PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 3955 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Cornelius Myers (ranked 411 p4p, 226 weight class). Cornelius Myers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yves Trudeau's chin.

Trudeau
vs
Myers

180 cm
27
159
6 - 12 - 0

175 cm
26
155
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Myers swings for the body but Trudeau moves out of range.
Trudeau is looking to counter with a body kick.

Trudeau pushes Myers up against the cage in a clinch.
Trudeau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Myers - that landed with a thud.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Trudeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trudeau misses with a looping left.
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trudeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cornelius Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trudeau misses with a looping left.
Trudeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Myers. Myers obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau connects with a looping right hand.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
And Myers responds with a good body kick, but Trudeau manages to step out the way in time.
Myers throws a wild body kick that Trudeau sees coming a mile off.
Trudeau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Myers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trudeau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Myers scores with a head kick.
Myers looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Myers delivers a nice body kick.
Myers lands with a hook. Trudeau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Myers throws a body kick that misses
and Trudeau counters with a two punch combo.
Myers moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
Myers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Trudeau looks to land a combination but Myers avoids it well.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myers cracks Trudeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Myers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trudeau doesn't seem bothered though.
Trudeau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trudeau checks the leg kick.
Trudeau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trudeau.
A nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trudeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Myers thinking.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses.
Myers scores with a body shot.
Myers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Myers tries a low kick but Trudeau avoids it.
Trudeau tries a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Trudeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Good work by Trudeau as he checks the leg kick.
Myers digs a good hook to Trudeau's body.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers's corner calls for a 1-2. Myers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trudeau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Myers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trudeau's head.
Myers with a nice calf kick.
Myers scores with a jab. Trudeau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Myers walks into a straight right hand from Trudeau.
Myers avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers connects with a nice looking jab.
Myers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Myers throws a leg kick
and Trudeau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trudeau throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trudeau.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trudeau throws a lazy head kick
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
Myers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trudeau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Trudeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Myers pushes him off.
Myers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trudeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trudeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Myers. Myers obviously looking to wear him down.
Myers misses with a left hand
and Trudeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Trudeau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Myers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Trudeau swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers scores with a body shot.
Trudeau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Myers lands a really nice looking cross but Trudeau seems unphased.
Trudeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Myers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Myers throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Myers scores with a head kick. Trudeau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cornelius Myers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Myers takes a swing at Trudeau's ribcage but misses.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers misses with the body kick
and Trudeau counters with a big head kick but Myers shrugs it off.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trudeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trudeau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Myers moves out of range.
Myers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Trudeau lands a nice hook to Myers's body. Myers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trudeau is looking to wear down Myers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Trudeau moves into the clinch.

Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers misses with a jab to the body
and Trudeau counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Trudeau.
Myers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
A big right from Myers misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Myers pushes him off.
Trudeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Myers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trudeau misses with a looping left.
Myers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Myers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trudeau.
Myers throws a body kick that misses.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trudeau's hands.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Trudeau saw that one coming.
Myers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Myers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Myers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trudeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Myers throws a sloppy body shot
and Trudeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trudeau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trudeau takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau punishes Myers's body with a nice straight punch.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Trudeau swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Trudeau tries to clinch up but Myers circles away and keeps his distance.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trudeau at a distance.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Myers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Myers.
Trudeau throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Myers avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers lands an overhand right.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau throws a body kick that misses.
Trudeau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Myers misses with a straight left.
Myers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trudeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Myers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trudeau. Trudeau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Myers misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trudeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Myers thows a leg kick but Trudeau checks it
and Trudeau counters with a series of strikes. Myers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Myers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trudeau under the eye.
Myers slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trudeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Myers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Myers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Myers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers scores with a hook to the body. Trudeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trudeau is looking for a counter combo.
Myers lands a right hook to the body.
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Myers with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Myers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers misses with a looping right.
Trudeau misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Myers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Myers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Trudeau scores with a nice head shot.
Trudeau is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Myers.
Trudeau swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Cornelius Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trudeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trudeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Myers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Myers with a jab.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Myers raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Myers connects with an inside leg kick.
Trudeau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trudeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Myers throws a push kick but Trudeau slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Trudeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick lands for Myers.
Myers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Myers avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Myers works the jab nicely.
Myers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers moves out of range of the body kick.
Trudeau swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Myers with a nice calf kick.
Myers thumps Trudeau with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Myers.
Myers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Trudeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Myers lunges at Trudeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trudeau's hand.
Myers throws a head kick but Trudeau moves out of range.
Myers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trudeau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Trudeau. Those never looked like landing.
Myers throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Trudeau misses its target.
Myers avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
An inside leg kick lands from Myers.
Trudeau scores with a spinning back kick!
Myers feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Myers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trudeau lands with a nice combination. Myers backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Myers.
Trudeau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Trudeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Trudeau tries to avoid it.
Myers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trudeau throws a lazy body kick
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
Trudeau is looking to land body kicks.
Myers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Myers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cornelius Myers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trudeau throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers cracks Trudeau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Trudeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Myers.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Myers. That's going to slow Trudeau down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Myers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trudeau. That did some damage!
Myers tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers misses with a body punch
and Trudeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trudeau misses with a body kick.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Myers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Myers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Myers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Myers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Myers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Myers!
After winning the bout, Cornelius Myers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.