PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Midgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Chamillionaire-Denzel Washington . Midgar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I am a Real American - Rick Derringer. Corey Washington looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Washington
vs
Midgar

186 cm
23
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

181 cm
24
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Midgar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Midgar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Midgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Midgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Midgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Midgar as he jumps to the side.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Midgar's shoulder, as Midgar tries to avoid the shot.

Washington feints and as Midgar raises his hands in defense, Washington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Midgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Midgar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Midgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Midgar, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Midgar is keeping the position.
Midgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Washington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Midgar is proving hard to escape from.
Washington is pushing down on Midgar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Midgar is fighting to maintain full guard but Washington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Midgar wants to control but Washington is keeping busy.
Washington wants to free his trapped foot but Midgar is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Washington decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Midgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Midgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Midgar fails in his attempt to clinch.

Washington gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Midgar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Midgar trying to control but Washington postures up.

Midgar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Washington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Washington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Midgar tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
Midgar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Washington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Washington's back!
Washington just trying to survive but Midgar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Washington turns into Midgar and is now in his guard.
Washington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Midgar working a defensive guard here.
Midgar has Washington pulled in close to control his posture.
Midgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Midgar, not yet.

Midgar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Washington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Washington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Midgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Midgar wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Midgar wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Midgar moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Washington motions for Midgar to come forward. Washington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Washington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Midgar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Washington trying to control the action but Midgar is working from the bottom.
Midgar is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgar is staying active underneath Washington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Midgar trying to control here.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Midgar is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Midgar tries to avoid it but Washington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Midgar to the ground. Midgar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Midgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Midgar tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Midgar is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Midgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevie Midgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Midgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Midgar moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Midgar tries to clinch up.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Midgar saw that one coming.
Midgar tries to clinch up.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Midgar tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Midgar.
Midgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Midgar tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Midgar tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Midgar tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.

Washington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Midgar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Midgar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Washington stalls from top position.
Midgar manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Midgar wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Washington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Midgar for as long as he can get away with.
Midgar trying to hold on to Washington's head to control him but Washington postures up.
Midgar moves into full guard.
Washington wants to control from the top but Midgar keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Midgar seems keen to control Washington's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Washington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Midgar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Midgar is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Stevie Midgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Midgar.
Midgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Midgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Midgar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Washington.
Midgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Midgar blocks the body kick.
Midgar wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midgar tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Midgar moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Midgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Midgar tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Washington feints and then cracks Midgar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Midgar down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Midgar manages to avoid it.
Washington throws a leg kick but Midgar moved away.
Midgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Midgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Midgar wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.

Washington gets the takedown into side control.
Washington wants to control but Midgar is keeping him busy.
Midgar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Midgar is pressing down on Washington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Midgar pulls Washington in close to prevent any damage.
Corey Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Midgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevie Midgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Midgar has control of Washington's left arm, preventing Washington from doing any damage.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Midgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midgar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Midgar looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Washington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Midgar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Washington has managed to get both his arms back between Midgar's legs - danger averted.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Midgar tries to clinch up.
Midgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Midgar tries to clinch up.
Midgar wants to clinch.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Midgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Midgar tries to clinch up.
Midgar wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Midgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Midgar tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Washington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Midgar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Washington's best efforts.
Midgar is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Midgar is not content to let Washington control the position.
Midgar won't allow Washington to pass to mount.
Midgar is looking to control Washington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Midgar avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington is trying to control. Midgar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Washington!