PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Corgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pusha T feat. Rick Ross - Millions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Corgan
vs
Player

180 cm
28
190 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

178 cm
29
186 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Corgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Player throws a push kick but Corgan slaps the foot to one side.
Corgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Player throws a body punch but Corgan moves out of range.
Player looks to score with a jab to the body but Corgan is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Player.
Corgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Player wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Player misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corgan tries to clinch but Player moves away
letting Player counter with a right hand.
Player looks for the body kick but Corgan saw that one coming.
Player throws a lazy head kick
letting Corgan counter with a right hand.
Corgan blocks a head kick by Player.
Player lands a lovely overhand right.
Player throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corgan slips under a jab from Player.
Corgan avoids the head kick by Player.
Corgan 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.
Player swats away the attempt to clinch by Corgan.
Player connects with a solid leg kick.
Player circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Player.
Corgan is looking to clinch but Player is avoiding it.
Corgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Player paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Player throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Player thinking.
Corgan tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Corgan counters with a low kick, right behind Player 's knee.
Corgan tries to clinch up but Player circles away and keeps his distance.
Player waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corgan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Player takes a swing at Corgan's ribcage but misses.
Player swats away the attempt to clinch by Corgan.
Player swings for the body but Corgan moves out of range.
Player throws a lazy body kick
and Corgan counters with a low kick, right behind Player 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Player circles away from the clinch attempt
and Player counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Corgan drives through and clinches with Player against the cage.
Corgan trying to control the position but instead, Player has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corgan into the cage.
Corgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Corgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corgan tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corgan tries to clinch up
and Player counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corgan tries to clinch there but Player circles away.
Corgan wants to clinch.
Corgan tries to clinch there but Player circles away.
Corgan avoids a kick to the body.
Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Player.
Player comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Player circles away.
Player throws a sloppy head kick and Corgan moves out of range easily.
Corgan wants to clinch up but Player keeps it at a distance.
Player circles away from the clinch attempt
and Player counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player misses with a body shot
and Corgan counters with a good low kick that Player was not able to check.
Player jabs Corgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Player throws a jab when Corgan was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Player swings widly with a right hand
and Corgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Player throws a body kick that misses
and Corgan counters with a two punch combo.
Player fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Player looks to land a left hand but Corgan moved out of range nicely.
Player misses with an uppercut
and Corgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Player swats away the attempt to clinch by Corgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Player circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Player.
Corgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Player will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Corgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Player keeps the fight on the outside.
Player throws a lazy right hand but Corgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Player.
Corgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Player counters with a leg kick.
Corgan slips a straight right by Player.
Corgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Player lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Player circles away.
Corgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Billy Corgan has been cut.
Player throws a hook to the side of Corgan's head but Corgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Player throws a sloppy body shot
and Corgan counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Player throws a low kick, looking for Corgan's leg but Corgan calmly moves out of range.
Player pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corgan wants to clinch up but Player keeps it at a distance.
Corgan tries to clinch up.
Player fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corgan checks it well.
Player connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Player. That snapped Corgan's head back.
Corgan tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player looks to throw a body kick
and Corgan counters with a nice body shot.
Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Corgan counters with a good low kick that Player was not able to check.
Corgan ducks under a wild hook from Player.
Player scores with a jab.
Corgan avoids the body shot from Player.
Player rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corgan tries to clinch but Player is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player throws a front kick aimed at Corgan's knee but Corgan avoids it well.
Corgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gary Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Player misses with an uppercut. Corgan saw that one coming.
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Corgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corgan wants to clinch up but Player keeps it at a distance.
Corgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Player throws a lazy right hand but Corgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corgan wants to clinch.
Player misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Player swings for the body but Corgan moves out of range.
Corgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Player.
Player scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Player misses.
Player fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Player lands with a good body shot.
Corgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Player paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Player throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corgan.
Corgan slips a jab from Player.
Corgan avoids the body shot from Player.
Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Player throws a poor cross that misses
and Corgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Corgan.
Player throws a low kick, looking for Corgan's leg but Corgan calmly moves out of range.
Player scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Player circles away.
Player throws a head kick that misses.
Player misses with a left hand
and Corgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Player throws a shot from downtown. Corgan moves away and avoids it.
Player throws the left hand but Corgan avoids the punch easily.
Player throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Player manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corgan wants to clinch.
Corgan tries to clinch up but Player circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Player showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Corgan's cut.
That's time! Corgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Corgan ducks under a wild hook from Player.
Corgan moves out of range of the body kick from Player.
Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Player.

Corgan closes the distance and clinches.
Corgan digs a right hand underneath Player's ribcage. Player let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corgan lands a body punch.
A short left from Corgan.

Corgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Player circles away.
Player misses with a left hand
and Corgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Player throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Corgan tries to clinch there but Player circles away.
Corgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corgan tries to clinch up but Player circles away and keeps his distance.

Corgan moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Corgan.
Corgan pushes Player back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Player misses with a body punch.
Player swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Player struggles to land a body shot inside as Corgan controls his hands.
Corgan wants to stall.
Corgan blocking some punches.
Player keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corgan's efforts to push away.
Corgan slowing the pace effectively.
Player works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Player misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corgan scores with a shot to the side of Player's head.
Corgan lands an uppercut.
A short right from Player on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Player throws a head punch that misses.
Corgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Player tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Billy Corgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player lands with a right to the head.
Corgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Corgan.
Player's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Player tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corgan working hard to break the clinch.
Player gets through Corgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Corgan is rocked!
Player lands a nice shot to the body.
Player fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billy Corgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Player can't find room to land a body shot as Corgan controls the action.
Player struggles to land a body shot inside as Corgan controls his hands.
Player swings wildly with an uppercut but Corgan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Corgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corgan tries to clinch but Player is having none of it.
Player lands a head shot.
Oh Corgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Player ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Corgan's jaw. Corgan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Player does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Player!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Player thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.