PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Heinrich Cornelius was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Felipe
vs
Cornelius

187 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Felipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Cornelius!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornelius scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Cornelius.
Felipe closes the distance but Cornelius moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Felipe tries to clinch up.
Cornelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felipe moves away.
Cornelius throws a right hand that Felipe ducks under and follows up with a left that Felipe also avoids with ease.
Cornelius jabs at Felipe's body.
Felipe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cornelius lands a slapping body shot.
Cornelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felipe manages to avoid it.
Cornelius throws a shot from downtown. Felipe moves away and avoids it.
Cornelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Cornelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cornelius. Felipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cornelius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Felipe rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe slips under a jab.
Felipe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Felipe fails to land the takedown.
Felipe misses with a takedown
and Cornelius counters with a right hand to the body.
Felipe tries for a takedown but Cornelius circles away easily
and Cornelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Felipe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornelius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Felipe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cornelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Felipe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Ronaldo Felipe has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius throws a series of punches but Felipe avoids them all with ease.
Cornelius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heinrich Cornelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornelius lands a jab to Felipe's midsection.
Cornelius lands with a cross.
Felipe moves out of range of the strikes.
Cornelius connects with a body shot that sends Felipe's belly button to the back.
Felipe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Felipe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cornelius quickly recovers to half guard.
Cornelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felipe.

Felipe seems to be looking for submissions.
Cornelius is looking to escape.

Felipe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cornelius has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Felipe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Felipe seems to be working for a kimura but Cornelius defends the submission attempt.
Cornelius wants to get back to his feet.
Cornelius punching from the bottom.
Cornelius wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cornelius tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Felipe manages to move to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Felipe seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cornelius is holding on tight.

Felipe wants to finish this one by submission but Cornelius is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Felipe.
Cornelius is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Felipe looking for a guillotine from mount but Cornelius is having none of it.

Felipe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cornelius is surviving well by controlling Felipe's body position as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cornelius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cornelius sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cornelius wants to get back to his feet.

Felipe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cornelius defends it well.
Cornelius looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Cornelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Felipe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cornelius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Felipe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cornelius to score with a decent uppercut.
Cornelius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Felipe doesn't seem bothered though.
Cornelius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cornelius throws a right hand that Felipe ducks under and follows up with a left that Felipe also avoids with ease.
Cornelius tries to work over Felipe's front leg with a kick but Felipe checks it.
Some wild striking there from Felipe.
Cornelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Cornelius does no damage.
Cornelius jabs Felipe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cornelius throws a right hand that Felipe ducks under and follows up with a left that Felipe also avoids with ease.
Cornelius is breathing heavily.
Cornelius throws a nice looking combination but Felipe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cornelius counters with a nice body shot.
Cornelius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cornelius misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cornelius.
Felipe with a poor takedown
and Cornelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cornelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown but Cornelius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heinrich Cornelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Felipe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornelius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornelius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Felipe doesn't seem bothered though.
Felipe has his takedown stuffed
and Cornelius counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Felipe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipe dives in and grabs Cornelius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cornelius pushes down on Felipe's head and hops out.
Cornelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cornelius scores with a body shot.
Felipe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cornelius lands a slapping body shot.
Cornelius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Felipe. Felipe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Felipe darts in looking for a takedown but Cornelius gets double underhooks and turns Felipe into the cage.

Cornelius manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius scores with a nice strike.
Ronaldo Felipe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felipe manages to avoid it.
Cornelius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Felipe.
Cornelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Felipe fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Felipe.
Decent striking displayed by Cornelius there.
Cornelius lands a really nice looking cross but Felipe seems unphased.
Cornelius scores with a jab.

Felipe is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius fakes the body blow, causing Felipe to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Felipe goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heinrich Cornelius!
In his post fight interview, Heinrich Cornelius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.