PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuyuke Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Fighter. John Corpus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fujita
vs
Corpus

190 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuyuke Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Corpus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita throws a push kick but Corpus slaps the foot to one side.
Fujita throws a body punch but Corpus moves out of range.
Corpus throws a nice looking combination but Fujita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujita throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazuyuke Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corpus misses with a two punch combination.
Corpus wants to clinch up but Fujita keeps it at a distance.
Fujita tries to clinch up
and Corpus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corpus misses with the combination.
Fujita throws a left and a right that both miss

and Corpus counters by moving into the clinch.
Fujita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corpus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fujita is trying to force a seperation but Corpus has the dominant position.
Fujita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corpus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Corpus.

Corpus moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus lands a left hand.
Fujita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corpus blocks an uppercut.
Fujita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fujita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corpus.
Fujita can't break the clinch.
Corpus works on Fujita's body with a couple of short punches.
Corpus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corpus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fujita is breathing heavily.
Corpus scores with a shot to the side of Fujita's head.
Corpus scores with a hook to the body.
Corpus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Corpus keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corpus keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corpus stalling.
Corpus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujitas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corpus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corpus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corpus digs a right hand underneath Fujita's ribcage. Fujita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Corpus.
Corpus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Corpus.
Corpus cracks Fujita with a nice body shot.
Corpus is stalling here.
Corpus receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Corpus has him pressed against the cage.
Corpus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fujita backwards.
Fujita throws a head punch that misses.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujita is trying to break free.
Fujita tries to throw a body punch but Corpus avoids it by throwing Fujita back against the cage.
Corpus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Corpus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Corpus.
Corpus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corpus gets through Fujita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fujita is trying to force a seperation but Corpus has the dominant position.
Corpus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpus pushes Fujita back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corpus has Fujita pressed against the cage, preventing Fujita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corpus works on Fujita's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Corpus.
Corpus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fujita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corpus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corpus lands a body punch.
Corpus lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Corpus.
Corpus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Corpus.
Nice body punch from Corpus - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Corpus as the two fighters clinch.
Corpus slows down the pace here.
Corpus scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fujita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corpus scores with a hook to the body.
Corpus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fujita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corpus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Corpus.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fujita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Corpus.
Corpus digs a right hand underneath Fujita's ribcage. Fujita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corpus lands a left hand.
A short left from Corpus.
Corpus lands with a short shot to the head.
Corpus scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Corpus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corpus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Corpus drops Fujita onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fujita is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Fujita is rocked!
Corpus is working Fujita over against the cage.
Oh Fujita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corpus lands a shot to the body.
Fujita seems to have got his legs back now.
Corpus is leaning against Fujita and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corpus lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Corpus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Corpus lands an uppercut, right on the button! Fujita tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Corpus!