PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Corcoran (ranked 2525 p4p, 2416 weight class) and Robert Schafer (ranked 329 p4p, 316 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schafer's choice of entrance music: Conway the Machine - Bang. Vinny Corcoran had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Corcoran
vs
Schafer

188 cm
19
212
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
212
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran throws a combination that misses
and Schafer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corcoran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corcoran misses with a straight left.
Schafer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corcoran counters with a nice uppercut.
Schafer throws a right hand that misses
and Corcoran counters with a one-two to the body.
Schafer throws a body shot but no joy.

Corcoran clinches up with Schafer and pushes him back against the cage.
Corcoran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schafer.
Corcoran misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schafer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Corcoran.
Corcoran stalling in the clinch.
Corcoran gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Corcoran.
Corcoran lands with a left to the head.
Schafer tries to break the clinch but Corcoran is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands with a right to the head.
Corcoran blocks an uppercut.
Corcoran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schafer lands a shoulder strike.
Corcoran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Corcoran.
Schafer can't find room to land a body shot as Corcoran controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corcoran.
Corcoran lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schafer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corcoran presses Schafer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corcoran prevents a body shot from Schafer.
Schafer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corcoran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Schafer is rocked!
Schafer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schafer is still on wobbly legs! Can Corcoran finish him?
Schafer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corcoran misses with some punches.
Schafer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corcoran misses with the head strike.
Corcoran throws a head punch that misses.
Corcoran swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran prevents a body shot from Schafer.
Schafer seems to have recovered his senses.
Corcoran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schafer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schafer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corcoran unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Schafer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Corcoran is unloading with more strikes now! Schafer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Corcoran!
Vinny Corcoran tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.