PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corpus
vs
Young

185 cm
21
266 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
23
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Corpus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpus misses with a series of wild punches.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corpus.
Corpus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Corpus misses.
Corpus cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John Corpus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Corpus.
Corpus moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young looks to land a combination but Corpus avoids it well.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Corpus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corpus.
Young avoids the body shot from Corpus.
Corpus misses with a double jab.
Corpus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corpus with a hook.
Corpus throws a left and a right that both miss

and Young counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Corpus!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corpus working to try and regain half guard.
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corpus looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young landing punches.
Young throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Corpus because Young loaded up on that one.
Young misses with a head shot.

Young looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Corpus can't escape the position.
Corpus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Young landing strikes from the mount and Corpus is in trouble!
Corpus tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.
Young putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Corpus tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Young looking for a guillotine from mount but Corpus is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corpus is looking to get to half guard.
Corpus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Young with a couple of short strikes.
Corpus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Corpus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young trying to control but Corpus is having none of it.
Corpus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.

Young has hold of Corpus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Corpus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Young dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young tries to control but Corpus wriggling away.
Corpus is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Corpus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corpus looks a forlorn figure.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young working for a guillotine from mount but Corpus is in no mood to give up.
Corpus is trying desperately to improve position.
Young is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Corpus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Young landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Corpus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Young.
Corpus is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corpus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corpus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Young back to the cage. Corpus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Corpus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young swings for the body but Corpus moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Young.
Some wild striking there from Corpus.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corpus as he jumps to the side.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corpus.
Corpus misses the body punch
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corpus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corpus throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corpus throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Corpus.
Corpus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Young catches Corpus right on the button with a cross.
Young cracks a nice hook into Corpus's ribs.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Corpus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Corpus.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corpus pinned against the cage. Corpus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Corpus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
Corpus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Corpus misses with a combination
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpus lands a body shot.
John Corpus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corpus as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Corpus misses its intended target.
John Corpus is winning the standup battle so far.
Corpus misses the body punch

and Young counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Corpus wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Corpus controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Corpus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young forces his way into half guard.
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Corpus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corpus tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corpus is controlling Young's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corpus is trying to get back to full guard.
Young tries to pass to full mount but Corpus defends it.
Corpus tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Corpus wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young thows a huge punch but Corpus dodges it nicely.
Corpus tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.
Well, if Young is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Corpus trying to hold on to Young's head to control him but Young postures up.

Young is working for a kimura but Corpus is defending it quite comfortably.
Young throwing shots but Corpus is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Corpus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Young connects with a right hand. Corpus shakes it off.
Corpus looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Young shoots in and drives through. Corpus sprawls well.
Corpus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Corpus misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Corpus's head back.
A shot to the body from Corpus misses
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Corpus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Corpus scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Corpus. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corpus. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corpus misses with a double jab
and Corpus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corpus as he jumps to the side.
John Corpus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
Corpus misses with a combination
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Young. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Corpus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
Corpus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Corpus falls off balance throwing a combination

and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
Young wants to control but Corpus is keeping him busy.
Corpus stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Jason Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Young crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpus can't do much from the bottom here.
Corpus tries to bench press Young off him but Young keeps the position.
Young wants to take a breather but Corpus manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Young.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corpus tries to strike from the bottom.
Young won't allow Corpus to get back to his feet.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Corpus is retaining full guard.
Corpus wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Young slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to pass the guard but Corpus defending well.

Young is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Corpus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corpus wants to stand back up but Young manages to pass into side control.
Young wants to control but Corpus is keeping him busy.
Young happy to just control the position for now.
Corpus is looking to regain half guard here but Young keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Corpus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Corpus dodges the ground and pound from Young.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corpus is looking to reverse the position.
John Corpus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Young lands a nice forearm strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Young!