PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh (ranked 3795 p4p, 431 weight class) and Danny Corleone (ranked 4424 p4p, 478 weight class). Danny Corleone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh
vs
Corleone

170 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
169 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh gets caught flat footed, as Corleone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh pulls Corleone in close to prevent any damage.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to sweep but no luck.
Corleone stops Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh from standing up.

Corleone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has escaped and now he's on top!

Corleone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Corleone postures up in Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's guard and throws a big left but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh blocks it.
Corleone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Corleone 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Corleone.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Corleone has gone for a leg lock! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Corleone's guard.

Corleone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has picked Corleone up and slammed him! Corleone can't keep hold of the triangle and Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to pass to side control!
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh tries to stand but Corleone is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone manages to get back to half guard.
Corleone trying to control but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh postures up.

Corleone actively working from the bottom here.
Corleone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Corleone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh looks to land a left hand but Corleone moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh.
And Corleone tries to counter it with a takedown but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Corleone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh!

Corleone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Corleone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corleone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone wants to take a breather but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Corleone.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has wrist control.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Corleone throws a strike but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Corleone 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.
Corleone has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blanc Fitness Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Corleone controlling the position.
Corleone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corleone's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's guard.

Corleone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches up with Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh against the cage but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh clobbers Corleone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corleone moves in looking to clinch but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh pushes him off.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh moves away.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corleone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh lands with a cross.

It looks like Danny Corleone has been cut.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corleone throws the kick towards the body but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh avoids it.
It looked like Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corleone.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh misses with a combination

and Corleone counters with a single leg into guard. Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh didn't expect that.
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 Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Corleone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Corleone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throwing a counter right hand but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Corleone instigates a clinch.
Corleone tries a body shot but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh blocks it.
Corleone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh breaks from the clinch.

Corleone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Corleone is looking to take a break and control but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corleone seems to be working for a kimura but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh defends the submission attempt.
Corleone wants to control but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is keeping him busy.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corleone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

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.
Corleone uses his free foot to push down on Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh.
Corleone trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Corleone quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Corleone but it's paid off an Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is forced to tap! Nice work by Corleone.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Corleone!