PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asta Cover (ranked 4671 p4p, 5055 weight class) and Corbin Headley (ranked 562 p4p, 531 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cover
vs
Headley

185 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asta Cover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corbin Headley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headley throws a head kick that misses.
Headley fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cover closes the distance and clinches.
Headley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Asta Cover has been cut.
Cover tries to pull guard but Headley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cover tries to pull guard but Headley holds him up against the cage and eventually Cover drops back down to his feet.

Headley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Headley scores with a nice strike.

Cover gets a double leg takedown into Headley's guard.

Headley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Cover is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover passes Headley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Cover is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Headley pushes Cover off and gets back to his feet.

Cover closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Headley's guard.

Headley has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cover has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cover manages to pull guard.
Cover throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Cover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cover throws his legs up looking for a submission but Headley uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headley wants to control but Cover is keeping him busy.
Cover is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Headley off and has taken his back!
Cover punishes Headley with strikes from the back mount.

Cover is persistently looking for the submission but Headley is defending it well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cover's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cover throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Headley!

Cover is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Headley is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cover gets his way!
Cover is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cover trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Headley is trying to get back to his feet but Cover has full control of the position and if anything, Headley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cover controlling the positon.
Headley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cover connects with a big shot to the side of Headley's head.
Cover has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Headley wants to escape the position.

Cover working for the choke.
Headley trying to get back to his feet but Cover is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cover is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cover controlling the position well here. Headley rolled but Cover kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Headley trying to control but not successfully.
Headley breaks Cover's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cover wants to improve his position but instead Headley has moved into half guard.
Headley tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cover controls his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Asta Cover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asta Cover's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Headley lands a head kick!
Headley lands with an overhand left.

Headley gets caught flat footed, as Cover shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Headley has his foot on Cover's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cover works his way back into a safe position though.
Cover distracts Headley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Headley wants to stand up but Cover is controlling him.
Cover works over Headley with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cover tries to free his leg and advance position but Headley is retaining full guard.
Cover is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cover not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Headley manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Headley gets caught flat footed, as Cover shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cover not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Headley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cover escapes and throws Headley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Headley is breathing heavily.
Headley being controlled for a moment.
Cover moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cover looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Headley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Headley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cover takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cover seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Headley for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Headley tries to improve his position but Cover has taken his back! Cover has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Headley tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Cover pushes Headley away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Asta Cover!