PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Corso
vs
Young

165 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Corso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Corso. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Corso tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Corso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corso scoring well with a low kick there.
Corso misses with a low kick.
Corso feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Corso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Corso tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corso.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Will Corso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Young.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Corso, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Corso against the cage but Corso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Young tries to keep at a distance but Corso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the 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. Young is defending well for now.
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young jumps guard but Corso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corso connects with a knee to the head.
Corso connects with a knee to the head.
Young is trying to drag Corso to the mat but Corso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young looks gassed!
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Corso smiles and moves away.

Corso clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Corso.
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corso scores with a knee to the head.
Corso scores a nice knee to the body.
Corso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corso tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Corso crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Corso.
Corso missing with knees to the body.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Knees to the body from Corso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corso working Young over with knees to the body.
Corso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alexander Young has been cut.
Corso lands a knee to the head.
Corso crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corso with a knee to the head.
Young avoiding damage as Corso throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corso obliges.
Corso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corso landing knees to the body.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Corso trying to land knees to the body.
Corso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corso obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Corso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Corso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Corso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Young's cut.
That's time! Corso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Corso is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Corso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Corso.
Corso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young fails with the takedown
and Corso counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Corso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
Corso tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corso tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.

Young shoots in and bounces Corso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Corso working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
Young is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.

Corso had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Young trying to control but Corso is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard.

Corso drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Young manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Corso has Young in his guard.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Corso's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Corso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Corso's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Corso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Young wants to control from the top but Corso keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well.

Corso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Corso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Corso being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Corso looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Corso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Corso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corso throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Corso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alexander Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to bum rush Corso with a series of wild strikes but Corso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Corso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
Corso scores with a spinning back kick!
Corso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young tries for a takedown but Corso circles away easily
and Corso counters with a thumping low kick.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corso can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Corso.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Corso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Corso closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corso scores a nice knee to the body.
Corso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corso lands a knee to the head.
Corso lands a knee to the head.
Will Corso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corso with a knee to the head.
Corso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young fails to pull guard.
Will Corso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Young.
Corso tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Corso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Corso missing with knees to the body.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.

Young gets control of Corso's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Corso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Corso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corso trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Corso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Will Corso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young keeping moving, preventing Corso from controlling successfully.
Corso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Corso trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Will Corso has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Corso feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.

Corso darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
Corso tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Corso connects with a knee to the head.
Corso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young tries to break the clinch but Corso is controlling the position.

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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

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