PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 1637 p4p, 101 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 2741 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corassa
vs
Jun

165 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
139 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun connects with a body shot that sends Corassa's belly button to the back.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa cracks Jun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Jun down.
Corassa scores with a push kick.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corassa.
Corassa throws out a powerful jab.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jun misses with a series of wild punches.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
A countering left hand to the body from Jun misses.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jun misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corassa slips a jab from Jun.
Jun misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corassa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Jun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jun takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Corassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jun.
Corassa clobbers Jun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corassa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Corassa closes the distance and clinches.

Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corassa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jun lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corassa tries to clinch but Jun moves out of range.
Corassa lands with a hook. Jun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corassa momentarily.
Corassa misses with an uppercut
and Jun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Corassa.
Corassa drops his hands momentarily and Jun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jun misses with a body shot.
Corassa takes one on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corassa.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corassa.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corassa.
Corassa throws a head kick that Jun semi-blocks.

It looks like Zhang Jun has been cut.
Jun avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa connects with a right hand. Jun shakes it off.
Jun throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Corassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Jun keeps the fight on the outside.
Corassa cracks Jun with an open hand slap.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.

Corassa moves into the clinch.
Corassa misses with some punches.

Jun manages to break the clinch.
Corassa lands with an uppercut that bounces Jun off the cage and back into range.
Jun moves out of range as Corassa strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws a series of punches but Corassa moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa takes one to the side of the head.
Corassa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jun misses the jab.
Jun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Jun swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jun's calf.
Jun avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corassa cracks Jun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Jun swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Jun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa lands an overhand right.
Jun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zhang Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corassa slips a jab and a cross from Jun.
Jun staying out of range there.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jun can do to turn this around?
Corassa connects with a looping right hand.
Corassa catches Jun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corassa connects with a crisp jab.
Corassa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corassa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Jun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corassa lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab lands there for Jun.
Corassa throws a leg kick which misses Jun's front leg but catches the back leg as Jun tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa misses with the combination.
Jun throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jun! But no joy.
Jun 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.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jun walks into a stiff left hand from Corassa.
Jun misses with an uppercut
and Corassa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Corassa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Jun.
Jun swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa cracks Jun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa throws a counter high kick but Jun was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Corassa staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jun misses with the combination.
Jun keeps the fight on the outside.
Jun defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Jun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corassa connects with a leg kick. Jun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corassa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corassa connects with a single shot there.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Corassa slams his shin into Jun's torso.
Jun misses with a double jab
and Corassa counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa connects with a nice looking jab.
Jun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jun 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.
Corassa cracks the inside of Jun's front leg.
Corassa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Corassa clinches up with Jun and pushes him back against the cage.
Corassa pushes Jun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jun misses with a punch to the body.

Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
Jun throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jun manages to avoid it.
Jun looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Jun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corassa dips to his left and cracks Jun with an uppercut!
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
Corassa connects with a leg kick. Jun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Jun down.

Corassa darts in and clinches Jun up against the cage.
Corassa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jun tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corassa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corassa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corassa scores with a sloppy right hand. Jun should have avoided that one.
Corassa moves out of range as Jun strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Corassa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Jun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Corassa cracks the inside of Jun's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by Corassa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corassa.
Jun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corassa tests Jun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jun moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
Corassa lands with a nice body punch.
Corassa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corassa feints and then cracks Jun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jun down.
Jun ducks right into an uppercut from Corassa.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jun.
Jun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Jun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corassa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jun! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Corassa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses.
Jun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jun at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jun throws out the jab.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
As Jun backs away, Corassa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Corassa digs a good hook to Jun's body.
Jun throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jun thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Corassa moves out of range as Jun strikes.
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Corassa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jun's head.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa cracks Jun with a good jab.
Jun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corassa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Jun loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Corassa slips a jab and a cross from Jun.
Corassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corassa lands a two punch combo.
Jun ducks right into an uppercut from Corassa.

Jun is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
Corassa clobbers Jun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jun is still on wobbly legs! Can Corassa finish him?
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jun seems to have recovered his senses.
Corassa's corner calls for a 1-2. Corassa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Jun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Jun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa scores with a sloppy right hand. Jun should have avoided that one.
Corassa thuds a left hand into Jun's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with the combination.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Jun's leg. Jun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jun circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Jun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa lunges at Jun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jun's hand.
Jun throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Corassa lands.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Jun's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa throws a series of punches but Jun moves out of range.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
It looked like Corassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jun circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corassa 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
After winning the bout, Eduardo Corassa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.