PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Stryfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cormier
vs
Stryfe

179 cm
24
161 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

178 cm
25
162 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Stryfe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cormier throws a body kick that misses.
Cormier looks to throw the jab but Stryfe is out of range.
Stryfe tries to clinch up but Cormier circles away and keeps his distance.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stryfe throws a looping overhand right but Cormier ducks down to avoid it.
Stryfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryfe tries to clinch up.
Corey Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cormier misses the target.
Stryfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryfe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cormier swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryfe.
Cormier slips a jab from Stryfe.
Stryfe works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Cormier.
Cormier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cormier misses with a two punch combination.
Cormier throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Cormier was not able to check.
Stryfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cormier.
Cormier misses with a combination
and Stryfe counters with a leg kick.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Stryfe wants to clinch.
Stryfe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stryfe dips to his left and cracks Cormier with an uppercut!
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Cormier was not able to check.
Cormier lands with a nice combination. Stryfe backs away looking to recover.
Cormier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stryfe takes a swing at Cormier's ribcage but misses.
Cormier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Stryfe misses
and Cormier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Stryfe gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stryfe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stryfe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cormier's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Stryfe.
Stryfe lands with a nice combination. Cormier backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Corey Cormier has been cut.
Stryfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stryfe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stryfe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cormier momentarily.
Stryfe throws a leg kick which misses Cormier's front leg but catches the back leg as Cormier tries to avoid it.
Cormier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stryfe cracks Cormier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Stryfe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stryfe has Cormier pressed against the cage, preventing Cormier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stryfe is struggling to control the position.
Stryfe lands an elbow just above Cormier 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe lands an elbow that stopped Cormier in his tracks for a moment.
Cormier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryfe has him pressed against the cage.
Cormier tries to break the clinch but Stryfe is controlling the position.
Stryfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stryfe is struggling to control the position.

Stryfe breaks from the clinch.
Stryfe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stryfe looks to land a combination. Cormier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cormier throws a lazy head kick
and Stryfe counters with a one-two to the body.
Stryfe looks to land a left hand but Cormier moved out of range nicely.
Stryfe ducks under a wild hook from Cormier.
Stryfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cormier.
Stryfe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stryfe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stryfe ducks under a wild hook from Cormier.
Stryfe misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stryfe clinches.
Stryfe keeps control of Cormier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stryfe.
Stryfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryfe is looking to clinch but Cormier is avoiding it.
Cormier throws out a loose jab but Stryfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryfe misses with a few strikes there.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Stryfe moves into the clinch.
Stryfe pushes off an throws an elbow but Cormier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stryfe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cormier is trying to stall.
Stryfe misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryfe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryfe is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stryfe.
Stryfe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cormier up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Stryfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Cormier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cormier looks to land a combination. Stryfe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cormier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cormier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cormier checks a low kick from Stryfe.
Cormier misses with a combination
and Stryfe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stryfe lands with a nice combination. Cormier backs away looking to recover.
Stryfe lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryfe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cormier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stryfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stryfe blocks a head kick by Cormier.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stryfe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryfe blocks a jab.
Stryfe tries a head kick but it misses.
Cormier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nathan Stryfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cormier misses with a kick to the body
and Stryfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier misses with a few strikes there.
Cormier lands with a nice combination. Stryfe backs away looking to recover.
Stryfe is breathing heavily.
Cormier misses with a double jab.
Stryfe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cormier.
Cormier misses the shot to the body.
Cormier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cormier misses with a series of wild punches.
Stryfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cormier.
Stryfe connects with a high kick.
Cormier throws a body punch but Stryfe moves out of range.
Cormier throws a big shot that misses.
Cormier throws a hook to the side of Stryfe's head but Stryfe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stryfe waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cormier.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Cormier throws a right hand that Stryfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Stryfe also avoids with ease.
Stryfe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stryfe throws a series of punches but Cormier moves out of range.
Corey Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stryfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cormier.
Cormier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stryfe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cormier looks to land a combination but Stryfe avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Cormier misses the target.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with an inside leg kick.
Stryfe throws a shot from downtown. Cormier moves away and avoids it.
Stryfe misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier moves forwards but Stryfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cormier throws a leg kick but Stryfe checks it.
Cormier throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cormier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stryfe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stryfe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cormier.
Stryfe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stryfe blocks a head kick by Cormier.
Stryfe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stryfe.
Cormier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stryfe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cormier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stryfe scores with a jab.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cormier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stryfe manages to avoid it.
Stryfe lands with a hook. Cormier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cormier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stryfe.
Stryfe throws a head kick that misses.

Stryfe moves into range and clinches up with Cormier.
Stryfe taking a breather.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormier. Stryfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stryfe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stryfe throws a leg kick that misses.
Stryfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryfe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cormier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stryfe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stryfe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stryfe throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Stryfe throws a hook to the side of Cormier's head but Cormier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cormier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Stryfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Cormier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stryfe moves forwards but Cormier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cormier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stryfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stryfe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stryfe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cormier tries to bum rush Stryfe with a series of wild strikes but Stryfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cormier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Stryfe misses.
Cormier misses with a series of wild punches.
Cormier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cormier throws a jab when Stryfe was well out of range.
A combination from Stryfe does no damage.
Stryfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cormier.
Stryfe throws a big shot that misses.
Cormier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stryfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormier loads up on a big right hand but Stryfe slips the punch.
Stryfe dodges the punch combination from Cormier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cormier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cormier lands a jab-cross combination.

Stryfe moves into the clinch.
Stryfe just leaning against Cormier, taking a breather.

Cormier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryfe throws the left hand but Cormier avoids the punch easily.
Cormier throws the kick towards the body but Stryfe avoids it.
Stryfe wants to clinch but Cormier slips to the side
and Cormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier thows a body kick. Stryfe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cormier looks to land a combination but Stryfe avoids it well.
Cormier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stryfe.
Cormier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cormier jabs Stryfe right on the nose. Stryfe blinks but takes it well.
Corey Cormier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Cormier.
Cormier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cormier lands a jab-cross combination.
Stryfe darts in trying to clinch
and Cormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cormier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stryfe dodges the punch combination from Cormier.
Stryfe works over Cormier's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryfe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cormier.

Stryfe moves into the clinch successfully.
Stryfe pushes off an throws an elbow but Cormier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Stryfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stryfe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Cormier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe ducks under a wild hook from Cormier.
Stryfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cormier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stryfe throws out a loose jab but Cormier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cormier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryfe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cormier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cormier throws a combination that misses
and Stryfe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cormier fails to land with a series of punches.
Stryfe throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Stryfe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cormier slips under a jab from Stryfe.
Cormier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cormier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Cormier.
Cormier throws a sloppy head kick
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Cormier was not able to check.
Cormier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe is looking to clinch but Cormier is avoiding it.
Cormier cracks the inside of Stryfe's front leg.
Cormier looks for the body kick but Stryfe saw that one coming.
Cormier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cormier blocks a head kick by Stryfe.
Cormier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cormier pushes Stryfe away with a front kick.
Cormier with a hook.
Stryfe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stryfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cormier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stryfe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cormier.
Cormier throws a solid leg kick but Stryfe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cormier.
Nathan Stryfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from Stryfe.
Cormier misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Cormier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stryfe 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Stryfe!