PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: South Texas Death Ride. Dean Corll is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Decimus Meridius
vs
Corll

182 cm
27
200 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

185 cm
36
193 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll takes one to the chin there.
Corll avoids the head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Corll blocks a head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Corll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up but Corll circles away and keeps his distance.
Corll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decimus Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Corll circles away.

Decimus Meridius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Corll.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Decimus Meridius avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll misses with a body punch.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimus Meridius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Corll misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Corll tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corll.
Decimus Meridius scores with a shot to the side of Corll's head.
Corll blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Decimus Meridius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius is leaning against Corll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corll.
Corll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two 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!
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll misses with a punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Decimus Meridius prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll is leaning against Decimus Meridius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Decimus Meridius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corlls head.
Corll works on Decimus Meridius's body with a couple of short punches.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll lands with a light punch inside.
Corll gets through Decimus Meridius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Corll lands with a short shot to the head.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decimus Meridiuss head.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Corll prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Decimus Meridius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll lands with a right to the head.
Decimus Meridius lands an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius stalling in the clinch but Corll improves position.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll working aggressively here.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Decimus Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius wants to stall.
Decimus Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius lands a left hand.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Corll.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corll - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Corll lands with a left to the head.
Decimus Meridius gets through Corll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus Meridius stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
Decimus Meridius prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll has Decimus Meridius pushed against the cage.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
Decimus Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corll blocking some punches.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Decimus Meridius taking a breather.
Decimus Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Corll will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decimus Meridius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick but Corll checks it.
Decimus Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corll's hands.
Corll misses with a head kick.
Decimus Meridius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimus Meridius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decimus Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Corll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Corll moves out of range as Decimus Meridius strikes.
Corll feints a counter leg kick.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up but Corll circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Corll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decimus Meridius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corll misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Decimus Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Corll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Decimus Meridius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Decimus Meridius prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll looking to slow down the pace here.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Decimus Meridius controls the action.
Decimus Meridius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll wants to take the fight to the mat but Decimus Meridius manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Corll.
Dean Corll seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corll misses with a punch on the inside.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Decimus Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll lands a body punch.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll lands a left hand.
Corll pushes Decimus Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
Decimus Meridius blocks a body shot from Corll.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Decimus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
Decimus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Decimus Meridius fails to land.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Decimus Meridius is defending well.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Corll.
Corll misses with some punches.
Decimus Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Corll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Decimus Meridius avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Decimus Meridius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Decimus Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corll misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Decimus Meridius.
Corll stalling in the clinch but Decimus Meridius improves position.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decimus Meridius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimus Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corll misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Maximus Decimus Meridius will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice shot by Corll.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but Corll moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corll! But no joy.
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Corll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decimus Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Corll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corll appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maximus Decimus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimus Meridius under the eye.

It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Decimus Meridius is predictable there
and Corll comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Decimus Meridius stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Corll is on him like rabid pit bull! Decimus Meridius slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll!
Dean Corll decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.