PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiran Corkhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Corkhill
vs
Vladislav

170 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keiran Corkhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bojan Vladislav!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a left and a right that stings Corkhill.
Corkhill has his takedown stuffed
and Vladislav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vladislav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vladislav throws a right and a left that Corkhill avoids nicely.
Corkhill has been working on his balance at Morbid Conditioning School $350, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vladislav.
Some wild striking there from Vladislav.
Corkhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vladislav counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a straight right hand.
Corkhill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vladislav scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corkhill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Vladislav both land. Nice combination.
Vladislav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corkhill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill fails with the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a left to the body.
Vladislav paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vladislav throws a combination. Corkhill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a left to the body.
Vladislav lands a jab to Corkhill's midsection.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a right hand to the body.
Corkhill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Vladislav counter with a right hand.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vladislav.
Corkhill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Vladislav.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladislav has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a nice uppercut.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Vladislav counters with a left to the body.
Corkhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vladislav counters with a three punch combo that has Corkhill backing up. Corkhill nods at Vladislav to acknowledge the strikes.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corkhill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corkhill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corkhill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vladislav is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corkhill rather than just go for the knockout.
Vladislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vladislav darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vladislav is working the combinations to good effect here.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill has his takedown stuffed
letting Vladislav counter with a right hand.
Vladislav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bojan Vladislav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vladislav lands a nice hook to Corkhill's body. Corkhill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vladislav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corkhill fails with the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vladislav tests Corkhill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vladislav lands with a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Corkhill. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Corkhill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corkhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vladislav counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corkhill thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vladislav. Those never looked like landing.
Corkhill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corkhill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corkhill shoots and misses
and Vladislav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vladislav is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Corkhill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Corkhill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladislav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Vladislav.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Vladislav counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Vladislav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Vladislav dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a nice body shot.
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Vladislav circles away easily
and Vladislav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Vladislav circles away easily
and Vladislav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vladislav throws a one two combo.
Corkhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vladislav counters with a one-two to the body.
Vladislav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a stiff right hand.
Vladislav throws a combination. Corkhill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bojan Vladislav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Vladislav counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corkhill takes one to the side of the head.
Vladislav lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Corkhill drops his hands momentarily and Vladislav takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vladislav throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Vladislav. Beautiful body shot.
Vladislav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corkhill circles away quickly and effectively.
Vladislav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt
letting Vladislav counter with a right hand.
Corkhill has his takedown stuffed
and Vladislav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vladislav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill fails with the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vladislav throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vladislav lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corkhill walks into a jab.
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!

Corkhill closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vladislav's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Vladislav manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Vladislav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Vladislav.
Vladislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill fails with the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a nice body shot.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Vladislav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vladislav scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vladislav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corkhill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corkhill shoots and misses
and Vladislav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vladislav lands a really nice looking cross but Corkhill seems unphased.
Vladislav misses with the combination.
Vladislav throws a series of punches but Corkhill moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav throws a one two combo.
Corkhill has his takedown stuffed
and Vladislav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a one-two to the body.
Bojan Vladislav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Vladislav circles away easily
and Vladislav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vladislav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vladislav thuds his right hand into Corkhill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vladislav lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corkhill with a poor takedown
and Vladislav counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladislav connects with a body shot.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corkhill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bojan Vladislav showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Corkhill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vladislav cracks a nice hook into Corkhill's ribs.
Corkhill has his takedown stuffed
and Vladislav counters with a three punch combo that has Corkhill backing up. Corkhill nods at Vladislav to acknowledge the strikes.
Bojan Vladislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vladislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vladislav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corkhill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a nice body shot.
Vladislav moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vladislav jabs Corkhill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vladislav scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a series of strikes. Corkhill will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Corkhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vladislav throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vladislav looks to land a combination. Corkhill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vladislav connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Vladislav circles away easily
and Corkhill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corkhill dodges the punch combination from Vladislav.
Vladislav scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vladislav!
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corkhill fails with the takedown
and Corkhill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corkhill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters with a straight right hand.
Vladislav works Corkhill's body with a nice hook.
Vladislav scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vladislav digs a good hook to Corkhill's body.
A combination from Vladislav does no damage.
Corkhill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vladislav throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vladislav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corkhill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vladislav throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vladislav ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vladislav duly obliges.
Corkhill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vladislav counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corkhill thinking.
Keiran Corkhill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladislav swings for the body but Corkhill moves out of range.
Bojan Vladislav is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vladislav throws a right hand that Corkhill ducks under and follows up with a left that Corkhill also avoids with ease.
Corkhill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vladislav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vladislav scores with a hook to the body. Corkhill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corkhill misses with a takedown attempt
and Vladislav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corkhill misses with a takedown
and Vladislav counters with a right hand to the body.
Vladislav lands a nice hook to Corkhill's body. Corkhill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corkhill tries for a takedown but Vladislav circles away easily
and Vladislav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corkhill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corkhill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Corkhill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vladislav misses with the combination.
Corkhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vladislav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corkhill shoots and misses
and Vladislav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vladislav lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vladislav lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vladislav.
Vladislav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corkhill circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Vladislav comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vladislav 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bojan Vladislav!
Bojan Vladislav looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Rock-A-Fella Fight Club!'.