PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier has chosen Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dube
vs
Cormier

173 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

179 cm
21
161 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dube misses the jab.
Dube scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dube stalks Cormier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cormier's face. Cormier staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Corey Cormier has been cut.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dube cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cormier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cormier misses with a straight right.
Dube misses with the combination.
A combination from Cormier does no damage.
Dube throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cormier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cormier scores with a nice body kick.
Dube throws a good cross that connects.
Michael Dube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier throws a combination that misses
and Cormier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cormier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dube lands a jab to the nose.
Dube misses with a wild body shot.
Cormier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Dube scores with a four punch combination!
Cormier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cormier misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cormier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cormier misses with the combination.
Dube lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cormier at a distance.
Dube scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dube misses with a low kick.
Cormier looks to land a body kick but Dube moved away.
Dube thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dube throws a hook but Cormier blocks it.
Cormier misses with a wild combination.
Cormier pushes Dube away with a front kick.
Dube lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cormier throws a series of punches but Dube avoids them all with ease.
Dube thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dube pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dube to counter with a crisp jab.
Cormier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dube.
Dube misses with a head kick.
Dube connects with a jab.
Dube swinging wilding here.
Dube is breathing heavily.
Cormier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cormier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dube connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cormier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dube throws a leg kick that misses.
Cormier misses with a wild combination.
Cormier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dube lands with a nice combination. Cormier backs away looking to recover.
Dube connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cormier throws a nice looking combination but Dube bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cormier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cormier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Dube is rocked!
Cormier fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Dube is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Cormier - that's a beauty! Dube is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Cormier can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Corey Cormier!