PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Corsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bale comes into the arena with Kings and Queens blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Corsa's choice of entrance music: Aerosmith - Fever. Kevin Bale had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bale
vs
Corsa

172 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ
Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Corsa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corsa has a takedown stuffed.
Sergio Corsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale blocks the body kick.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Corsa feints and as Bale raises his hands in defense, Corsa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corsa looks gassed!

Bale uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bale moves into the clinch.
Corsa takes a shot to the head.
Bale missing with knees to the body.
Bale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corsa shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Corsa clinches but Bale breaks the clinch

and Bale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Corsa won't be happy with that.
Corsa stops Bale from passing to mount.
Bale wants to stand but Corsa is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale tries to stand but Corsa controls the position and pulls Bale into his guard.
Corsa has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
Bale wants to stand and escape but instead Corsa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bale is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kevin Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Corsa.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corsa.
Bale lands a two punch combo.
Bale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Bale takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corsa is fending him off so far but Bale persists. Nope, Corsa circles away and we're back to standing.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bale has Corsa up against the cage in a clinch.
Corsa has had enough of the clinch but Bale keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Corsa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corsa tries to pull guard but Bale won't allow it.
Bale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Corsa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bale has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Corsa regains guard immediately.
Corsa keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Bale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corsa's guard.
Corsa working a defensive guard here.
Corsa has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corsa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bale would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corsa with a poor takedown
and Bale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bale misses with a hook. Corsa ducked under it nicely.
Corsa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bale counters with a three punch combo that has Corsa backing up. Corsa nods at Bale to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bale throws a body kick that misses.
Bale tries to clinch up.
Bale fails with the takedown
and Corsa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bale - that will leave a mark!
Corsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bale is fending him off so far but Corsa persists. Nope, Bale circles away and we're back to standing.

Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Bale wants to stall.
Bale stalling against the cage.

Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Corsa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bale won't be happy with that.
Corsa is looking to take a break and control but Bale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale tries to escape but Corsa is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale is trying to work for a sweep but Corsa has mounted him!
Bale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Corsa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bale wants to hold on but Corsa pushes him away.
Corsa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bale is looking to get to half guard.
Bale wants to get back to his feet.
Corsa tries to control but Bale wriggling away.
Bale is looking to get to half guard.
Corsa controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Corsa controlling the position easily from mount.
Bale is squirming around, avoiding Corsa's attempts to control the action.
Bale regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Corsa trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
Bale wants to get back to his feet.
Bale is staying active underneath Corsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bale has a hand on Corsa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Corsa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corsa content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sergio Corsa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Corsa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Corsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Corsa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale has his takedown stuffed
and Corsa counters with a good, hard body kick but Bale shrugs it off.

Bale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corsa.

Bale jumps guard.
Corsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bale manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Bale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Corsa up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corsa tries to pull guard but Bale won't allow it.
Bale lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corsa fails to pull guard.
Kevin Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Corsa.

Bale ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bale no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Corsa won't allow Bale to sweep him here.
Bale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corsa controls the pace.
Kevin Bale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bale kicks Corsa off and gets to his feet.
Corsa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corsa tries to pull guard but Bale holds him up against the cage and eventually Corsa drops back down to his feet.
Bale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bale throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale wants to stall.
Corsa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corsa letting Bale take a breather here.
Corsa avoids the elbow strike from Bale, against the cage.
Corsa is looking to break free of the clinch but Bale has double underhooks.
Corsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bale looking to throw knees to the head but Corsa is blocking nicely.
Bale leaning against his opponent.
Bale looking to stall.
Corsa fails to pull guard.
Corsa jumps guard but Bale stands there with Corsa around his waist. Corsa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corsa is working for takedown but Bale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corsa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bale walks away with a smile on his face. Corsa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bale keeps the fight on the outside.
Bale misses with a hook. Corsa ducked under it nicely.
Corsa misses with the body kick
and Bale counters with a series of strikes. Corsa will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corsa has a takedown stuffed.
Corsa shoots for a takedown but Bale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bale tries for a takedown but Corsa circles away easily

and Corsa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corsa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bale smiles and moves away.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corsa.
Bale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Corsa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corsa tries for a takedown but Bale circles away easily
and Bale counters with a three punch combo that has Corsa backing up. Corsa nods at Bale to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corsa has managed to clinch.

Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale looks for the body kick but Corsa saw that one coming.
Bale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kevin Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corsa is looking to clinch.
Bale darts in trying to clinch
and Corsa counters with a nice body kick.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bale pinned against the cage. Bale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Corsa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bale!
Corsa controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bale 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Kevin Bale!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Kevin Bale!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Kevin Bale!

Kevin Bale wins by unanimous decision!