PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesly Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gonacyphilaids disease (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Correa
vs
disease

193 cm
23
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
272 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wesly Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, gonacyphilaids disease!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
disease shoots in looking for a takedown. Correa tries to sprawl out of it but disease keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Correa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
disease takes one on the button.

It looks like gonacyphilaids disease has been cut.

Correa gets the takedown into side control.
Correa controlling from side mount.
disease is looking to regain half guard here but Correa keeps moving and retains side control.
Correa trying to control the position but disease is working away.
disease tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Correa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
disease is trying to escape the position but Correa is controlling the position.

Correa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Correa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
disease defending against the ground and pound.
disease is pushing Correa's head away, looking to escape. Correa manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Correa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

disease gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Correa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
disease looks gassed!
disease preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Correa throwing strikes from guard but disease blocks nicely.
Correa controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
disease wants to sweep here but Correa controlling him for the moment.
Correa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Correa trying to control but disease is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
disease looking for a sweep. Not yet disease, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Correa scores with a sloppy right hand. disease should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
disease misses with a takedown

and Correa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
disease tries to get to full guard but Correa has control of the leg.
Correa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
disease taking some punishment here, with Correa in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Correa connects with a nice short shot to disease's temple.
Correa is controlling the pace.
disease tries to roll over but Correa keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Correa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Correa is controlling the pace.
Correa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but disease does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Correa content to control rather than advance.

That's four 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.
Correa throwing shots but disease is blocking nicely.
disease tries to get to full guard but Correa has control of the leg.
Correa not doing much here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wesly Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Correa forces disease back against the cage and clinches.

Correa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correa misses with a series of wild punches.
disease tries for a takedown but Correa circles away easily

and Correa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wesly Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gonacyphilaids disease.
Correa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesly Correa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on gonacyphilaids disease's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Correa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but disease is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Correa or perhaps it was just good defense by disease which made him look bad.
disease defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Correa.
disease gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Correa counters with a left and a right that stings disease.
disease doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Correa moves into the clinch.

Correa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed disease clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Correa is landing with strikes from the back.
Wesly Correa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good control from Correa.
Correa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
disease tries to roll but Correa sticks to his back.
disease is breathing heavily.
Correa lands a shot to the head.
disease turns into Correa and is now in his guard.
Correa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Correa has his hands on disease's head, controlling the position.

disease drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and disease jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Correa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correa is really struggling to control disease but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Correa pushes disease off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
disease with a poor takedown

and Correa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wesly Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gonacyphilaids disease.
Correa stopping the sweep attempt from disease.
Correa sitting in guard, not really doing much.

disease looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Correa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
disease is trying desperately to land a takedown but Correa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for disease.
Correa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Correa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that disease can do to turn this around?
A right-left combo lands from Correa.

Correa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wesly Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
disease slaps away a takedown attempt from Correa, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Correa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
disease looking to control.
Correa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Correa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on disease, up you get!
disease shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Correa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for disease!
Correa tries to control but disease wriggling away.
disease is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correa controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesly Correa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on gonacyphilaids disease's cut.
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. This is the final round!

disease shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Correa counters with a takedown into side control.
disease is not content to let Correa control the position.
Correa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Correa is looking to take a break and control but disease is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on disease's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Correa trying to control the action but disease is working from the bottom.
Correa taking a breather here.
disease managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Correa.
disease takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
disease stuffs the takedown attempt from Correa. Correa gets slowly back to his feet.
Correa shoots in and drives through. disease sprawls well.

Correa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
disease strikes from the bottom but Correa passes into mount!
disease tries to reverse the position but Correa maintains control.
Correa is landing with some decent strikes but disease is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
gonacyphilaids disease has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
disease is trying desperately to improve position.
Correa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Correa controlling the position easily from mount.
disease wants to hold on but Correa pushes him away.
Correa lands a nice shot to the head.
disease is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Correa content just to control the position here.
disease really wants to buck Correa off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa tries to control but disease wriggling away.
disease is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Correa controlling the pace for now.
Correa landing shots from mount.

That has opened up gonacyphilaids disease's cut even more.
disease is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wesly Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correa controlling from the full mount.
Correa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
disease is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
disease really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Correa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Wesly Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
disease gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Correa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. disease is trying to defend but Correa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Correa sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesly Correa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Correa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

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