PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll comes to the cage accompanied by South Texas Death Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corll
vs
Mazzuca

185 cm
33
193 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

188 cm
28
198 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazzuca.
A big left from Mazzuca misses.
Corll scoring well with a low kick there.

Corll closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mazzuca wants to control but Corll is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corll is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mazzuca is controlling Corll's trapped leg to prevent Corll from advancing to side control.
Let's hope that Mazzuca has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzuca is continuing to stall.
Mazzuca is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mazzuca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mazzuca trying to control the position here.
Corll postures up.
Mazzuca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mazzuca is wriggling around but Corll manages to pass to half guard.
Corll controlling the pace.
Corll looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mazzuca with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Corll throwing shots but Mazzuca is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca has hold of Corll's hands but Corll slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mazzuca is trying to maintain the position but Corll is very close to passing his half guard.
Corll 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.
Corll wants to pass the guard but Mazzuca is defending well.
Corll is trying to control the action in half guard but Mazzuca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mazzuca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazzuca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corll is one step ahead there.
Mazzuca keeping moving, preventing Corll from controlling successfully.
Corll being controlled here momentarily.
Mazzuca wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca is pulling down on Corll's head to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Corll lands a body shot.
Corll lands a nice hook to Mazzuca's body. Mazzuca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dean Corll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazzuca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corll. That's going to slow Mazzuca down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mazzuca doesn't seem bothered though.
Corll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mazzuca throws a low kick but Corll moves out of range easily.
Mazzuca throws out a leg kick but Corll moves out of range and Mazzuca only half commits.
Corll shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mazzuca but Mazzuca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corll takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mazzuca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll misses with a wild body shot.
Corll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corll looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazzuca checks a leg kick.

Mazzuca clinches with his opponent.
Mazzuca misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Corll dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mazzuca connects with a looping right hand.
Mazzuca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corll. Corll circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corll throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Corll.
Mazzuca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Corll.
Corll feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazzuca's calf.
Corll throws a head kick that half lands.
Mazzuca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corll went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Corll has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corll there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dean Corll is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corll takes one to the chin there.
Corll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazzuca can do to turn this around?
Mazzuca scoring well with a low kick there.
Mazzuca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mazzuca staying out of range there.
Mazzuca misses with a looping left.
Corll on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll looks to throw the jab but Mazzuca is out of range.
Mazzuca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corll.
A low kick from Corll misses
and Mazzuca counters with a low kick, right behind Corll 's knee.
Corll misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Mazzuca - just one landing.
Corll throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corll slips under a jab.
Mazzuca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corll digs a good hook to Mazzuca's body.
Corll throws a body punch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Mazzuca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corll scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corll lands with a right hand.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mazzuca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzuca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mazzuca moves out of range as Corll strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll lands a jab to the nose.
Corll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca lands with a kick to the temple. Corll shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mazzuca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corll keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mazzuca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corll fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Corll slips a jab from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mazzuca rushes Corll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Corll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corll attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corll throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzuca misses the target.
Corll changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Corll shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Mazzuca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Corll shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mazzuca is trying to defend but Corll finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dean Corll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Corll is just content to waste time from the top position. Mazzuca takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mazzuca controlling Corll's posture.
Corll scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mazzuca has his hands on Corll's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mazzuca is trying to keep Corll in close.
Corll is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corll landing with the ground and pound.
Mazzuca controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Corll has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Corll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mazzuca looking for a sweep. Not yet Mazzuca, not yet.
Mazzuca is adopting a defensive guard.

Mazzuca scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Mazzuca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mazzuca clinches.
Corll lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mazzuca.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzuca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzuca lands a shoulder strike.
Mazzuca working aggressively here.
Corll is trying to break the clinch but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage.
Mazzuca scores with a shoulder strike.
Mazzuca keeps control of Corll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mazzuca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corll's elbow.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll is trying to drag Mazzuca to the mat but Mazzuca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.

Mazzuca manages to break the clinch.
Corll looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corll - that will leave a mark!
Corll lands a leg kick that knocks Mazzuca off balance momentarily.
Mazzuca scores with a head kick. Corll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mazzuca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mazzuca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazzuca dips to his left and cracks Corll with an uppercut!
Mazzuca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Mazzuca misses.
Corll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzuca moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Corll shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Corll was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Corll throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mazzuca down.
Mazzuca tries to buck Corll off but Corll is having none of it.
Mazzuca keeps trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Corll.
Mazzuca is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Corll off and has taken his back!
Our spies down at at TM Gym inform us that Mazzuca has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Corll trying to control the position but Mazzuca manages to sink in the hooks.
Mazzuca really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Corll.
I really don't envy Corll right now.
Mazzuca is riding his opponent, not letting Corll buck him off.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mazzuca tries to keep control of the position but Corll is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll breaks Mazzuca's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mazzuca seems keen to control Corll's posture.
Mazzuca keeping full guard, as Corll tries to pass.
Corll trying to control but Mazzuca is working from the bottom.
Mazzuca pulls Corll in close to his closed guard and prevents Corll from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll postures up and lands a big shot to Mazzuca's brow.
Corll keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mazzuca's head.
Corll throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mazzuca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mazzuca is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazzuca wants to stand and escape but Corll is having none of it.
Corll wants to control from the top but Mazzuca keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Mazzuca.
I think Mazzuca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mazzuca!
Robert Mazzuca was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.