PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Pugialli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pugialli has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corson
vs
Pugialli

185 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Pugialli!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugialli misses with a wild body shot.
Corson half committed to a counter leg kick.

Pugialli drives through and clinches with Corson against the cage.
Pugialli scores with a hook to the body.
Pugialli misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pugialli.
Corson tries to work over Pugialli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Pugialli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pugialli fails to land.
Corson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corson.
Corson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corson lands a body punch.
Corson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pugialli can't find room to land a body shot as Corson controls the action.
Corson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pugialli working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pugialli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corson.
Pugialli swings wildly with an uppercut but Corson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Corson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corson.
Corson gets through Pugialli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pugialli controls his hands.
Corson misses with the head strike.
Pugialli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pugialli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pugialli can turn it around.
Pugialli misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corson.
Pugialli pushes Corson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pugiallis head.

It looks like Ricardo Pugialli has been cut.
Pugialli prevents a body shot from Corson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with a punch on the inside.
Corson has a couple of punches blocked by Pugialli.
Pugialli throws a punch but it's blocked by Corson.
Pugialli misses with a punch to the body.
Corson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pugialli.
Pugialli blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pugialli has Corson pressed against the cage.
Pugialli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pugialli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pugialli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pugialli controls his hands.
Corson lands a shot to the body.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Pugialli blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugialli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pugialli.
Corson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pugialli prevents a body shot from Corson.
Corson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corson misses with some punches.
Pugialli lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corson.
Corson working aggressively here.
Corson gets through Pugialli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corson lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pugialli trying to control the position but instead, Corson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pugialli into the cage.
Corson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pugialli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pugialli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
Pugialli has a couple of punches blocked by Corson.
Pugialli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Corson.
Pugialli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corson's elbow.
Corson has a couple of punches blocked by Pugialli.
Pugialli struggles to land a body shot inside as Corson controls his hands.
Pugialli throws a head punch that misses.
Pugialli lands an uppercut.
Pugialli is looking to control Corson's arms but Corson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pugialli has his back to the cage.
Pugialli tries to throw a body punch but Corson avoids it by throwing Pugialli back against the cage.
Pugialli tries to throw a body punch but Corson avoids it by throwing Pugialli back against the cage.
Corson prevents a body shot from Pugialli.
A right hook to the body lands for Corson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Pugialli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pugialli misses with a body shot.
It appears Corson was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters circling - Pugialli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pugialli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pugialli moves out of range of the body kick from Corson.
Pugialli missing with a left hand there. Corson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pugialli misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugialli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corson is out of range and Pugialli settles back down.

Pugialli has closed the distance and engaged Corson in a clinch.
Corson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pugialli backwards.
Shayne Corson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pugialli tries to work over Corson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson lands a shoulder strike.
Pugialli working aggressively here.
Pugialli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Corson.
Pugialli is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Pugialli fails to land.
Corson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pugialli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pugialli working aggressively here.
Corson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pugialli misses with a body punch.
Corson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corson.
Corson tries to stall but Pugialli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corson lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson digs a right hand underneath Pugialli's ribcage. Pugialli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pugialli or not.
Corson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pugialli backwards.
A hook to the body from Corson.
Pugialli is breathing heavily.
Corson lands an uppercut.
Corson scores with a shot to the side of Pugialli's head.
Corson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pugialli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pugialli tries to work over Corson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corson blocks a body shot from Pugialli.
Pugialli throws a punch but it's blocked by Corson.
Pugialli has a couple of punches blocked by Corson.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pugialli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson is leaning against Pugialli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugialli looking to slow down the pace here.
Pugialli throws a punch but it's blocked by Corson.
Corson works on Pugialli's body with a couple of short punches.
Pugialli prevents a body shot from Corson.
Corson looking to slow down the pace here.
Corson is trying to maintain a safe position but Pugialli gets an underhook and turns Corson into the cage.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pugialli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pugialli fails to land.
Corson stalling in the clinch but Pugialli improves position.
A hook to the body from Corson.
Pugialli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pugialli can do to turn this around?
Corson digs a right hand into Pugialli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pugialli's gas tank.
Corson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Corson on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugialli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pugialli's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Corson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Pugialli fails to land.
Pugialli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
Pugialli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pugialli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pugialli tries to throw a body punch but Corson avoids it by throwing Pugialli back against the cage.
Pugialli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pugialli stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Corson fails to land.
Corson lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Corson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Pugialli's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Corson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pugialli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corson.
We've been told by Corson's head coaches at Guerrilla MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pugialli wants to clinch up but Corson keeps it at a distance.
Pugialli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corson.
As Corson backs off Pugialli throws a huge counter combo but Corson manages to avoid it all.
Pugialli misses with a leg kick
and Corson counters with a straight right hand.
Corson misses with a low kick.
Pugialli misses with a looping left.
Corson tests Pugialli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pugialli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pugialli has Corson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pugialli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Corson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pugialli backwards.
Pugialli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pugialli misses with a body punch.
Pugialli misses with the head strike.
Corson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corson misses with a punch on the inside.
Corson misses with the head strike.
Corson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pugialli backwards.
Pugialli taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Pugialli prevents a body shot from Corson.
A head punch on the inside from Corson fails to land.
Corson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pugialli misses with a punch on the inside.
Pugialli wants to stall.
Corson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pugialli's elbow.
Pugialli digs a right hand underneath Corson's ribcage. Corson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson blocks a body shot from Pugialli.
Corson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
Pugialli misses with the head strike.
Pugialli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corson blocks a body shot from Pugialli.
A hook to the body from Corson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson is trying to stall.
Corson digs a right hand underneath Pugialli's ribcage. Pugialli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pugialli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corson blocks a body shot from Pugialli.
Pugialli prevents a body shot from Corson.
Pugialli misses with a punch on the inside.
Pugialli misses with a punch on the inside.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Corson fails to land.
Pugialli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Corson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pugialli backwards.

That has opened up Ricardo Pugialli's cut even more.
Pugialli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pugialli tries to work over Corson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugialli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pugialli has a couple of punches blocked by Corson.
Pugialli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pugialli.
Corson lands with a left to the head.
Pugialli taking a breather.
Corson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pugialli working aggressively here.
Corson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corson tries a body shot but Pugialli blocks it.
Pugialli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pugialli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricardo Pugialli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corson trying to stall but Pugialli improves his position.
Pugialli throws a punch but it's blocked by Corson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shayne Corson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shayne Corson!
A very excited looking Shayne Corson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.