PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Albert
vs
Correa

166 cm
19
305 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Albert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albert.
Correa sizes up Albert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Albert.
Albert doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Correa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Albert doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Correa looks to land a combination but Albert avoids it well.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correa misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Correa cracks Albert with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Correa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert wants to clinch.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Correa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
Correa throws a solid leg kick but Albert takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Correa.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Correa throws a leg kick but Albert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa tries to score with a low kick but Albert moves his leg out of the way.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Albert's sensitive parts.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa throws a one two combo.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Correa finds it's way round the side to connect with Albert's head.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert wants to clinch.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa throws a leg kick but Albert sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jordan Albert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eric Correa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa throws a leg kick but Albert checks it.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Albert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert wants to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Albert.
Albert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Correa can pounce on him.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert wants to clinch.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Albert doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
Albert wants to clinch.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Correa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Albert backs up against the cage.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Albert.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albert tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Albert.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albert wants to clinch.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eric Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Correa scores with a shot to the body.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Albert tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Albert checks a leg kick.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Correa.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albert tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Albert is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
Albert doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
Albert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Albert wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Correa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Albert checks it well.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Jordan Albert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert throws an overhand right that lands on Correa's shoulder, as Correa tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Correa!