PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ran D Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Corpuz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

D Couture
vs
Corpuz

181 cm
19
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ran D Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Corpuz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture takes a swing at Corpuz's ribcage but misses.
Corpuz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corpuz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Couture tries to avoid it but Corpuz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Couture to the ground. Couture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corpuz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Ran D Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Corpuz.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to de liver by Couture. Beautiful body shot.

Couture looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Corpuz is trying to get back to full guard.
Corpuz looks gassed!
Couture keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Couture has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ran D Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Corpuz shoots and misses
and Couture counters with an outside leg kick.
Corpuz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Corpuz tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture scores with a body shot.
Couture scores with a nice strike.
Corpuz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Corpuz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Couture is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Corpuz.
Couture connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Couture.
Couture lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corpuz blocks the body kick.
Couture fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Couture drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Couture is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture slips nicely into half guard.
Couture with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ran D Couture dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Corpuz with a poor takedown
and Couture counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corpuz misses with a takedown attempt

so Couture counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corpuz can do to turn this around?
Couture wants to pass the guard but Corpuz is keeping the position.
Corpuz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Couture controls the pace.
Couture is looking to stand up but Corpuz won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture stands and steps away. Corpuz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Corpuz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a low kick, right behind Corpuz 's knee.
Ran D Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Corpuz.
Corpuz is breathing heavily.
Corpuz misses with a takedown

so Couture counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Couture is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
Couture stays in close to Corpuz's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Corpuz is proving hard to escape from.
Corpuz keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
Couture controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Corpuz is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ran D Couture dominated that second round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Corpuz is just out of range.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Mark Corpuz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corpuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a leg kick.
Corpuz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Couture scores with a shot to the body.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Couture both land. Nice combination.
Ran D Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Couture is looking to wear down Corpuz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Couture.

Couture has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Corpuz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corpuz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Couture gets a takedown into half guard.
Couture not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ran D Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ran D Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ran D Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Corpuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture looks for the body kick but Corpuz saw that one coming.
Corpuz misses with a takedown attempt
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mark Corpuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ran D Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Corpuz.
Corpuz avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ran D Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ran D Couture!