PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Voss has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Corey Jr's chin.

Corey Jr
vs
Voss

175 cm
26
137 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

183 cm
26
144 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Voss!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voss leaves Corey Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Voss tries to sprawl but Corey Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Voss wants to control but Corey Jr is keeping busy.
Corey Jr tries to pass to full mount but Voss defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corey Jr prevents Voss from standing back up.
Corey Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corey Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Voss is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corey Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corey Jr's back!
Voss controlling from the back.
Corey Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Voss's guard. Nice work there by Corey Jr.
Voss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corey Jr can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss controlling from the full mount.
Voss is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Voss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corey Jr is looking to escape.
Corey Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Voss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Voss wants to control the pace but Corey Jr is squirming around nicely.
Corey Jr is looking to improve his position but Voss isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corey Jr is looking to escape.
Corey Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Voss wants to control the pace but Corey Jr is squirming around nicely.
Voss controlling from the full mount.
Corey Jr tries to buck Voss off but he can't manage it.
Voss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corey Jr is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corey Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to get to full guard but Voss has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Voss seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss wasn't active enough on the ground.
Corey Jr is looking to clinch but Voss is avoiding it.

Voss closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Voss trying to control the action but Corey Jr is working from the bottom.
Voss working away.
Corey Jr stops Voss from passing to mount.
Corey Jr regains half guard.
Voss controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to get to full guard but Voss has control of the leg.
Voss trying to control the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Corey Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Voss trying to control the action but Corey Jr is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Corey Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss wants to control but Corey Jr postures up.
Corey Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Corey Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Voss is defending well.
Voss struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Corey Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Corey Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voss sprawls well. Voss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corey Jr gets slowly back to his feet.

Corey Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Voss trying to keep a closed guard but Corey Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Corey Jr throwing strikes from guard but Voss blocks nicely.
Corey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Voss is retaining full guard.
Corey Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Voss keeping full guard, as Corey Jr tries to pass.
Voss is looking to stand up but Corey Jr isn't so interested in that idea.

Voss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Corey Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Corey Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voss is keeping the position for now.
Voss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voss seems keen to control Corey Jr's posture.
Corey Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Corey Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voss is keeping the position for now.
Voss tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corey Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corey Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Corey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Voss is retaining full guard.
Voss seems keen to control Corey Jr's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Voss.

Voss gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Voss content to stall in guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corey Jr wants to sweep but no luck.

Corey Jr looking for a guillotine here but Voss defends easily.
Voss wants to control from the top but Corey Jr keeps moving.
Corey Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Voss is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss wasn't active enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Corey Jr.

Voss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Voss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Voss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corey Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Voss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Corey Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Voss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Voss tries to control but Corey Jr wriggling away.
Corey Jr manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voss wants to control but Corey Jr is keeping him busy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Voss hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Corey Jr throws a nice looking combination but Voss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Voss gets the takedown into side control.
Corey Jr tries to buck Voss off but Voss is having none of it.
Corey Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Voss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Voss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Voss gets the takedown into side control.
Voss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corey Jr keeps working.
Corey Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Voss taking a breather here.
Corey Jr is looking to reverse the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Corey Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Corey Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Voss that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Voss is trying to escape the mount.
Corey Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Voss tries to hold on but Corey Jr postures up.
Voss is looking to get to half guard.
Corey Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Voss wants to control but Corey Jr is having none of it.
Corey Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corey Jr trying to control but Voss is having none of it.
Voss sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Voss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voss wants to control but Corey Jr passes into side.
An elbow from Corey Jr crashes against the mat.
Corey Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Voss is trying to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Corey Jr crashes against the mat.
Voss is trying to improve his position.
Corey Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Voss on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Voss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corey Jr tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr working away.
Corey Jr landing strikes.
Voss is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corey Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Voss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corey Jr drops an elbow to the side of Voss's head.
Voss on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Voss tries to roll over but Corey Jr keeps him under control.
Corey Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Corey Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Voss wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corey Jr trying to advance position but Voss counters by regaining guard.
Voss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voss content just to control the position here.
Corey Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss looking to control but Corey Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Corey Jr gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Corey Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corey Jr 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Corey Jr!
Mike Corey Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.