PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Corozzo
vs
Julio

190 cm
37
184 lbs
25 - 2 - 0

186 cm
33
184 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Sun-Tzu

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Corozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corozzo misses with a hook.
Corozzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Julio.
Julio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corozzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Julio swings for the body but Corozzo moves out of range.
Corozzo throws a body punch but Julio moves out of range.
Corozzo throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
Corozzo throws a big shot that misses.
Julio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Corozzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corozzo throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corozzo 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.
Corozzo throws a right and a left that Julio avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corozzo tries a low kick but Julio avoids it.
Corozzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corozzo defending well as Julio loads up on a big left hand.
Corozzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corozzo misses with a hook
and Julio counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corozzo stuns Julio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corozzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Julio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corozzo.
Corozzo cracks Julio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Corozzo throwing a counter right hand but Julio manages to avoid it.
Julio lands a nice shot to the body.
Corozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
It looked like Corozzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Julio misses the target.
Corozzo scores with a hook to the body. Julio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salvatore Corozzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio throws a sloppy body shot
and Corozzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corozzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corozzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Julio misses with an uppercut. Corozzo saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corozzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corozzo misses the jab.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Corozzo is just out of range.
Corozzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Julio lands a head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Corozzo.
Corozzo throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Julio throws the left hand but Corozzo avoids the punch easily.
Corozzo throws a good cross that connects.
Julio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Corozzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corozzo.
Corozzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corozzo takes a swing at Julio's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws out a loose jab but Corozzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corozzo misses with a wild body shot.
Julio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Julio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Julio.
Julio is looking to score with low kicks.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corozzo.
Julio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corozzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corozzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corozzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Julio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corozzo punishes Julio's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corozzo, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corozzo.
Julio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corozzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Julio.
Julio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio moves away from the strike by Corozzo.
Corozzo misses with an uppercut.
Corozzo missing with a left hand there. Julio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corozzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corozzo misses with a body kick.
Julio misses with a kick to the body
enabling Corozzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Julio tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Corozzo. Beautiful body shot.
Corozzo connects with a body shot.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Corozzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Corozzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Julio.
Julio avoids the body shot from Corozzo.
Corozzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Julio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corozzo misses with a straight right.
Julio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Julio slips a jab from Corozzo.
Julio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salvatore Corozzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Julio staying out of range there.
Corozzo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Julio misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio slips under a jab from Corozzo.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Corozzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Julio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Julio blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Julio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corozzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corozzo throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Julio takes one to the side of the head.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Julio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Julio misses with a looping right.
Julio punishes Corozzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Corozzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Julio lands with a slapping head kick.
Corozzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Julio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Corozzo has got the better of the exchanges.
Corozzo ducks under a wild hook from Julio.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Julio throws a body punch but Corozzo moves out of range.
Julio throws the kick towards the body but Corozzo avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corozzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Julio's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corozzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corozzo throws a leg kick
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corozzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Julio can do to turn this around?
Julio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corozzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Julio throws a shot from downtown. Corozzo moves away and avoids it.
Corozzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Julio is rocked!
Julio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Corozzo takes a step back to recover.
Corozzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Julio checks it well.
Julio lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Corozzo throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corozzo.
Julio is still on wobbly legs! Can Corozzo finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Julio there.
Julio seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Julio blocks the low kick.
Julio tries a head kick but it misses.
Corozzo takes a swing at Julio's ribcage but misses.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corozzo manages to avoid it.
Julio's corner calls for a 1-2. Julio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Julio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corozzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corozzo misses with a looping left.
Julio blocks the body kick.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julio throws a head kick that misses
and Corozzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Corozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corozzo, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Corozzo slips under a jab from Julio.
Corozzo misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio misses with a lunging right hand
and Corozzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Corozzo throws a hook to the side of Julio's head but Julio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Corozzo misses
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Corozzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Julio throws a one two combo.
Corozzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Corozzo misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Salvatore Corozzo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Corozzo throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
Julio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corozzo misses with a hook.
Julio defending well as Corozzo loads up on a big left hand.
Corozzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corozzo.
A nice side step and Julio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corozzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Julio slips a straight right by Corozzo.
Nice body punch from Julio.
A big right from Julio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corozzo moves out of range as Julio throws a body kick.
Corozzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julio just misses with a punch to the body.
Julio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio looks to land a left hand but Corozzo moved out of range nicely.
Julio moves away from the strike by Corozzo.
Corozzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Corozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corozzo jabs at Julio's body.
Julio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corozzo loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Julio scores with a jab to the body.
Corozzo connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Corozzo misses
and Julio counters with a left to the body.
Corozzo connects with the punch.
Julio digs a good hook to Corozzo's body.
The fighters circling - Corozzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corozzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Corozzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corozzo lands a nice hook to Julio's body. Julio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corozzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Julio.
Julio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corozzo lands a body shot.
Julio lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Julio.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Julio moves away.
Julio is looking to slow Corozzo down with leg kicks.
Julio moves out of range as Corozzo throws a body kick.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Corozzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corozzo.
Corozzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corozzo, as that shot connected.
Julio stuns Corozzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corozzo.
Don Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corozzo, as that shot connected.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corozzo scores with a nice head shot.
Corozzo takes one on the button.
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!
Julio swings widly with a right hand
and Corozzo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio staying out of range there.
Julio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Julio throws a body kick that misses
and Corozzo counters with a big right hand! Oh Julio is in trouble here! Corozzo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Corozzo!
Salvatore Corozzo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.