PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida comes to the cage accompanied by Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Corrida
vs
Bicchiere

179 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
169 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bicchiere 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corrida with a nice cross.
Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bicchiere .
Corrida throws a push kick but Bicchiere slaps the foot to one side.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bicchiere .
A telegraphed right hand from Bicchiere misses the target.
Bicchiere leaves Corrida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bicchiere misses the target.
Jab, jab by Bicchiere - just one landing.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Corrida moves out of range.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corrida tests Bicchiere 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corrida avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corrida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corrida misses with a body shot.
Bicchiere misses with a wild body shot.
Corrida throws a big shot that misses.
Corrida thows a body shot but no joy.
Bicchiere connects with a leg kick. Corrida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corrida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere clobbers Corrida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corrida misses with a looping right.
Corrida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Bicchiere .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bicchiere throws a right hand that Corrida ducks under and follows up with a left that Corrida also avoids with ease.
Corrida misses with a straight right.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses.
Bicchiere moves away from the strike by Corrida.
Bicchiere connects with a leg kick. Corrida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bicchiere jabs Corrida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bicchiere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corrida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corrida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corrida throws a lazy right hand but Bicchiere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corrida misses with an uppercut. Bicchiere saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corrida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bicchiere counters with a one-two to the body.
Corrida throws a one two combo.
Corrida tries to clinch up but Bicchiere circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bicchiere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corrida throws a looping overhand right but Bicchiere ducks down to avoid it.
Bicchiere lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corrida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bicchiere cracks Corrida with a good jab.
Corrida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bicchiere .
Corrida slips a jab and a cross from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere scores with a shot to the body.
Corrida connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bicchiere misses.
Bicchiere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corrida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida throws a leg kick
and Bicchiere counters with a nice uppercut.
Corrida looks for the body kick but Bicchiere saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Bicchiere as he connects with a hook.
Bicchiere looks to land a combination but Corrida avoids it well.
Bicchiere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corrida circles away quickly and effectively.
Bicchiere lands a leg kick that knocks Corrida off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corrida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from Bicchiere both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Bicchiere misses the target.
Bicchiere lands a head shot.
Bicchiere plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante Bicchiere will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bicchiere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bicchiere throws a solid leg kick but Corrida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bicchiere .
Bicchiere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corrida.
Bicchiere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corrida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corrida dodges the punch combination from Bicchiere .
Corrida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bicchiere .
Corrida swings for the body but Bicchiere moves out of range.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bicchiere is just out of range.
Bicchiere lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bicchiere .
Bicchiere thows a body shot but no joy.
Corrida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere avoids the body shot from Corrida.
Bicchiere looks to score with a jab to the body but Corrida is just out of range.
Bicchiere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere misses the jab.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corrida slips a jab from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere connects with a single shot there.
Corrida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corrida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a one two combo.
Bicchiere lands a leg kick that knocks Corrida off balance momentarily.
Jab by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a right hand that misses
and Corrida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere scores with a body shot.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bicchiere with a jab.
Corrida misses with a double jab.
Bicchiere tries to bum rush Corrida with a series of wild strikes but Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bicchiere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bicchiere .
Corrida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bicchiere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corrida's hands.
Bicchiere lands a nice hook to Corrida's body. Corrida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corrida fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere sizes up Corrida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bicchiere fails to land with a series of punches.
Corrida misses with a body shot
and Bicchiere counters with a leg kick.
Corrida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bicchiere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corrida.
Bicchiere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corrida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bicchiere but Bicchiere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bicchiere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bicchiere lands an overhand right.
Corrida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bicchiere throws a lazy right hand but Corrida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida cracks Bicchiere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bicchiere drops his hands momentarily and Corrida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Corrida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bicchiere throws a right and a left that Corrida avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corrida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bicchiere has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bicchiere and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bicchiere misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Corrida. That snapped Bicchiere 's head back.
Corrida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corrida scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bicchiere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corrida.
Bicchiere misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corrida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dante Bicchiere will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Corrida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bicchiere is trying to defend but Corrida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bicchiere is trying to maintain the position but Corrida is very close to passing his half guard.
Corrida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Corrida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bicchiere is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bicchiere manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bicchiere wants to stand but Corrida is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida wants to pass the guard but Bicchiere is keeping the position.
Bicchiere wants to sweep here but Corrida controlling him for the moment.
Corrida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bicchiere is keeping the position for now.
Corrida passes into half guard.
Corrida throwing shots but Bicchiere is blocking nicely.
Bicchiere is trying to maintain the position but Corrida is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere is trying to stand back up but Corrida is controlling him
Corrida throwing shots but Bicchiere is blocking nicely.
Corrida moves nicely into side control.
Bicchiere wants to get back to his feet but Corrida drags him back down.
Bicchiere avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Corrida.
Corrida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bicchiere regains half guard.

Bicchiere makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Juan Corrida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corrida.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corrida checks a leg kick.
Corrida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corrida shoots in for a double leg but Bicchiere sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corrida takes one to the chin there.
Bicchiere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corrida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bicchiere ducks under a wild hook from Corrida.
Bicchiere throws a chopping leg kick but Corrida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bicchiere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corrida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bicchiere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Corrida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corrida lands a nice shot to the body.
Bicchiere avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corrida throws a hook but Bicchiere blocks it.
Corrida shoots in looking for a takedown but Bicchiere manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corrida's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Bicchiere .
Nice shot by Corrida.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corrida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bicchiere counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dante Bicchiere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bicchiere scores with a one two! Corrida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Corrida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bicchiere has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Bicchiere !