PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobayashi Tsakeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corso
vs
Tsakeda

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Corso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kobayashi Tsakeda!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Corso gets tackled into the cage by Tsakeda. Tsakeda maintains the clinch.
Tsakeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Corso has double underhooks.
Tsakeda managing to block the knees to the body from Corso.
Tsakeda goes for a takedown attempt but Corso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tsakeda misses with a few strikes there.
Tsakeda looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corso obliges.
Tsakeda avoiding damage as Corso throws knees to the body.
Corso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsakeda's efforts to push away.
Corso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corso tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsakeda avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsakeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corso working Tsakeda over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsakeda avoids it.
Corso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tsakeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tsakeda managing to block the knees to the body from Corso.
Tsakeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corso wants to stall.
Tsakeda avoiding damage as Corso throws knees to the body.
Corso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsakeda avoids it.
Corso tries to land a knee to the head but Tsakeda blocks with his arms.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Tsakeda won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corso obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corso missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corso landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsakeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corso trying to control the position but instead, Tsakeda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corso into the cage.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Tsakeda won't want to take too many of those.
Corso landing knees to the body.
Corso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsakeda is defending well for now.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsakeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Corso.
Corso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tsakeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso is pressed up against the cage. Tsakeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Corso down to the mat. Corso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Corso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Corso connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corso - that will leave a mark!
Corso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsakeda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Corso.
Corso connects with an inside leg kick.
Corso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corso tries to land a leg kick but Tsakeda saw it coming and moves away.
Tsakeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corso.
Corso thumps Tsakeda with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corso cracks the inside of Tsakeda's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsakeda. That did some damage!
Tsakeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corso throws out a leg kick but Tsakeda moves out of range and Corso only half commits.
Good leg kick by Corso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsakeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsakeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corso connects with a high kick.
Corso has a takedown stuffed.
Corso throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corso tries to clinch but Tsakeda moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Corso dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Corso connects with a leg kick. Tsakeda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kobayashi Tsakeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corso fails to land the takedown.
Tsakeda slaps away a takedown attempt from Corso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Corso connects with a high kick.
Tsakeda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corso.
Corso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corso wants to clinch up but Tsakeda keeps it at a distance.
Corso wants to slow Tsakeda down by chopping away at his legs.
Tsakeda is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsakeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Corso.
Tsakeda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Corso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsakeda can do to turn this around?
Corso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsakeda's sensitive parts.
Corso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tsakeda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Corso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corso throws out a leg kick but Tsakeda moves out of range and Corso only half commits.
Corso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corso scores with a leg kick.
Corso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tsakeda.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corso.
Corso scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsakeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corso throws a nice head kick!
Tsakeda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corso.
Corso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsakeda avoids it really well and circles away.
Corso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsakeda avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corso.
Corso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corso tries to clinch there but Tsakeda circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsakeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corso looks to land a body kick but Tsakeda moved away.
A solid body kick from Corso.
Corso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsakeda. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsakeda is defended easily by Corso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corso.
Corso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsakeda. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsakeda.
Corso throws a push kick but Tsakeda slaps the foot to one side.
Corso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corso throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsakeda shoots for a takedown but Corso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tsakeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Will Corso is winning the standup battle so far.
Corso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsakeda's sensitive parts.
Corso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsakeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Corso throws a head kick but Tsakeda moves out of range.
Tsakeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Corso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Corso. That's going to slow Tsakeda down.
Corso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corso tries a head kick but it misses.
Corso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsakeda is fending him off so far but Corso persists. Nope, Tsakeda circles away and we're back to standing.
Corso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsakeda is able to avoid easily.
Tsakeda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Corso tries to score with a low kick but Tsakeda moves his leg out of the way.
Tsakeda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tsakeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Corso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tsakeda but Tsakeda pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso shoots in but no luck this time.
Corso wants to slow Tsakeda down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrible takedown by Corso or perhaps it was just good defense by Tsakeda which made him look bad.
Tsakeda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corso can pounce on him.
Corso cracks the inside of Tsakeda's front leg.
Corso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsakeda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Corso.
Corso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsakeda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsakeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsakeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corso.
Corso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corso shoots in looking for a takedown but Tsakeda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsakeda swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corso.
Corso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tsakeda takes a step back to recover.
Corso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsakeda. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Corso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corso misses with a takedown attempt - Tsakeda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corso lands a head kick. Tsakeda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corso is looking to clinch.
Corso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsakeda's sensitive parts.
Tsakeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tsakeda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corso somewhat.
Corso throws the kick towards the body but Tsakeda avoids it.
Tsakeda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tsakeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Corso.
Tsakeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corso. Corso obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tsakeda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Corso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kobayashi Tsakeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corso fakes the leg kick and cracks Tsakeda in the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Corso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Corso!