PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Lander has chosen Tribute as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ice Lander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corbett
vs
Lander

189 cm
28
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

190 cm
31
222 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander scores with a head kick.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett lands a front kick.
Lander throws a low kick, looking for Corbett's leg but Corbett calmly moves out of range.
Lander closes the distance but Corbett moves to the side
and Corbett counters with a solid body kick.
Corbett scores with a nice strike.
Corbett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbett lands with a shot to the body.
Corbett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lander's calf.
Corbett misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Lander misses its intended target.
Corbett misses with a wild body shot.
Lander throws a body punch but Corbett moves out of range.

Corbett has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lander fails to land.
Corbett lands an elbow just above Lander 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett is stalling here.
Corbett looking to slow down the pace here.
Corbett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lander misses with a knee to the head.
Lander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
Lander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corbett missing with knees to the body.
Lander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corbett is defending well for now.
Lander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corbett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corbett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lander lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander misses with a punch on the inside.
Lander misses with the head strike.
Lander takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ice Lander has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Corbett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbett lands a hook that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Lander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbett's elbow.
Corbett is pushing Lander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lander using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corbett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corbett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lander blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lander misses with a body punch.
Lander has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Lander using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corbett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Corbett moves into the clinch.
Lander misses with a knee strike.
Lander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corbett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lander.
Lander with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Lander.
Lander swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbett just leaning against Lander, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corbett lands an elbow inside that Lander shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Corbett fails to land.
Lander tries to stall but Corbett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corbett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lander tries to work over Corbett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corbett working aggressively here.
Lander tries a body shot but Corbett blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lander.
Lander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lander's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Lander.
A short left from Lander.
Corbett trying to control the position but instead, Lander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corbett into the cage.
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 Nathan Corbett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Corbett misses with a low kick.

Lander closes the distance and clinches.
Corbett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lander avoids a wild elbow strike from Corbett.
Lander misses with some punches.
Lander has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Lander lands a knee to the head.
Lander has Corbett pressed against the cage.
Corbett is trying to pull guard but Lander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Corbett.
Ice Lander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Lander forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corbett throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lander.
Corbett lands an elbow inside that Lander shrugs off.
Lander pushes Corbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lander blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corbett.
Lander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Corbett avoids the damage to the body.
Corbett taking a breather.
Lander blocks the elbow strike.
Lander misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander struggles to land a body shot inside as Corbett controls his hands.
Corbett lands an elbow that stopped Lander in his tracks for a moment.
Corbett avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett avoiding damage as Lander throws knees to the body.
Lander misses with the head strike.
Corbett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corbett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lander as Corbett tries to tie him up.
Corbett has Lander pushed against the cage.
Corbett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lander throws out a powerful jab.

Nathan Corbett's cut is getting worse.
Lander catches Corbett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Corbett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corbett misses with a left hand

and Lander counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corbett blocking some punches.
Corbett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corbett or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lander lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lander.
Lander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corbett blocks it with crossed arms.
Lander landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Lander.
Knees to the body from Lander.
Lander lands with a left to the head.
Lander misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Lander.
Lander digs a right hand underneath Corbett's ribcage. Corbett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lander scores with a knee to the head.
Lander looking to throw knees to the head but Corbett is blocking nicely.
Lander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corbett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lander has Corbett pressed against the cage.
Lander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Lander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Corbett misses with a body kick.
Lander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lander, right into the meat.
Corbett scores with a sloppy right hand. Lander should have avoided that one.
Lander digs a good hook to Corbett's body.

Corbett clinches up with Lander and pushes him back against the cage.
Corbett throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lander fails to land.
Corbett lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lander.
Lander lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lander misses with a body punch.
Lander lands a left hand.
Corbett stalling in the clinch but Lander improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lander.
Corbett is trying to pull guard but Lander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lander works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corbett lands with a right to the head.
Lander misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Lander has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Lander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lander misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett looking to slow down the pace here.
Corbett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corbett throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander lands a nice shot to the body.
Corbett throws an elbow that misses.
Lander stalling in the clinch.
Lander gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lander.
Lander lands with a light punch inside.
Corbett gets through Lander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Lander fails to land.
Lander cracks Corbett with a nice body shot.
Corbett letting Lander take a breather here.
Corbett tries to land knees in the clinch but Lander avoids the damage to the body.
Corbett lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Nathan Corbett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lander lands a right hand.
Corbett swings wildly with an uppercut but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander tries to land a knee to the head but Corbett blocks with his arms.
Corbett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lander lands a knee to the body.
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lander misses with a punch on the inside.
Lander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbett's elbow.
Corbett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lander tries a body shot but Corbett blocks it.
Lander lands a hook that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett is trying to maintain a safe position but Lander gets an underhook and turns Corbett into the cage.
Lander with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corbett tries to stall but Lander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lander with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lander misses with a knee to the head.
Lander blocks an elbow strike.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lander.
Lander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lander.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Lander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lander has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Lander!
Ice Lander gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).