PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corcoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Folsom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corcoran's entrance music is Lonely Boy. A fine choice. Folsom has chosen Hightower Is Mad as his entrance music. Xavier Folsom will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Corcoran
vs
Folsom

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Folsom!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Folsom as he avoids it easily.
Folsom swings for the body but Corcoran moves out of range.
Folsom keeps the fight on the outside.
Folsom throws a sloppy head kick and Corcoran moves out of range easily.
Corcoran scores with a three punch combo!
Folsom misses with a wild combination.
Dean Corcoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Corcoran closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corcoran is staying tight to Folsom's torso, preventing him from escaping.

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

Corcoran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Folsom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Folsom is trying to control Corcoran's posture but Corcoran avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folsom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Corcoran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Folsom keeps working.
Corcoran wants to stand up but Folsom is controlling the position.
Folsom wants to get back to full guard.
Corcoran seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Corcoran is thwarting Folsom's attempts to control the position.
Corcoran prevents Folsom from improving his position.
Corcoran is trying to control. Folsom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom is looking to improve his position.
Folsom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Corcoran looking to sit in guard and control but Folsom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Folsom trying to control the position from guard on top but Corcoran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corcoran manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corcoran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Corcoran raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Folsom tries to hold on but Corcoran pushes him away.
Corcoran tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corcoran tries to control but Folsom wriggling away.
Folsom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Corcoran is looking to advance position but Folsom won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran prevents Folsom from improving his position.
Corcoran wants to get back to his feet.
Corcoran wants to control but Folsom is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dean Corcoran.
Corcoran is looking to clinch but Folsom is avoiding it.
Folsom throws a head kick but Corcoran moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Folsom as Corcoran shoots in.
Folsom stuffs the takedown attempt from Corcoran. Corcoran gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corcoran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Folsom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Folsom throws a combination. Corcoran tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corcoran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran closes the distance and clinches up with Folsom, looking for a takedown. Corcoran pushes Folsom against the cage but Folsom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Corcoran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Corcoran is breathing heavily.

Folsom scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Folsom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Folsom trying to control the position but Corcoran is working away.
Corcoran wants to get back to his feet but Folsom drags him back down.
Corcoran tries to improve position but can't.
Folsom trying to control the action but Corcoran is working from the bottom.
Folsom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Folsom cracks Corcoran with a big elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran defending against the ground and pound.
Corcoran pushes Folsom away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Folsom gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Folsom trying to control the action but Corcoran is working from the bottom.
Folsom scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corcoran is trying to buck Folsom off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Folsom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Corcoran is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Folsom is looking to take a break and control but Corcoran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corcoran parries the strikes from Folsom easily there. Folsom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Corcoran to escape.
Corcoran is trying to buck Folsom off.
Corcoran manages to work his way to half guard, despite Folsom's best efforts.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Folsom is looking to take a break and control but Corcoran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Folsom stops Corcoran from getting back to his feet.
Folsom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Folsom throwing shots but Corcoran is blocking nicely.
Corcoran is not content to let Folsom control the position.
Corcoran wants to get back to full guard.
Folsom is trying to control. Corcoran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Folsom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Folsom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Corcoran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Folsom avoids it really well and circles away.
Folsom lands a jab to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Folsom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Folsom.
Folsom lands a head shot.

Corcoran has managed to clinch.
Folsom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corcoran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corcoran lands a damaging elbow.
Corcoran throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Folsom blocks an elbow strike from Corcoran.
Corcoran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corcoran lands a good knee to the midsection. Folsom won't want to take too many of those.
Folsom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corcoran looking to throw knees to the head but Folsom is blocking nicely.
Corcoran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Folsom tries to break free but Corcoran pushes him back against the cage.
Folsom tries a body shot but Corcoran blocks it.
Folsom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Folsom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corcoran stalls.
Folsom avoiding damage as Corcoran throws knees to the body.

