Corner controls the position.
Corner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lafever is avoiding damage well.
Lafever gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Corner prevents Lafever from improving his position.
Corner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corner is stalling here. Lafever is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Corner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lafever has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Corner is trying to buck Lafever off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Corner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Corner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lafever moves in looking to clinch but Corner pushes him off.
Lafever tries to clinch there but Corner circles away.
Corner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lafever moves out of range of the strikes.
Corner throws a shot from downtown. Lafever moves away and avoids it.
Lafever on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lafever backs up against the cage.
Lafever tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Corner counter with a right hand.
Tony Corner is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafever throws a head kick but Corner moves out of range.
Corner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corner avoids a kick to the body.
Corner misses with a looping right.

Corner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lafever is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lafever keeping full guard, as Corner tries to pass.
Lafever takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafever is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corner is controlling him.
Corner throwing strikes from guard but Lafever blocks nicely.
Corner is fighting to break Lafever's control of his arms but Lafever is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lafever wants to stand but Corner is controlling the position.
Lafever wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two 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.
Corner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Danny Lafever.
Corner throws a big shot that misses.
Lafever tries a head kick but it misses.
Corner throws a good cross that connects.
Lafever walks into a straight right hand from Corner.
Corner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lafever under the eye.
Corner swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafever.
Corner cracks Lafever with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lafever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lafever gets a clinch.

Lafever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafever looks to clinch
enabling Corner to counter with a crisp jab.
Corner swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafever.
Lafever tries to clinch
and Corner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corner cracks Lafever with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Corner.
Lafever tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lafever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Corner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lafever looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Corner. That snapped Lafever's head back.

Lafever is rocked!
Corner scores with a nice strike.
Danny Lafever has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafever is still on wobbly legs! Can Corner finish him?
Corner lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Lafever can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Corner and Lafever drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Corner!