PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Cornwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maku Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornwall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Lucky Bullets "Folsom Prison Blues". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cornwall
vs
Hiro

185 cm
22
208 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Cornwall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maku Hiro!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornwall slaps away a takedown attempt from Hiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cornwall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Cornwall.
Cornwall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cornwall misses with a takedown attempt
and Hiro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cornwall thinking.
Hiro slips a straight right by Cornwall.
Hiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Cornwall.
Cornwall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cornwall scores with a jab to the head.
Cornwall tries to land a leg kick but Hiro saw it coming and moves away.
Cornwall throws the left hand but Hiro avoids the punch easily.
Hiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cornwall swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
Hiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Cornwall.
Cornwall moves out of range as Hiro strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hiro.
Hiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hiro walks into a stiff left hand from Cornwall.
Hiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornwall.
Hiro blocks a jab.
Cornwall throws a lazy right hand but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cornwall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cornwall connects with a nice looking jab.
Cornwall throws the left hand but Hiro avoids the punch easily.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cornwall as he avoids it easily.
Cornwall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cornwall throws a hook to the side of Hiro's head but Hiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cornwall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cornwall throws out the jab.
Hiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cornwall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro misses with a looping left.
Cornwall throws a big shot that misses.
Cornwall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cornwall throws out a leg kick but Hiro moves out of range and Cornwall only half commits.
Hiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Cornwall.

Cornwall clinches up with Hiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Cornwall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiro misses with a body punch.
Hiro working aggressively here.
Hiro looking for a takedown.
Ken Cornwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maku Hiro.
Hiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cornwall lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cornwall.
Cornwall lands a shot to the body.
Cornwall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hiro backwards.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiro misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Cornwall.

Cornwall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiro lands a lovely overhand right.
Hiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cornwall.
Cornwall throws a good cross that connects.
Hiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cornwall throws out a loose jab but Hiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiro throws a one two combo.
Cornwall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hiro slips a straight right by Cornwall.

Cornwall shoots in and bounces Hiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiro controls Cornwall momentarily but Cornwall frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall wants to pass the guard but Hiro is keeping the position.
Cornwall wants to control from the top but Hiro keeps moving.
Cornwall preventing the sweep.
Cornwall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hiro keeping moving, preventing Cornwall from controlling successfully.

Cornwall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cornwall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hiro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cornwall, into his guard.
Hiro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Cornwall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hiro blocks a jab.
Cornwall misses with a straight left.
A combination from Cornwall does no damage.
A punch combination from Cornwall misses.
Cornwall throws a shot from downtown. Hiro moves away and avoids it.
Hiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornwall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornwall thows a body shot but no joy.
Cornwall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornwall has his takedown stuffed

and Hiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cornwall won't be happy with that.
Hiro landing a few strikes.
Hiro trying to control the action but Cornwall is working from the bottom.
Cornwall struggling a bit here.
Cornwall manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cornwall working to try and regain half guard.
Hiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cornwall manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cornwall tries to roll over but Hiro keeps him under control.
Hiro thows a huge punch but Cornwall dodges it nicely.
Hiro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cornwall is looking to improve his position but Hiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Cornwall taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall wants to control but Hiro is having none of it.
Hiro is landing with some decent strikes but Cornwall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cornwall hang on?
Cornwall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Cornwall is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cornwall's face.
Oh Cornwall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hiro postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cornwall bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hiro and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maku Hiro!
Maku Hiro is the new light heavyweight champion!