PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coranin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat The Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Coranin
vs
The Kick

196 cm
18
252 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Coranin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat The Kick!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Coranin throws a body kick that misses.

Coranin closes the distance and clinches.
The Kick wants to stall.
The Kick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Kick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coranin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coranin.
The Kick shoots for a double leg takedown but Coranin sprawls well. He's pushed The Kick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coranin shoots for a takedown but The Kick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Coranin.
The Kick misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Kick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alex Coranin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat The Kick.
The Kick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coranin pinned against the ropes. Coranin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Coranin moves into range and clinches up with The Kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kick is trying to drag Coranin to the mat but Coranin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Coranin tries to work over The Kick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Kick lands with a light punch inside.
The Kick looking for a takedown.
Coranin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Kick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coranin avoids it.

The Kick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Coranin gets tackled into the ropes by The Kick. The Kick maintains the clinch.
The Kick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Kick fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coranin tries to break the clinch but The Kick is controlling the position.

The Kick ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Kick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coranin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coranin trying to control but The Kick is working from the bottom.

Coranin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coranin trying to control but The Kick is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kick is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Coranin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Kick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coranin throws a looping overhand right but The Kick ducks down to avoid it.

The Kick has taken the fight to the clinch.

The Kick jumps guard.
Coranin postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coranin wants to control from the top but The Kick keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Kick is looking to clinch but Coranin is avoiding it.
Coranin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Kick moves into the clinch.
A short right from The Kick.
The Kick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coranin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

The Kick breaks the clinch.
Coranin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Kick.
The Kick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Kick looks gassed!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coranin.
The Kick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat The Kick dominated that round.
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 Kick gets a clinch.
Coranin avoiding damage as The Kick throws knees to the body.

The Kick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alex Coranin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coranin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Kick is looking to clinch but Coranin is avoiding it.
The Kick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coranin throws out the jab.

The Kick clinches with his opponent.

The Kick jumps into guard, dragging Coranin to the mat.
The Kick wants to stand and escape but Coranin is having none of it.
Coranin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Kick working a defensive guard here.
Coranin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Kick is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kick is looking to stand up but Coranin isn't so interested in that idea.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pat The Kick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Kick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coranin tries to avoid it but The Kick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coranin to the ground. Coranin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Kick.
The Kick tries to close the distance and clinch but Coranin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Kick slips a straight right by Coranin.
Coranin misses with a body kick.
Coranin misses with a takedown attempt - The Kick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kick shoots in looking for a takedown but Coranin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Kick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Coranin forces The Kick back against the ropes and clinches.
The Kick tries to stall but Coranin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coranin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The Kick working Coranin over with knees to the body.
The Kick throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Kick keeps control of Coranin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Kick fails to pull guard.
Alex Coranin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat The Kick.
The Kick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Kick misses with a knee strike.
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!
Coranin avoiding damage as The Kick throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Kick obliges.
The Kick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Kick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coranin is keeping busy.

The Kick pulls guard successfully.
The Kick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Kick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coranin wants to control from the top but The Kick keeps moving.

Alex Coranin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Coranin's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Kick under the eye.
The Kick dodges the punch combination from Coranin.
The Kick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coranin is fending him off so far but The Kick persists. Nope, Coranin circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coranin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat The Kick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

The Kick forces Coranin back against the ropes and clinches.
Coranin prevents the takedown attempt.

The Kick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coranin avoids the head kick by The Kick.
The Kick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coranin keeps the fight on the outside.
Coranin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Kick.
The Kick stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Kick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Kick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The Kick drives through and clinches with Coranin against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kick looking to stall.
Coranin tries to score a body lock takedown but The Kick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Kick lands a body shot.
The Kick working Coranin over with knees to the body.

The Kick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The Kick moves into the clinch.
The Kick goes for a takedown attempt but Coranin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alex Coranin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat The Kick.
The Kick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Kick connects with a leg kick. Coranin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Kick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coranin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Kick tries to clinch but Coranin moves out of range.
Coranin falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Kick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Coranin really felt that one!

The Kick darts in and clinches Coranin up against the ropes.
The Kick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Kick lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Kick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

The Kick breaks the clinch.
Coranin slaps away a takedown attempt from The Kick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coranin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kick was well out of range. Poor timing from Coranin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kick lands with a slapping head kick.

Coranin tries to keep at a distance but The Kick has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Kick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coranin after a bit of a struggle.
Coranin letting The Kick take a breather here.
The Kick is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coranin is defending well.
Pat The Kick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Kick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coranin's efforts to push away.
Coranin tries to break free but The Kick pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Kick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coranin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Kick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coranin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Kick shoots in but no luck this time.
The Kick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coranin.

The Kick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coranin throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coranin's efforts to push away.
Alex Coranin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coranin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat The Kick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Kick 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat The Kick!