PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Corke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by Ana Tijoux - 1977. Mirko Boban is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Boban
vs
Corke

182 cm
32
184 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

188 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Corke!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corke misses the jab.
Corke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corke misses with an uppercut. Boban saw that one coming.
Alan Corke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boban stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corke tries a head kick but it misses.
Corke is looking to score with low kicks.
Corke just misses with a punch to the body.
Boban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corke misses with a straight left.
Corke throws a jab when Boban was well out of range.
Corke throws a jab but it's blocked by Boban.
Corke cracks a nice hook into Boban's ribs.
Corke throws a leg kick

and Boban counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boban lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Corke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Corke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boban won't allow it.
Boban looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Alan Corke has been cut.
Boban has Corke pressed against the cage, preventing Corke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boban keeps control of Corke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boban won't allow it.
Boban has Corke pressed against the cage, preventing Corke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boban looking to stall.

Boban pulls guard.
Boban controls Corke momentarily but Corke frees himself.
Corke wants to get up but he can't break Boban's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boban is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boban's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boban has his foot on Corke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Corke works his way back into a safe position though.
Corke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boban's guard.
Boban is pulling down on Corke's head. It's preventing any offense from Corke, at least for the moment.
Boban trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boban trying to keep a closed guard but Corke is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Corke tries to stand but Boban is controlling from the bottom.
Boban looking to control but Corke passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corke wants to stand up but Boban is controlling the position.

Corke escapes and gets back to his feet.

Boban gets a clinch.
Boban is trying to pull guard but Corke has him pressed against the cage.
Corke is trying to break the clinch but Boban is controlling him.
Boban slowing the pace effectively.
Boban lands a knee to the body.
Boban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boban obliges.
Corke looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corke working hard to break the clinch.
Corke is trying to push Boban away but Boban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corke's efforts to push away.

Boban jumps guard and drags Corke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban is trying to control the position but Corke postures up.
Corke tries to stand but Boban is controlling from the bottom.
Corke being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mirko Boban wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Boban forces Corke back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Boban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Corke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boban takes the fight into the clinch.
Corke is trying to break the clinch but Boban is controlling him.
Boban prevents Corke from breaking the clinch.
Boban tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Corke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Corke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boban has him pressed against the cage.
Boban prevents Corke from breaking the clinch.
Corke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boban has him pressed against the cage.
Boban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corke's face.
Corke is trying to break the clinch but Boban is controlling him.
Boban misses with a knee to the head.
Boban misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Corke's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Corke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corke tries to clinch but Boban moves out of range.
Corke throws a leg kick but Boban moved away.
Corke 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.
A big right from Boban misses.
Corke throws the left hand but Boban avoids the punch easily.
Corke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boban checks a leg kick nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boban with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corke wants to break free but Boban has control.
Corke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corke has had enough of the clinch but Boban keeps him there for the moment.
Boban tries to score a body lock takedown but Corke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boban won't allow it.
Boban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corke.
Boban working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boban lands a nice knee to the body.
Boban lands a hook to the side of the head.

Corke manages to break the clinch.
Corke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban tries to clinch but Corke is having none of it.
Corke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boban was well out of range. Poor timing from Corke.
Boban avoids the body shot from Corke.
Corke throws a right hand that Boban ducks under and follows up with a left that Boban also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boban avoids the body shot from Corke.
Corke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boban sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Boban rushes Corke and presses him up against the cage.
Corke wants to get back to striking at distance but Boban won't allow it.
Boban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Corke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corke is breathing heavily.
Corke is trying to break free.
Corke can't break the clinch.
Corke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boban is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boban keeps control of Corke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban prevents Corke from breaking the clinch.

Corke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corke.
Corke looks to land a body kick but Boban moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boban.
Boban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corke staying out of range there.
Corke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boban moves out of range of the strikes.
Boban tries to clinch but Corke is having none of it.
Corke closes the distance but Boban moves to the side
and Boban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boban counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Corke is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boban tries to clinch there but Corke circles away.
Corke thows a body shot but no joy.
Boban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Corke misses.
Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Corke is just out of range.
Boban throws a looping overhand right but Corke ducks down to avoid it.
Corke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boban checks a leg kick nicely.
Corke throws a looping overhand right but Boban ducks down to avoid it.
Alan Corke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boban with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Boban will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Corke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boban scores with a jab to the body.
Boban tries to clinch up.
Boban blocks a low kick nicely.
Corke throws a sloppy head kick and Boban moves out of range easily.
Corke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corke throws a right hand that Boban ducks under and follows up with a left that Boban also avoids with ease.
Corke misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Boban lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corke doesn't seem phased though.
Corke tries to close the distance and clinch but Boban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corke thows a leg kick but Boban checks it
and Boban counters with a low kick, right behind Corke 's knee.
Corke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boban misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boban moves into range and clinches up with Corke.
Boban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corke is trying to break the clinch but Boban is controlling him.
Boban jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corke walks away with a smile on his face. Boban gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Corke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Boban closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Corke's guard.
Boban wants to control from the top but Corke keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boban working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alan Corke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corke is keeping the position for now.
Corke is looking to stand up but Boban isn't so interested in that idea.
Corke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boban. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Boban decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Corke, up you get!
Alan Corke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corke throws out the jab.
Boban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boban avoids the body shot from Corke.
Boban throws a lazy right hand but Corke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corke throws a jab when Boban was well out of range.
Boban shoots in for a takedown but Corke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Boban darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boban takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Boban stands up out of the half guard.
Corke tries to land a front kick but Boban steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corke misses with an uppercut
and Boban counters with a stiff right hand.
Corke misses with a two punch combination.
Boban moves in looking to clinch but Corke pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban lands a jab to Corke's midsection.

Boban looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban tries to free his leg and advance position but Corke is retaining full guard.
Boban cracks Corke with a solid left hand.

Corke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Boban gets to his feet - Corke follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boban connects with the punch.
Corke tries to clinch up but Boban circles away and keeps his distance.
Boban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corke manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Boban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boban, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Boban!