PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr iLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone has chosen Direct Hit!/Mixtapes - Werewolf Shame as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

iLL
vs
Corleone

190 cm
25
217 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
213 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr iLL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
iLL lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
iLL with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches up with iLL, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes iLL against the cage but iLL circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
iLL lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corleone digs a good body shot into iLL's ribs.
iLL misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by iLL.
Corleone looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
iLL cracks the inside of Corleone's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for iLL.
iLL tries a head kick but it misses.

iLL gets a clinch.
iLL using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
iLL connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corleone's face.

It looks like Rich Corleone has been cut.
iLL scores with a knee to the head.
Corleone takes a knee right on the jaw!
iLL is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
iLL throws a knee to the head but misses.
iLL missing with knees to the body.
iLL lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corleone takes a knee to the side of the body.
iLL throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from iLL.
iLL with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
iLL keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corleone's efforts to push away.
Corleone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but iLL pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone is trying to break free.
Corleone wants to get back to striking at distance but iLL won't allow it.
Corleone can't break the clinch.
Corleone wants to get back to striking at distance but iLL won't allow it.
Knees to the body from iLL.
iLL cracks Corleone with a nice body shot.
iLL utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corleone managing to block the knees to the body from iLL.
iLL misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corleone.
iLL landing knees to the body.
iLL misses with a knee strike.
iLL connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. iLL obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone being controlled against the cage.

iLL's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
iLL tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from iLL as Corleone shoots in.
Dr iLL has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Corleone.
iLL turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
iLL throws a front kick that sends Corleone stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone blocks a head kick by iLL.
iLL lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone avoids the head kick by iLL.
iLL turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
iLL connects with an inside leg kick.
iLL throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Corleone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by iLL.
iLL turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from iLL.
iLL throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone closes this distance looking for a takedown but iLL circles away.
iLL lands a big head kick that sends Corleone to the canvas! iLL follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dr iLL!