PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sila
vs
Correa

173 cm
32
156 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

174 cm
27
164 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Afa Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.

Correa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sila can't do much from the bottom here.

Correa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Correa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Correa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sila's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila tries to improve position but can't.
Correa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Correa working the head and body with strikes.
Correa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sila works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Correa is trying to work for a kimura but Sila is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sila is refusing to be controlled, as Correa sits in half guard.
Correa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Correa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sila keeps working.
Well, if Correa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Correa thows a huge punch but Sila dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sila is concentrating on defense, preventing Correa from advancing position.
Correa prevents Sila from improving his position.
Correa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Correa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sila trying to hold on to Correa's head to control him but Correa postures up.
Sila is refusing to be controlled, as Correa sits in half guard.
Sila avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Correa.
Sila definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sila is refusing to be controlled, as Correa sits in half guard.
Sila tries to get to full guard but Correa has control of the leg.
Correa working over Sila with some ground and pound. Sila looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Correa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Correa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Correa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Correa 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.
Ground and pound from Correa.
Correa slips a nice elbow through Sila's hands, connecting with Sila's forehead.
Sila is trying to maintain the position but Correa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Correa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sila haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sila avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Correa.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Correa wants to take a breather but Sila is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sila gets back to full guard.
Sila looking to control.
Correa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Correa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sila counters with a left and a right that stings Correa.
Nice shot by Correa.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa throws a hook but Sila avoids it easily.
Sila was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Correa misses with a looping left.
Sila ducks under a wild hook from Correa.
Correa misses with a double jab
and Sila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sila throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Correa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sila.
Sila throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
Correa misses with a jab to the body
and Sila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sila shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Correa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sila looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila postures up.
Correa wants to sweep but no luck.
Correa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sila is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Correa 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.
Sila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Correa is keeping the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Correa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sila doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sila defending well as Correa loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Sila misses the target.
Correa digs a good hook to Sila's body.
Correa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sila.
Correa misses with a looping right.
Sila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Correa lands an overhand right.
Sila takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Correa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sila walks into a straight right hand from Correa.
Correa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sila attempts a counter takedown but Correa avoids it well and moves away.
Sila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sila.
Correa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Correa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Correa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sila should have avoided that one.
Correa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Correa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Correa.
Correa lands the left hand.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Sila misses the target.
Correa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila avoids the body shot from Correa.
Correa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jose Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Sila.
Correa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Correa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sila throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
Correa throws a hook but Sila avoids it easily.
Correa misses with a hook.
Sila throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
Correa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sila went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Correa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sila on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Correa throws a sloppy body shot
and Sila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Correa misses.
Correa misses the shot to the body.
Sila is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Correa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Correa misses with a double jab.
Correa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Correa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Correa punishes Sila's body with a nice straight punch.
Correa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sila.
Correa misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa lands with a shot to the body.
Correa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sila.
Correa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sila shoots in for a takedown but Correa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Correa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Correa finds it's way round the side to connect with Sila's head.
Correa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sila's head backwards.
Correa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Correa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Correa cracks Sila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sila stuffs the takedown attempt from Correa. Correa gets slowly back to his feet.
Correa misses the shot to the body.
Correa misses the shot to the body.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Sila.
Nice cross by Correa.
Sila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Afa Sila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Correa.
Nice cross by Correa.
Sila walks into a straight right hand from Correa.

Sila is rocked!
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Sila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Correa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Correa coming out on top.
Correa throws a right hand that misses
and Sila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sila seems to have got his legs back now.
Correa throws a sloppy body shot
and Sila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sila looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Correa misses its intended target.
Correa throws a series of punches but Sila avoids them all with ease.
Correa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sila slips a jab from Correa.
Correa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sila's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila throws the left hand but Correa avoids the punch easily.
Correa lands with a nice combination. Sila backs away looking to recover.
Correa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Correa cracks Sila with a good jab.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sila.
A combination from Sila does no damage.
Sila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Correa's coach down at MM eh Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Correa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Sila misses with a hook.
Correa loads up on a big right hand but Sila slips the punch.
Correa throws a body shot but no joy.
Jose Correa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Correa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Correa throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa lands a slapping body shot.
Correa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Correa swinging wildly here.
Correa's corner calls for a 1-2. Correa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Correa feints a jab promting Sila to slip. Correa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sila slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Correa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Correa!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Correa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.