PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Britain Corona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Britain Corona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Corona
vs
Messi

193 cm
23
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Britain Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Messi clinches up with Corona and pushes him back against the cage.
Messi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Messi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corona has him pressed against the cage.
Messi tries to pull guard but Corona forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Corona pressing his opponent against the cage.

Messi breaks the clinch.
Corona shoots in for a takedown but Messi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Corona shoots in for a takedown but Messi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Messi clinches.

Messi jumps into guard, dragging Corona to the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Corona is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi wants to stand up but Corona is controlling him.
Corona trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Messi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corona is controlling him.
Corona trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Britain Corona.
Messi slaps away a takedown attempt from Corona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britain Corona. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messi throws a sloppy head kick and Corona moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Messi or perhaps it was just good defense by Corona which made him look bad.
Corona keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch but Corona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Messi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corona shoots for a double leg takedown but Messi sprawls well. He's pushed Corona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Corona has managed to clinch.
Messi prevents a takedown attempt there.

Corona breaks the clinch.
Messi doesn't manage to clinch there - Corona circles away.
Corona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi tries to clinch there but Corona circles away.
Messi has a takedown stuffed.
Corona shoots in and drives through. Messi sprawls well.
Corona is breathing heavily.
Messi is looking to clinch but Corona is avoiding it.
Corona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corona is looking to clinch.
Corona is looking to clinch.
Corona misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona tries to clinch but Messi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lionel Messi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Messi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corona swings widly with a right hand

and Messi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Messi.
Messi looking to throw knees to the head but Corona is blocking nicely.
Messi tries to pull guard but Corona holds him up against the cage and eventually Messi drops back down to his feet.
Corona jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Messi walks away with a smile on his face. Corona gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Messi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corona.
Messi looks to clinch
and Corona counters with a head kick. That will keep Messi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Corona shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britain Corona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Messi closes the distance and clinches up with Corona, looking for a takedown. Messi pushes Corona against the cage but Corona circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Messi closes the distance and clinches.
Corona is trying to maintain a safe position but Messi gets an underhook and turns Corona into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corona is defending well for now.
Messi has had enough of the clinch but Corona keeps him there for the moment.
Messi stalls.
A short left from Messi.
Messi is trying to pull guard but Corona turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Messi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corona avoids it.
Messi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corona blocks it with crossed arms.

Corona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Messi takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona is trying to pull guard but Messi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Messi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Messi effectively controlling the action here.
Corona stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Corona tries for a takedown. No joy.
Corona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Messi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corona's elbow.
Corona misses with some punches.
Messi misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona tries to land knees in the clinch but Messi avoids the damage to the body.
Corona is trying to force a seperation but Messi has the dominant position.

Messi manages to break the clinch.
Britain Corona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corona swats away the attempt to clinch by Messi.
Messi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Messi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Messi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Corona is pushing Messi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Messi blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona lands a left hand.
Messi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Messi throws a punch but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona is looking for a takedown.
Corona wants a takedown.
Messi misses with a knee strike.

Messi jumps into guard, dragging Corona to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corona is controlling him.

Corona decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Messi, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Messi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Corona. Messi does a little dance to reset his feet.

Messi drives through and clinches with Corona against the cage.

Messi manages to pull guard.
Messi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Corona bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Corona looking to sit in guard and control but Messi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Messi wants to control from the top but Corona keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Messi trying to control but Corona is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Messi being controlled here momentarily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Messi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi slaps away a takedown attempt from Corona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corona blocks a head kick by Messi.
Messi thows a body shot but no joy.
Messi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corona as he jumps to the side.
Messi tries to clinch there but Corona circles away.
Messi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Messi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corona closes the distance and clinches up with Messi, looking for a takedown. Corona pushes Messi against the cage but Messi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britain Corona. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Messi misses with a knee to the head.
Corona tries to land a knee to the head but Messi blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Messi.
Corona tries for a takedown. No joy.
Messi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Messi taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi prevents Corona from breaking the clinch.

Messi breaks the clinch.
Corona connects with a jab.

Messi clinches with his opponent.
Corona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Messi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Messi throws a head punch that misses.
Corona tries to work over Messi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corona takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Messi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Britain Corona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lionel Messi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Messi tries to clinch but Corona moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Messi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Messi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Messi!