PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 716 p4p, 527 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 91 p4p, 71 weight class). Eduardo Corassa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wallace
vs
Corassa

176 cm
39
146
30 - 18 - 0

165 cm
25
145
12 - 4 - 0

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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 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Corassa lands with a cross.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Corassa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corassa throws a wild body kick that Wallace sees coming a mile off.
Corassa thuds his shin into the meat of Wallace's side.
Corassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wallace defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
Corassa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
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 scores with a nice strike.
Corassa moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
Corassa wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Corassa slips a straight right by Wallace.
It seemed like Corassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corassa on the side of the head.
A jab from Corassa does it's job there.
Corassa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corassa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Corassa.
Corassa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corassa on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corassa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Corassa counters with a body kick.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corassa, as that shot connected.
Wallace swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Corassa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Wallace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Corassa lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa lands the left hand.
Corassa connects with the punch.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Wallace misses the body punch
and Corassa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wallace's knee momentarily.
Corassa wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Corassa throws a counter combo.
Wallace swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Wallace lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Wallace.
Nice cross by Corassa.
Corassa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Corassa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corassa catches Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corassa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wallace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wallace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wallace 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.
Wallace misses with a shot to the body
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corassa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Wallace.
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!
Wallace blocks the body kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa lands a really nice looking cross but Wallace seems unphased.
Corassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Corassa.
Corassa staying out of range there.
Wallace throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa lands a front kick.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Corassa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallace has time to react.
Wallace cracks Corassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corassa lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Wallace is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corassa, as that shot connected.
Wallace connects with a right hand. Corassa shakes it off.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace slips under a jab from Corassa.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Wallace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Wallace throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corassa throws a leg kick
and Corassa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Corassa wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corassa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wallace might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Corassa swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Wallace jumps back.
Corassa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corassa.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Corassa throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Wallace throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Corassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Corassa lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
A low kick from Wallace is predictable there
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
Wallace 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 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace cracks Corassa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wallace swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Wallace has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Corassa throws out a powerful jab.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Corassa with a nice cross.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Wallace misses with a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa lands a nice hook to Wallace's body. Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corassa.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace wants to land a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Corassa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corassa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corassa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corassa cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corassa feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Corassa counters with a low kick, right behind Wallace 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wallace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Corassa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Corassa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Corassa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wallace throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Corassa blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Corassa connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corassa. Wallace shrugs it off though.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Corassa.
Wallace throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace scores with a leg kick.
Wallace takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Wallace - just one landing.
Corassa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wallace is rocked!

It looks like Nathan Wallace has been cut.
Wallace will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Wallace misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Corassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Corassa scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Wallace misses.
Corassa misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Corassa.
Corassa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corassa throws a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid body kick from Corassa.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corassa scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace avoids the head kick by Corassa.
Wallace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Corassa's shoulder, as Corassa tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corassa blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Corassa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Corassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
A low kick from Wallace is predictable there
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Corassa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wallace is able to avoid easily.
Wallace throws a counter high kick but Corassa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Corassa misses with a double jab.
Wallace throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Wallace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corassa doesn't seem phased though.
Corassa defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa lands a head shot.
Corassa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Corassa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corassa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wallace swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa scores with a punch to the head.
Corassa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corassa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Corassa drops Wallace with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Wallace! Corassa dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Corassa!
A victorious Eduardo Corassa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.