PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rhondon Rousey (ranked 2199 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 232 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rousey
vs
Corona

180 cm
22
145
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
145
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhondon Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rousey!
Rousey lands a body shot.
Rousey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rousey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rousey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rousey misses with a hook. Corona ducked under it nicely.
Corona tries to counter with a clinch but Rousey shakes him off and moves away.
Rousey throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Corona misses with a hook. Rousey ducked under it nicely.
Corona scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rousey misses with a combination
and Corona counters with a left and a right that stings Rousey.

Rousey is rocked!
Rousey throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Rousey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coronas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Corona is rocked!
Rousey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corona.
Rousey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rousey throws a sloppy body shot

and Corona moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rousey's elbow.
Corona lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corona lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corona.
Rousey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Corona lands with a short shot to the head.

Corona pulls Rousey into guard.

Rousey wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Corona's closed guard. He's half up but Corona has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Corona pivots and extends the arm, Rousey falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Corona! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona 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.