PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is .... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Corbett
vs
The

185 cm
32
222 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

191 cm
27
221 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Corbett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The to the ground. Corbett is now in The's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The keeping full guard, as Corbett tries to pass.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Corbett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The controls Corbett momentarily but Corbett frees himself.

The is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corbett is aware though and is defending well.
The can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corbett controls the pace.

The is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corbett is aware though and is defending well.
The wants to hit a switch here but Corbett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The there!
Corbett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Corbett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corbett with a couple of short strikes.
Corbett controlling the position easily from mount.
Corbett looking to finish The with some ground and pound. This is bad for The!
Corbett unloading with bombs!
Corbett unloading with bombs!
The wants to hold on but Corbett pushes him away.
The sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corbett prevents The from improving his position.
Corbett sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Nathan Corbett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The feints and then cracks Corbett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corbett down.
The jabs Corbett right on the nose. Corbett blinks but takes it well.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corbett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The slips under a jab.
The tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Corbett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corbett thows a body shot but no joy.

The rushes Corbett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The prevents the takedown attempt.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corbett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The obliges.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
The misses with a knee to the head.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
The fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corbett is out of range.
Corbett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corbett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corbett misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
Corbett misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Corbett misses.
The fails in his attempt to clinch.
The looks for the body kick but Corbett saw that one coming.
The lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corbett. The does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jake The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett misses with a takedown attempt - The sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The wants to clinch.

The closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The breaks the clinch.
Corbett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corbett lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake The will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corbett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The moves out of range of the strikes.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corbett.
Corbett avoids the head kick by The.
A jab from Corbett misses.
The scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Corbett blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Corbett throws a big shot that misses.
The misses with an attempted mid kick.
The motions for Corbett to come forward. The throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corbett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a body kick that misses.
Corbett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Corbett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corbett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The struggling a bit here.
The is trying to improve his position.
The is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corbett happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The gets back to half guard.
Corbett tries to pass to full mount but The defends it.
Corbett controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Corbett wants to take a breather but The is having none of it.
The is looking to improve his position.
The is trying to maintain the position but Corbett is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett trying to control the pace.
Corbett wants to take a breather but The is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Nathan Corbett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Corbett closes the distance and clinches up with The, looking for a takedown. Corbett pushes The against the cage but The circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Corbett checks a leg kick.
The tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The.
A low kick from The is predictable there
and Corbett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corbett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corbett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corbett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

The drives through and clinches with Corbett against the cage.
Corbett is working for takedown but The is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corbett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
The lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
A short left from The.
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!
The lands a hook that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
The keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corbett's efforts to push away.
Corbett tries to break the clinch but The is controlling the position.
Corbett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett is trying to break free.

Corbett breaks the clinch.

The forces Corbett back against the cage and clinches.
Jake The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corbett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Corbett lands a really nice looking cross but The seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corbett checks a leg kick.
Corbett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The.
Good exchange - The coming out on top.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The scoring well with a low kick there.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Corbett moves out of range easily.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Corbett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbett.
The tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The thumps Corbett with a low kick.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The shoots in looking for a takedown but Corbett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corbett thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - The looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corbett throws a sloppy head kick and The moves out of range easily.
The avoids the body shot from Corbett.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a head kick that misses.
Corbett checks the leg kick.
Corbett looks for a takedown but The sprawls well.
Corbett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Corbett misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
The throws a leg kick that misses.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corbett.
Jake The is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Corbett was covering up waiting for the punch and The finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The postures up.
The engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corbett is trying to keep The in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Nathan Corbett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is looking to clinch.
The thuds his right hand into Corbett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The drives through and clinches with Corbett against the cage.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Corbett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Corbett is looking to break free of the clinch but The has double underhooks.
The prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The blocks a body shot from Corbett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett presses The against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The tries a body shot but Corbett blocks it.
The lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake The!
A less than humble Jake The misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.