PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chico Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corrales might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brainstorm - Waterfall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Corrales
vs
ORielly

187 cm
27
156 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
166 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Corrales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrales lands an overhand right.
ORielly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corrales counters with a nice body shot.
Corrales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
ORielly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corrales counters with a left to the body.
Corrales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Corrales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corrales scores with a decent looking hook.
ORielly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ORielly misses with a hook
and ORielly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corrales misses with a body shot.
ORielly shoots in looking for a takedown. Corrales tries to sprawl out of it but ORielly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Corrales manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly misses with a lunging right hand
and Corrales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corrales throws a combination. ORielly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corrales scores with a jab to the body.
Corrales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits ORiellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
ORielly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corrales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corrales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aiden ORielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from ORielly misses
and ORielly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
ORielly takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrales tests ORielly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly looks to score with a jab to the body but Corrales is just out of range.
Corrales just misses with a punch to the body.
Corrales throws a shot from downtown. ORielly moves away and avoids it.

ORielly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Corrales to the mat! Corrales manages to get full guard.
ORielly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
ORielly scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ORielly is working Corrales over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Corrales utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Corrales looking to control.
Corrales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corrales is trying to control the position but ORielly postures up.

Corrales working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ORielly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ORielly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corrales is trying to keep ORielly in close.

Corrales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

ORielly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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.
ORielly postures up in Corrales's guard and throws a big left but Corrales blocks it.
ORielly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Corrales controls ORielly momentarily but ORielly frees himself.
ORielly with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ORielly tries to free his leg and advance position but Corrales is retaining full guard.
ORielly trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Corrales dominated that 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.

ORielly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corrales's head.
A shot to the body from ORielly misses
and Corrales counters with a straight right hand.
ORielly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
ORielly misses with a takedown
and Corrales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

ORielly forces Corrales back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
ORielly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly effectively controlling the action here.
Corrales blocking some punches.
ORielly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Corrales fights it off and pushes away nicely.

ORielly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Corrales did well to prevent ORielly getting side control.
Corrales is trying to control but can't.
Corrales is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of ORielly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take ORielly's back!
ORielly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
I would not like to be ORielly right now.
ORielly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrales controlling the pace for now.
ORielly tries to hold on but Corrales postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrales trying to control but ORielly is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ORielly tries to buck Corrales off but Corrales takes his back!
Corrales is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Corrales patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on ORielly's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
ORielly staying busy and making it hard for Corrales to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corrales is hanging on to ORielly's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Corrales dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

ORielly moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from ORielly.
ORielly misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORielly.
ORielly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Corrales up against the cage.
ORielly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORielly is trying to stall.
Corrales blocks an uppercut.
ORielly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
ORielly is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrales works on ORielly's body with a couple of short punches.
ORielly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ORielly leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from ORielly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aiden ORielly.

ORielly has managed to clinch.
Corrales tries to pull guard but ORielly won't allow it.
ORielly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, ORielly scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORielly tries a body shot but Corrales blocks it.
ORielly struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrales controls his hands.
Corrales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corrales throws a punch but it's blocked by ORielly.
ORielly blocks a body shot from Corrales.
ORielly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORielly is struggling to control the position.
Corrales misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
ORielly wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Corrales has a couple of punches blocked by ORielly.
ORielly tries to throw a body punch but Corrales avoids it by throwing ORielly back against the cage.
Corrales prevents a body shot from ORielly.
ORielly throws a head punch that misses.
ORielly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Corrales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORielly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ORielly misses with a double jab
enabling Corrales to counter with a crisp jab.
ORielly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corrales.
Corrales wants to clinch up but ORielly keeps it at a distance.
Corrales stuns ORielly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
ORielly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corrales avoids it really well and circles away.
Aiden ORielly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chico Corrales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden ORielly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throws a right hand that misses
enabling Corrales to counter with a crisp jab.
Chico Corrales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORielly moves out of range of the strikes.
Corrales lands a jab.

ORielly rushes Corrales and presses him up against the cage.
ORielly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORielly throws a head punch that misses.
ORielly misses with a punch on the inside.

ORielly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corrales misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrales throws a body punch but ORielly moves out of range.

ORielly takes the fight into the clinch.

ORielly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
ORielly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corrales defending well though.
Corrales wants to control but ORielly is keeping busy.
ORielly thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Corrales to regain full guard.
Corrales trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corrales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Corrales!