PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 398 p4p, 48 weight class) and Haider Ali (ranked 1257 p4p, 162 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Correira
vs
Ali

191 cm
21
279 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
257 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haider Ali!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Correira circles away.
Ali misses the jab.
Correira dips to his left and cracks Ali with an uppercut!
Correira connects with a single shot there.
Correira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Correira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Correira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correira ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Correira seems unphased.
Correira fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correira slips a straight right by Ali.
Correira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Correira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali lunges at Correira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Correira's hand.
Correira throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Correira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Ali has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Correira doesn't seem bothered though.
Correira misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Correira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Correira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Correira moves into the clinch.
Ali working aggressively here.
Correira misses with the head strike.
Correira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Correira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Correira.
A short left from Correira.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Correira.
Correira can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali blocking some punches.
Correira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Correira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Correira throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali pushes Correira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Correira.
Correira misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Correira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Correira or not.
Correira swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correira misses with a punch to the body.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Correira tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Correira back against the cage.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Correira.
Correira swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Correira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Correira misses its intended target.
Correira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Correira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Correira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Correira working aggressively here.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali prevents a body shot from Correira.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correira backwards.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Correira.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali blocking some punches.
Correira tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Correira back against the cage.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correira lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Haider Ali has been cut.
Correira swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Correira.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Correira lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira lands an uppercut.
Correira lands a right hand.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Correira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correira blocking some punches.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Correira controls the action.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Correira lands with a light punch inside.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali tries a body shot but Correira blocks it.
Correira lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correira.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Correira backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Wesley Correira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Correira.
A short right from Correira.
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correira misses with the head strike.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira misses with the head strike.
Correira throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correira misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Correira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali tries to work over Correira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Correira throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Ali misses with some punches.
Correira misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Wesley Correira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haider Ali's cut.
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.

Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Ali.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ali moves into range and clinches up with Correira.
Correira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Correira misses with some punches.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Correira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Correira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Correira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Correira lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Correira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali defending well as Correira loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Correira rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Correira.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Correira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Correira.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Correira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira is working Ali over against the cage.
Correira lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali working aggressively here.
Correira cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Correira lands a shot to the body.

Correira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Correira duly obliges.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Correira.
Correira clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Ali is rocked!
Correira is stalking Ali. Ali circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Correira, and it's lights out! Ali really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira retains his heavyweight title!
Wesley Correira decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.