PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Corcoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KAI MANA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MANA has chosen Raid the Barn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. KAI MANA has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corcoran
vs
MANA

179 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Kai Tunda Pro.....

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KAI MANA!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MANA looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corcoran is fending him off so far but MANA persists. Nope, Corcoran circles away and we're back to standing.
Corcoran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MANA walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

MANA is rocked!

It looks like KAI MANA has been cut.
Corcoran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MANA is still on wobbly legs! Can Corcoran finish him?
Corcoran misses with a looping right.
A choreographed right hand from Corcoran misses the target.
Corcoran looks to land a combination but MANA avoids it well.
Corcoran throws a hook to the side of MANA's head but MANA sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corcoran looks to land a left hand but MANA moved out of range nicely.
Corcoran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corcoran misses with the combination.
Corcoran throws a right and a left that MANA avoids nicely.
Corcoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corcoran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MANA slips a jab from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a right and a left that MANA avoids nicely.
Corcoran misses with an uppercut. MANA saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Corcoran.
Corcoran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MANA dodges the punch combination from Corcoran.
MANA seems to have recovered his senses.
Corcoran fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran throws a jab but it's blocked by MANA.
MANA looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MANA steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corcoran.
Corcoran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MANA pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corcoran lands with a shot to the body.
MANA fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Corcoran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KAI MANA.
MANA tries for a takedown but Corcoran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Corcoran scores with a body shot.
MANA looks gassed!
Corcoran's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Corcoran duly obliges.
MANA walks straight into a right hand from Corcoran - that's dropped him! Corcoran jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save MANA from any more punishment! MANA complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Corcoran!