PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corso has chosen Tears in Rain as his entrance music. Raider Browne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Browne
vs
Corso

180 cm
22
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Corso!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Browne throws the left hand but Corso avoids the punch easily.
Browne throws a jab when Corso was well out of range.
Corso throws a low kick but Browne avoids it.
Corso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Corso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Browne tries to pull guard but Corso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Browne.
Browne wants a takedown but no success here.
Corso landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
Corso misses with a knee to the head.
Corso landing knees to the body.
Browne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Browne.
Browne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Browne managing to block the knees to the body from Corso.
Corso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Browne is breathing heavily.
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!
Corso lands a knee to the body.
Corso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
Corso scores a nice knee to the body.
Corso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corso misses with a knee to the head.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Browne won't want to take too many of those.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corso trying to land knees to the body.
Corso lands a nice knee to the body.
Corso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Browne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corso landing knees to the head.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Browne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Corso.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corso obliges.
Corso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corso lands a nice knee to the body.
Browne takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Raider Browne has been cut.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corso lands a knee to the body.
Corso lands a nice knee to the body.

Corso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Browne clinches up with Corso and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corso throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corso connects with a knee to the head.
Corso tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corso.
Corso lands a nice knee to the body.
Corso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Browne won't want to take too many of those.
Corso landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Corso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raider Browne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Browne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Browne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Corso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Browne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corso.
Corso is looking to clinch but Browne is avoiding it.
Corso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corso fakes the leg kick and cracks Browne in the body.
Corso wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Browne blocks a head kick by Corso.
Will Corso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Browne gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Browne.

Browne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Browne 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Browne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Corso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Corso dodges the ground and pound from Browne.

Browne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Browne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Browne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Corso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Browne tries to score with some ground and pound. Corso controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Corso is trying to improve his position.

Browne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Browne decides to stand back up. Browne steps back and let's Corso get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Corso pushes Browne away with a front kick.
Corso connects with an inside leg kick.
Corso tries a head kick but it misses.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt.

Browne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Corso's half guard.

Browne seems to be working for a kimura but Corso defends the submission attempt.
Corso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Browne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne passes the guard and advances to mount!
Browne connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Browne there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Browne avoids the attempt from Corso to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Browne has control of Corso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Corso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corso holds on to Browne around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raider Browne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raider Browne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Browne misses with an uppercut. Corso saw that one coming.
Browne scores with a one two! Corso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corso - that will leave a mark!
Corso scores with a kick to the body.
Corso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Browne takes a step back to recover.
Corso tries to clinch up but Browne circles away and keeps his distance.
Corso pushes Browne away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corso throws the kick towards the body but Browne avoids it.

Corso moves into the clinch successfully.
Corso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Browne is defending well for now.
Corso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corso missing with knees to the body.
Browne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Browne is defending well for now.
Corso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corso stops a takedown attempt from Browne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corso working Browne over with knees to the body.
Browne avoiding damage as Corso throws knees to the body.
Corso landing knees to the head.
Corso working Browne over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Corso missing with knees to the body.
Corso lands a nice knee to the body.
Corso misses with a knee strike.
Corso working Browne over with knees to the body.
Corso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Browne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corso crunches a lovely knee into Browne's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso landing knees to the body.
Corso with a knee to the head.
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Browne.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Browne won't want to take too many of those.
Corso tries a knee to the head but Browne blocks it.
Corso trying to land knees to the body.
Corso scores with a knee to the head.
Corso connects with a knee to the head.
Browne is trying to maintain a safe position but Corso gets an underhook and turns Browne into the cage.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Browne jumps guard but Corso stands there with Browne around his waist. Browne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corso lands a good knee to the midsection. Browne won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corso missing with knees to the body.
Corso scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Browne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Browne managing to block the knees to the body from Corso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Corso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Corso!
Will Corso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.