PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corey Jr
vs
Voss

175 cm
26
137 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

183 cm
27
144 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Voss!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Corey Jr instigates a clinch.

Corey Jr manages to break the clinch.
Voss misses with a takedown attempt
and Corey Jr counters with a left to the body.
Voss tries for a takedown but Corey Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Corey Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corey Jr as he jumps to the side.
Mike Corey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Voss.
Some wild striking there from Corey Jr.
Voss swats away the attempt to clinch by Corey Jr.

Voss gets tackled into the cage by Corey Jr. Corey Jr maintains the clinch.

Corey Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voss is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corey Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Voss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Corey Jr counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr misses the shot to the body.
Voss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corey Jr.
Mike Corey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Corey Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Voss tries to roll over but Corey Jr keeps him under control.
Voss is in trouble now - Corey Jr has advanced to mount!
Corey Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Voss flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Corey Jr cracks Voss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Corey Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Voss is working to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voss slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Corey Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is nestled in close to Voss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Corey Jr is nestled in close to Voss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Voss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corey Jr.
Voss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Voss is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corey Jr pulls his head out easily.

Corey Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Voss manages to get to full guard.
Corey Jr wants to stand but Voss has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Corey Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corey Jr stands up over Voss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Voss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss wants to sweep here but Corey Jr controlling him for the moment.
Corey Jr chips away with some ground and pound.

Voss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corey Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Voss keeping moving, preventing Corey Jr from controlling successfully.
Corey Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voss 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.

Corey Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Corey Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Voss is trying to keep Corey Jr in close.
Corey Jr scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corey Jr is working Voss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voss wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Voss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Voss trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Voss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corey Jr defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voss trying to keep a closed guard but Corey Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Corey Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Voss has wrist control.
Corey Jr looking to pass the guard.
Corey Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corey Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corey Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corey Jr stands up over Voss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Voss controls Corey Jr momentarily but Corey Jr frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Corey Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Voss misses with a takedown attempt - Corey Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Corey Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corey Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corey Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Voss circles away.
Corey Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corey Jr tries to land a front kick but Voss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Corey Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Corey Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Voss taking some punishment here, with Corey Jr in his half guard.
Corey Jr is thwarting Voss's attempts to control the position.
Mike Corey Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corey Jr throwing shots but Voss is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr is nestled in close to Voss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Voss taking some punishment here, with Corey Jr in his half guard.

Voss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corey Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Voss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voss flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Voss is trying to get back to full guard.

Corey Jr stands up from half guard.
Voss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corey Jr.
Voss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Corey Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voss.
Mike Corey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Voss.

Corey Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corey Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voss has Corey Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Corey Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Corey Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corey Jr tries to clinch but Voss moves out of range.
Corey Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Corey Jr tenderised Voss's leg. Voss is trying to keep his angry face on.

Corey Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Corey Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Corey Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Corey Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Voss did well to prevent Corey Jr getting side control.

Corey Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Voss is not content to let Corey Jr control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr throwing shots but Voss is blocking nicely.
Corey Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Corey Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Voss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voss is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Corey Jr there.
Voss trying to control here.
Corey Jr works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Voss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Corey Jr looking to finish Voss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Voss!
Voss squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Corey Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Voss hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corey Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Voss?
Voss is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Voss tries to reverse the position but Corey Jr maintains control.
Corey Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Voss can't escape the position.
Voss is breathing heavily.
Voss tries to lock up and control but Corey Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Voss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corey Jr working Voss over with strikes here.
Voss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Corey Jr dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Corey Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Voss to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Corey Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voss manages to get himself to full guard.
Corey Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Corey Jr throws an elbow that misses. Voss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corey Jr's guard. Nice move by Voss!
Voss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Corey Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Voss!
Voss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Corey Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corey Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Corey Jr landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss holds on, trying desperately to control.
Voss wants to control but Corey Jr is having none of it.
Voss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Corey Jr with good strikes from the mount here!

Voss is rocked!
Corey Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Voss is still in real trouble! Can Corey Jr finish him?
Corey Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Voss wants to hold on but Corey Jr pushes him away.
Corey Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Voss wants to hold on but Corey Jr pushes him away.
Corey Jr won't let Voss get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Voss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corey Jr breaks from Voss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corey Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr unloading with bombs!
Corey Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Corey Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Corey Jr looking to isolate an arm here. Voss doesn't see it coming and as Corey Jr extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Corey Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Corey Jr!
Mike Corey Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their support in the buildup to the fight.