PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida comes to the cage accompanied by Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood. This should be fireworks!

Corrida
vs
Cow

179 cm
24
180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
30
183 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spotted Cow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cow tries to close the distance and clinch but Corrida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corrida doesn't seem bothered though.
Cow wants to clinch up but Corrida keeps it at a distance.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Cow is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Corrida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Corrida enables Cow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Corrida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Corrida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cow looking to pass the guard.
Cow trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Corrida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corrida is on top in guard.
Cow looking for a sweep. Not yet Cow, not yet.
Cow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Corrida wants to pass the guard but Cow is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow has control of Corrida's left arm, preventing Corrida from doing any damage.
Cow trying to keep a closed guard but Corrida is proving a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Spotted Cow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corrida was well out of range. Poor timing from Cow.
Cow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
A slow jab from Cow misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Cow coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corrida.
Corrida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cow misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cow.
Cow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Corrida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cow misses with the combination.
Cow scores with a decent looking hook.
Cow misses with a wild body shot.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corrida manages to avoid it.

Corrida tries to keep at a distance but Cow has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow lands with a light punch inside.
Cow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corrida backwards.
Corrida throws a punch but it's blocked by Cow.
Corrida blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cow.
Corrida jumps guard but Cow stands there with Corrida around his waist. Corrida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cow swings wildly with an uppercut but Corrida uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cow tries to land a knee to the head but Corrida blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spotted Cow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cow throws a low kick but Corrida moves out of range easily.
Corrida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corrida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Cow does it's job there.
Corrida takes one on the button.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Corrida avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corrida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida throws a hook but Cow avoids it easily.
Cow checks a leg kick.
Corrida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cow misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida throws a sloppy head kick and Cow moves out of range easily.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cow manages to avoid it.
Cow throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Corrida does it's job there.
Cow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corrida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corrida in his tracks.
Corrida slips a straight right by Cow.
Cow with a hook.

Corrida is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corrida tries to score with a low kick but Cow moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Corrida blocks the low kick.
Corrida scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Corrida defends it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Corrida blocks the low kick.
Cow swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Corrida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cow checks it well.
Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corrida.
Cow misses with a leg kick.
Cow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corrida throws a body punch but Cow moves out of range.
Cow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corrida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cow misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow cracks Corrida with a good jab.
Cow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corrida.
Corrida is looking to wear down Cow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corrida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cow there.
Cow cracks Corrida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Corrida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cow is in close to Corrida's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow is working Corrida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Corrida keeping full guard, as Cow tries to pass.

Corrida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cow wants to control from the top but Corrida keeps moving.
Cow with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corrida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Corrida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spotted Cow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Corrida connects with an inside leg kick.
Cow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cow connects with a body shot that sends Corrida's belly button to the back.
Spotted Cow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corrida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cow. Those never looked like landing.
Corrida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cow.
Cow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cow has a takedown stuffed.
Corrida tries to land a body kick
and Cow counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cow. Corrida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cow sizes up Corrida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cow clobbers Corrida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida slips a jab and a cross from Cow.
Corrida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corrida counters with a series of strikes. Cow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corrida connects with the punch.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cow.
Corrida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corrida.
Cow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cow misses the jab.
Corrida tries to land a front kick but Cow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juan Corrida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spotted Cow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cow.
Cow scores with a body shot.
Corrida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corrida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corrida blocks a leg kick.
Cow takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Cow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cow lands the left hand.
Cow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corrida has time to react.
Corrida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Corrida moves forwards but Cow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Cow - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida throws a body punch but Cow moves out of range.
Cow tries to bum rush Corrida with a series of wild strikes but Corrida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corrida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corrida walks into a jab.
Corrida takes a swing at Cow's ribcage but misses.
Cow lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Cow.
Corrida throws a head kick but Cow moves out of range.
Corrida ducks right into an uppercut from Cow.

Cow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Corrida to the ground. Cow is now in Corrida's guard.
Corrida trying to control the position.
Cow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow trying to control but Corrida is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Corrida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cow defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Corrida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cow defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spotted Cow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cow 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spotted Cow!
A victorious Spotted Cow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.