PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 556 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 38 p4p, 83 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Corassa
vs
O Malley

165 cm
38
145
44 - 21 - 2

181 cm
32
145
21 - 17 - 1

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley jabs Corassa right on the nose. Corassa blinks but takes it well.
A jab lands there for O Malley.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Malley looks to land a combination but Corassa avoids it well.
And Corassa counters with a quick kick to the body but O Malley blocks it.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa slips under a jab.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Corassa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Malley really felt that one!
O Malley tries to bum rush Corassa with a series of wild strikes but Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Malley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Corassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a left to the body.
O Malley throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Corassa is looking to counter punch.
Corassa cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from O Malley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Corassa misses
and O Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Corassa is out of range.
O Malley jabs at Corassa's body.
A jab from O Malley misses.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
O Malley connects with a body shot.
O Malley throws a sloppy body shot
and Corassa counters with a thumping low kick.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corassa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Corassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Malley throws the left hand but Corassa avoids the punch easily.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa misses the jab.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
Corassa connects with a body shot.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
It looked like Corassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands a head kick!
O Malley swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Corassa moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Corassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Malley thinking.
O Malley throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Corassa is out of range.
It looked like Corassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Malley.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Malley.
Corassa is looking to wear down O Malley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
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.

Corassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Malley finds it's way round the side to connect with Corassa's head.
O Malley takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
O Malley throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
O Malley misses with a left hand
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
As O Malley backs away, Corassa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
O Malley connects with a high kick.
Sean O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley with a nice cross.
Corassa swings widly with a right hand
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Corassa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Corassa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a right hand to the body.
O Malley is breathing heavily.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a leg kick.
O Malley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Malley throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corassa in his tracks.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Corassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley misses with a body shot
and Corassa counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Jab from O Malley.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Corassa misses its target.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corassa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick
and Corassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corassa to score with a decent uppercut.
O Malley works Corassa's body with a nice hook.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa lands a front kick.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley moves forwards but Corassa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Corassa moves out of range easily.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Corassa counters with a thumping low kick.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Corassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corassa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Malley swinging wildly here.
Corassa is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

O Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corassa throws a right hand that misses
and O Malley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley misses the body punch
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

O Malley is rocked!
O Malley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Malley walks straight into a right hand from Corassa - that's dropped him! Corassa jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save O Malley from any more punishment! O Malley complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa took some time post fight to say the following; 'Actually prepared for this guy.'.