PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Cul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cul has chosen Jesus C'est Mon Copain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jean Cul acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Corleone
vs
Cul

200 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Cul!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cul scores with a leg kick.
Cul throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corleone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corleone avoids a kick to the body.
Cul tries a head kick but it misses.
Cul throws a left and a right that both miss

so Corleone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cul keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone throwing strikes but missing.
Cul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Cul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a strike but Cul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corleone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Corleone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Corleone controlling from mount.
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cul blocking the ground and pound.
Corleone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cul blocking the ground and pound.
Corleone breaks from Cul's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
Corleone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Corleone working Cul over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Corleone controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corleone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cul wants to control but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone breaks from Cul's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Corleone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corleone controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone landing shots from mount.
Corleone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corleone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!

Cul is rocked!
Cul looks gassed!

Corleone is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cul has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cul!
Corleone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Corleone dominated that round.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cul throws a shot from downtown. Corleone moves away and avoids it.
Corleone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cul has time to react.
Corleone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cul circles away quickly and effectively.
Corleone misses with a jab, cross combination.

Corleone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cul sprawls well initially but Corleone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Corleone slips a nice elbow through Cul's hands, connecting with Cul's forehead.

Cul has one foot on Corleone's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Corleone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cul is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cul misses with a double jab

and Corleone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cul!
Corleone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cul is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Corleone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cul?
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Corleone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cul taking shots to the head.
Cul wants to control but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corleone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
Corleone cracks Cul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cul is still in real trouble! Can Corleone finish him?

Corleone wants to finish this one by submission but Cul is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Corleone.
Cul seems to have recovered his senses.
Corleone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Corleone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corleone prevents Cul from getting the reversal.
Corleone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cul looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!
Corleone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
Corleone working Cul over with strikes here.
Corleone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Corleone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cul looks a forlorn figure.
Cul wants to hold on but Corleone pushes him away.
Corleone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cul is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Don Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone lands a heavy elbow.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Cul is in trouble!
Corleone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cul is in a horrible position here. Corleone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cul is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Corleone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cul?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Corleone dominated that second round.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Corleone is looking to clinch.

Corleone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cul wants to get back to his feet.

Corleone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cul is just riding it out for now. Corleone eventually gives up the hold.
Cul blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corleone.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cul defending well though.
Cul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone wants to control but Cul is keeping him busy.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corleone is trying to control the action in half guard but Cul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Corleone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corleone is thwarting Cul's attempts to control the position.
Corleone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Corleone scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Cul dodges it nicely.
Corleone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Corleone.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cul on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corleone slips a nice elbow through Cul's hands, connecting with Cul's forehead.
Corleone throws a strike but Cul avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone distracts Cul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corleone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corleone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corleone wants to control from the top but Cul keeps moving.
Cul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cul wants to stand up but Corleone is controlling him.
Corleone controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jean Cul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone cracks Cul with a solid left hand.
Corleone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Cul has wrist control.
Corleone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Corleone stands up over Cul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corleone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Corleone!