PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Corll has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apache Creed's chin.

Creed
vs
Corll

180 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corll wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
As Corll backs away, Creed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Creed misses with a looping right.
A jab from Creed misses.
As Creed backs off Corll throws a huge counter combo but Creed manages to avoid it all.
Creed takes a swing at Corll's ribcage but misses.
Corll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Corll has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Creed tries to score with a low kick but Corll moves his leg out of the way.
Corll tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corll looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed stuns Corll with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corll.
Corll now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Creed missing with a left hand there. Corll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corll unleashes a big counter combination but Creed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Corll closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed lands with a light punch inside.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Corll rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Creed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corll is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Creed.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Corll backwards.

Corll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creed wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corll has time to react.
Corll tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Corll manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corll closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Creed misses with a low kick.

Creed moves into the clinch.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Creed breaks from the clinch.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Corll misses.
Creed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Corll takes a step back to recover.
Creed lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed lands the left hand.
Creed works the jab nicely.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Creed lands with a kick to the temple. Corll shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Corll instigates a clinch.
Corll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Corll fails to land.
Corll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corll.
Corll misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corll avoiding damage as Creed throws knees to the body.
Corll avoiding damage as Creed throws knees to the body.

Creed manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corll circles away quickly and effectively.
Corll bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.

Corll fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Creed, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
A short right from Corll on the inside.
Creed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corll is defending well for now.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Creed.

Creed manages to break the clinch.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corll doesn't manage to clinch there - Creed circles away.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.

Corll gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apache Creed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Corll.
Creed feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corll blocks a head kick by Creed.
Corll throws out a counter right but Creed avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.
A solid body kick from Creed.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Corll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creed tries a low kick but Corll avoids it.
Creed looks for the body kick but Corll saw that one coming.
Corll is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Corll is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Creed rushes Corll and presses him up against the cage.
Creed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corll avoids it.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corll is trying to break free.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corll moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apache Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed connects with a right hand. Corll shakes it off.
Corll tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll with a nice cross.

It looks like Apache Creed has been cut.

Corll has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Corll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corll.
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!
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corll.
Corll trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Corll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed misses the jab.
Creed misses with a two punch combination.
Corll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Corll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corll managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Creed is working Corll over against the cage.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corll avoids it.
Corll trying to control the position but instead, Creed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corll into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Creed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Creed misses with some punches.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Creed breaks from the clinch.

Corll moves into range and clinches up with Creed.
Corll misses with a punch to the body.
Corll managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Apache Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Corll is looking to control Creed's arms but Creed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corll has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocking some punches.

Creed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Creed misses.
Creed lands a head kick. Corll smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Creed cracks the inside of Corll's front leg.
Corll moves out of range of the body kick from Creed.
Corll tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Creed throws a head kick but Corll moves out of range.

Creed instigates a clinch.
Corll looking to stall.
Corll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed tries to land knees in the clinch but Corll avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apache Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apache Creed's cut.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Corll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Creed can pounce on him.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corll tries to clinch up.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Corll counters with a nice uppercut.

Corll has closed the distance and engaged Creed in a clinch.
Corll wants to get back to striking at distance but Creed won't allow it.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.

Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corll doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Corll moves into the clinch.
Creed blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corll.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corll can do to turn this around?
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corll's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corll is defending well for now.
Corll lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Corll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed working aggressively here.
Creed lands with a light punch inside.
Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Corll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Creed lands a left hand.
Creed tries to work over Corll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Corll wants to break free but Creed has control.
Corll wants to break free but Creed has control.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed working aggressively here.
Corll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corll digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.

Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corll tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed throws a jab when Corll was well out of range.
Corll slips a straight right by Creed.
Corll moves out of range as Creed throws a body kick.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Corll counters with a nice uppercut.
Corll blocks a head kick by Creed.

Corll clinches.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Corll misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Corll.
Corll is trying to force a seperation but Creed has the dominant position.
Creed tries to land knees in the clinch but Corll avoids the damage to the body.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corll's elbow.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Corll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Corll.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.

Creed is rocked!
Corll lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corll is struggling to control the position.

Corll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Corll clinches up against the cage.

Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creed throwing a counter right hand but Corll manages to avoid it.
Creed tries to bum rush Corll with a series of wild strikes but Corll uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Corll clinches up with Creed and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corll.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll lands a left hand.
Corll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Creed misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Corll lands with a left to the head.
Corll creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Creed with a big uppercut! Creed tries to clinch up but Corll pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Creed to the mat! Creed covers up and Corll unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dean Corll!
Dean Corll is the new welterweight champion!