PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Bakreek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir's entrance music is -N- The Bay. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cormeir
vs
Bakreek

185 cm
32
227 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

188 cm
33
212 lbs
13 - 25 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Bakreek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakreek throws a series of punches but Cormeir avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cormeir or perhaps it was just good defense by Bakreek, which made it look bad.
Cormeir slips a jab from Bakreek.
Nice defenses there by Cormeir.
Cormeir slips a straight right by Bakreek.
Cormeir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakreek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cormeir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bakreek leaves Cormeir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bakreek misses with a jab, cross combination.

Cormeir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bakreek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakreek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cormeir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cormeir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bakreek's head.
Cormeir stopping the sweep attempt from Bakreek.
Cormeir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir scoring with punches to the head and body.

Bakreek wriggles free and stands up.
Bakreek misses with a hook. Cormeir ducked under it nicely.
Bakreek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bakreek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cormeir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cormeir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bakreek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cain Cormeir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cormeir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Cormeir. Beautiful body shot.
Bakreek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormeir blocks a jab.
Bakreek throws a big shot that misses.
Bakreek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown. Bakreek tries to sprawl out of it but Cormeir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bakreek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bakreek gets caught napping as Cormeir dives in and scores a takedown. Bakreek manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormeir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bakreek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cormeir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bakreek is trying to keep Cormeir in close.
Cormeir throwing strikes but missing.
Bakreek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bakreek controls Cormeir momentarily but Cormeir frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakreek trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cormeir throwing strikes but missing.
Cormeir postures up in Bakreek's guard and throws a big left but Bakreek blocks it.
Cormeir throwing strikes but missing.
Cormeir throws a big right hand that misses.

Bakreek has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cormeir has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cormeir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bakreek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cormeir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bakreek is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cormeir can't get the takedown.
Bakreek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cormeir wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cormeir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bakreek after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Bakreek.
Cormeir wants a takedown but no success here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormeir wants to take the fight to the mat but Bakreek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cormeir tries to score a body lock takedown but Bakreek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cormeir looking for a takedown.
Bakreek trying to control the position but instead, Cormeir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bakreek into the cage.
Cormeir can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormeir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bakreek stalling the fight.
Cormeir goes for a takedown attempt but Bakreek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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 Cain Cormeir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cormeir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakreek.
Cormeir dives in and grabs Bakreek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bakreek pushes down on Cormeir's head and hops out.
Bakreek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cormeir doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakreek circles away.
Bakreek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Cormeir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bakreek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bakreek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cormeir is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Cormeir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cormeir working the ground and pound.
Bakreek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cormeir grinds an elbow into Bakreek's temple.
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!
You can see the frustration on Bakreek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bakreek is looking to regain half guard here but Cormeir keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir wants to control but Bakreek is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakreek parries the strikes from Cormeir easily there. Cormeir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bakreek to escape.
Cain Cormeir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bakreek parries the strikes from Cormeir easily there. Cormeir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bakreek to escape.
Bakreek is not content to let Cormeir control the position.
Bakreek tries to buck Cormeir off but Cormeir is having none of it.
Cormeir working the ground and pound.
Bakreek is pushing Cormeir's head away, looking to escape. Cormeir manages to hold on to the position though.
Bakreek can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Cormeir crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakreek taking a bit of punishment here - Cormeir scoring with strikes.
Bakreek is trying to control Cormeir's posture but Cormeir avoids it.
Bakreek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cormeir connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakreek is pushing Cormeir's head away, looking to escape. Cormeir manages to hold on to the position though.
Bakreek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cormeir is trying to ground and pound but Bakreek uses the momentary lack of control by Cormeir to regain half guard.
Cormeir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bakreek's head.

Cormeir is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bakreek to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Bakreek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bakreek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakreek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cormeir is one step ahead there.
Bakreek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cormeir lands a couple of digs.
Bakreek wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cormeir is now in half guard.
Cormeir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cormeir wants to take a breather but Bakreek is having none of it.
Bakreek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cormeir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cormeir's back!
Cormeir covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bakreek's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cormeir manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bakreek's guard. Nice work there by Cormeir.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Bakreek keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakreek pulls Cormeir in close to prevent any damage.
Cormeir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Cormeir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cormeir darts in looking for a takedown but Bakreek gets double underhooks and turns Cormeir into the cage.
Cormeir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bakreek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cormeir can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bakreek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cormeir is trying to drag Bakreek to the mat but Bakreek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cormeir looking for a takedown.
Bakreek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bakreek pressing his opponent against the cage.

Bakreek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakreek misses with a few strikes there.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but Bakreek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Cormeir gets a takedown into half guard.
Cormeir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bakreek regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cormeir.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but Bakreek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormeir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cormeir throws a big elbow that misses.
Bakreek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeff Bakreek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cormeir won't allow Bakreek to sweep him here.
Cormeir postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Bakreek was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cormeir tries for a takedown but Bakreek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bakreek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bakreek slaps away a takedown attempt from Cormeir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakreek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bakreek wants it to stay on the feet.
Cormeir moves out of range of the strikes.

Cormeir feints and as Bakreek raises his hands in defense, Cormeir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bakreek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cormeir is controlling him.
Bakreek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakreek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cormeir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bakreek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bakreek being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bakreek wants to stand up but Cormeir is controlling him.
Cormeir postures up in Bakreek's guard and throws a big left but Bakreek blocks it.
Bakreek keeping moving, preventing Cormeir from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bakreek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cormeir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bakreek scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Cormeir with that takedown attempt.
Jeff Bakreek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bakreek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakreek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cormeir.
Cain Cormeir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cormeir dives in for a single leg takedown but Bakreek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bakreek lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bakreek is trying to force a seperation but Cormeir has the dominant position.
Cormeir can't get the takedown.
Cormeir can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir being controlled against the cage.
Cormeir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bakreek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Bakreek.
I think Cormeir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Cormeir!
During a confident post fight interview, Cain Cormeir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.