PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 4 p4p, 2 weight class). Tower has chosen Kanye - Power as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Correira
vs
Tower

191 cm
29
279 lbs
24 - 3 - 1

210 cm
26
275 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
As Correira backs off Tower throws a huge counter combo but Correira manages to avoid it all.
Correira throws a lazy head kick
and Tower makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Correira really felt that one!
A lazy body kick from Correira
and Tower counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Correira thinking.
Tower slips under a jab from Correira.
Tower raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tower throws a front kick aimed at Correira's knee but Correira avoids it well.
Correira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Correira. Tower shrugs it off though.
Tower throws a right hand that Correira ducks under and follows up with a left that Correira also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Correira misses with a hook
and Tower counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Correira thinking.
Correira misses with an uppercut.
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correira moves away.
Tower takes one to the side of the head.
Tower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Correira.
Tower looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tower throws a body punch but Correira moves out of range.
Tower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Correira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Correira was well out of range. Poor timing from Tower.
Correira throws a sloppy head kick and Tower moves out of range easily.
Correira is looking to clinch but Tower is avoiding it.
Correira moves away from the strike by Tower.
Correira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tower to score with a decent uppercut.
Correira throws an overhand right that lands on Tower's shoulder, as Tower tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Tower releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tower misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correira misses with a double jab
and Tower counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a nice inside leg kick.

Correira closes the distance and pushes Tower back into the cage.
Correira keeps control of Tower as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Correira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira lands a right hand.
Tower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correira misses with an elbow strike.
Correira pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tower tries to pull guard but Correira holds him up against the cage and eventually Tower drops back down to his feet.
Correira pushes Tower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Correira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Correira throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Correira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correira missing with knees to the body.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tower blocks an elbow strike.
Correira trying to land knees to the body.

Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Correira throws a leg kick which misses Tower's front leg but catches the back leg as Tower tries to avoid it.
Correira misses with a head kick.
Correira backing away here, and Tower unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tower on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick by Tower misses
and Correira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Correira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tower will feel that in the morning.
Correira thuds his shin into the meat of Tower's side.
Correira tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Correira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good work by Tower as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Tower was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tower swings away with a body shot that misses
and Correira counters with a nice kick to the body.
Correira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tower.
Tower scores with a jab to the head.
Tower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Correira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wesley Correira is winning the standup battle so far.
Correira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira lands a front kick.
Correira lands with a shot to the body.
Correira is looking to clinch.
Tower is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Correira rather than just go for the knockout.
Correira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tower paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Correira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Correira tests Tower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tower misses with a hook to the body
and Correira counters with an outside leg kick.
Tower checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws the left hand but Correira avoids the punch easily.
Correira tries to clinch but Tower moves away
and Tower counters with a left to the body.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correira throws a combination that misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Correira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tower's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Correira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correira tries to land a leg kick but Tower saw it coming and moves away.
Correira throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Correira, right into the meat.
Tower on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tower throws a fast counter high kick but Correira manages to duck under it in time.
Correira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tower blocks a head kick by Correira.
Tower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Correira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tower takes a step back to recover.
Correira throws a leg kick

and Tower counters with a head kick that drops Correira to the mat! Correira scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tower's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correira moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Correira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tower can do to turn this around?
Tower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tower lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Wesley Correira has been cut.
Tower has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Correira.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Correira.
Correira throws a head kick but Tower moves out of range.
Tower is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Correira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tower moves out of range as Correira strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Correira dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Correira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tower throws a big counter head kick but Correira avoids it with no problem.
Correira lands a right hook to the body.
Correira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Tower responds with a good body kick, but Correira manages to step out the way in time.
Correira with a jab.
Correira tries to bum rush Tower with a series of wild strikes but Tower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tower walks into a stiff left hand from Correira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Tower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Correira.
Tower throws a hook but Correira avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Correira misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira misses with a hook to the body
and Tower counters with a good, hard body kick but Correira shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tower throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Correira misses.
Tower throws out a counter right but Correira avoids it with no problem.
Correira scores with a jab.
Correira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tower.
Correira digs a good hook to Tower's body.
A low kick from Correira misses
and Tower counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Correira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tower paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Correira misses with a combination
and Tower counters with a leg kick.
Correira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tower.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tower punishes Correira's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira misses the jab.
Tower raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Tower lands an impressive looking overhand right. Correira doesn't seem phased though.
Correira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Correira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tower avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tower! But no joy.
Correira scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries a head kick but it misses.
Correira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Correira stuns Tower with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Correira lands a nice shot that snaps Tower's head back.
Tower throws a sloppy body shot
and Correira counters with a good, hard body kick but Tower shrugs it off.
Correira misses with a straight right.
Tower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tower throws a low kick, looking for Correira's leg but Correira calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Correira clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Tower.
Correira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tower flicks out a counter leg kick but Correira steps away.
Good exchange - Correira coming out on top.
Tower lands a body shot.
Correira wants to clinch
and Tower counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Correira.
Correira misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tower. Correira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley Correira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tower throws a body kick that misses.
Correira doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.
Tower connects with an inside leg kick.
Tower throws a hook but Correira blocks it.
Correira misses with a double jab
and Tower counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower takes a swing at Correira's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Tower
and Correira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correira throws out the jab.
Tower doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tower takes a swing at Correira's ribcage but misses.
Iain Tower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Correira forces Tower back against the cage and clinches.
Correira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Correira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Correira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Tower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tower lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tower is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Correira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira lands a knee to the head.
Correira gets through Tower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Tower.
Correira lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Correira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Correira blocks a body shot from Tower.
A nice left hand lands by Correira.
Wesley Correira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Correira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Tower is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tower lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Correira.
Nice elbow from Correira.
Tower has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Correira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tower can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tower jumps guard and drags Correira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Correira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Tower is working an open guard so Correira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Correira connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Correira tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
Correira wants to clinch.
Tower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Correira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Correira instigates a clinch.
Tower struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Correira had his way with Iain Tower in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tower takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Correira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Correira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Correira.
Tower moves away from the strike by Correira.
Tower swings for the body but Correira moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tower blocks a jab.
Tower looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Correira misses the shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Correira
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Tower.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Correira.
Tower throws a counter combo.
Correira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tower checks a leg kick.
Tower tries to score with a low kick but Correira moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tower unleashes a big counter combination but Correira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Correira counters with a good low kick that Tower was not able to check.
Tower misses with a body kick.
Correira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Correira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tower misses with a double jab
and Correira counters with a nice uppercut.
Correira with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries to clinch there but Tower circles away.
Correira misses with a straight left.
Correira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tower keeps the fight on the outside.
Wesley Correira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Correira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tower counters with a crisp right hand that drops Correira! Tower lets Correira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Correira is rocked!
Tower throws an off balance right hand
and Correira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Correira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Correira has managed to clinch.
Correira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Correira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tower blocks it with crossed arms.
Correira seems to have got his legs back now.

Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Correira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
You can see that Tower has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A slapping leg kick lands for Correira.
Correira with a nice cross.
Correira ducks into an uppercut from Tower and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iain Tower!
After the big win, Iain Tower made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.