PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corrida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadowhunter. Davis has chosen Amazing Grace by The Celtic Woman as his entrance music. Antonio Davis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Corrida
vs
Davis

179 cm
34
180 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

187 cm
35
182 lbs
33 - 24 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to move into range but Corrida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davis misses the jab.
Corrida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corrida lands with a good body shot.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Corrida.

Corrida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davis was covering up waiting for the punch and Corrida finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Corrida advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corrida.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corrida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corrida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Corrida stalling.

Corrida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Corrida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corrida.
Corrida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Corrida wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Corrida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Corrida wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Corrida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corrida postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corrida.
Davis controls Corrida momentarily but Corrida frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davis looks winded!

Davis gets caught flat footed, as Corrida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Corrida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corrida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corrida trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corrida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corrida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Corrida from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corrida lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Corrida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Corrida throws a head kick that misses.
Corrida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Corrida motions for Davis to come forward. Corrida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Corrida is just out of range.
Corrida scores with a leg kick.
Corrida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Corrida.
Crunch! Corrida slams his shin into Davis's torso.
Corrida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Corrida.
Davis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida lands with a shot to the body.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis takes a swing at Corrida's ribcage but misses.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corrida was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corrida connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Corrida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corrida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Corrida.
Corrida is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face as Corrida controls the position.
Corrida is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Corrida connects with a decent elbow.
Corrida trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Corrida cracks Davis with a big elbow.

Davis is rocked!
Corrida working the body and head with strikes.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Corrida finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Corrida! That's hurt Davis! Will he recover? Corrida fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Corrida!
Juan Corrida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.