Folsom has Corcoran pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Folsom pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Corcoran tumbling to the mat - Folsom dives into Corcoran's guard.
Folsom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corcoran keeping moving, preventing Folsom from controlling successfully.
Folsom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dean Corcoran will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Corcoran scores with a leg kick.
Dean Corcoran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corcoran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Folsom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corcoran has his takedown stuffed
and Folsom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Folsom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Folsom throws a nice looking combination but Corcoran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corcoran misses with a takedown attempt - Folsom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corcoran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Folsom misses with a body shot.
Folsom misses with a wild combination.
Corcoran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Folsom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corcoran is defended easily by Folsom.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corcoran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Corcoran or perhaps it was just good defense by Folsom which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folsom connects with a body shot.
Folsom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corcoran shoots in but Folsom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Corcoran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Folsom misses with a head kick.
Folsom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Folsom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corcoran fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Folsom misses with a head kick.
Folsom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corcoran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Folsom is fending him off so far but Corcoran persists. Nope, Folsom circles away and we're back to standing.
Folsom throws a sloppy head kick and Corcoran moves out of range easily.
Folsom jabs Corcoran right on the nose. Corcoran blinks but takes it well.
Corcoran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick there by Folsom.
Corcoran tries to close the distance and clinch but Folsom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Corcoran has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corcoran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Folsom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corcoran throws an elbow but it misses.
Folsom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Corcoran breaks the clinch.

Corcoran closes the distance and clinches.
Folsom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Folsom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corcoran is keeping busy.
Corcoran blocking some punches.
Folsom misses with some punches.
Corcoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Folsom's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corcoran obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran misses with a knee strike.
Corcoran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Folsom blocks it with crossed arms.
Corcoran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Folsom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Folsom.
Corcoran prevents a body shot from Folsom.

Folsom pulls Corcoran into guard.
Folsom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corcoran postures up.
Corcoran wants to control from the top but Folsom keeps moving.

Folsom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Folsom trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran wants to get up but he can't break Folsom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Folsom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Corcoran sitting in guard here, content to control.
Corcoran stands and throws Folsom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Folsom is looking for a sweep.
Folsom can't do much from the bottom here.

Corcoran tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Folsom is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Corcoran off and has taken his back!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran trying to get back to his feet but Folsom is in full control for now.
Folsom scores with punches from the back.
Corcoran biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.

Corcoran is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Corcoran holding both Folsom 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran is keeping busy.
Corcoran manages to reverse the position and now he's in Folsom's guard. Nice work there by Corcoran.
Folsom keeping moving, preventing Corcoran from controlling successfully.

Corcoran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Folsom manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Corcoran has Folsom in his guard.
Folsom throws a big right hand that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Folsom trying to control but Corcoran is working from the bottom.
Folsom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Corcoran wriggles free and stands up.
Nice straight punches there by Folsom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Folsom.
Folsom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Folsom keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Folsom finds it's way through Corcoran's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from Folsom. No joy for Corcoran on that attempt.
Corcoran is trying hard to land a takedown here. Folsom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Folsom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corcoran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Folsom is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Folsom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Folsom misses with the combination.
Folsom scores with a body shot.

Corcoran shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Folsom's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Folsom wants to sweep here but Corcoran controlling him for the moment.
Corcoran is looking to stand up but Folsom won't let him.
Corcoran looking to pass the guard.
Corcoran is working hard here to advance position.
Folsom looking to control.
Corcoran wants to control from the top but Folsom keeps moving.
Folsom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Folsom is keen to just control but Corcoran is a slippery customer.
Corcoran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Corcoran is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Folsom in particular looking to stall.
Corcoran is trying is best to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Folsom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Folsom scores with a jab to the jaw.

Corcoran rushes Folsom and presses him up against the cage.
Corcoran scores with a knee to the head.
Corcoran lands an elbow just above Folsom 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corcoran looking to throw knees to the head but Folsom is blocking nicely.
Corcoran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Folsom is defending well for now.
Corcoran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Folsom throws a punch but it's blocked by Corcoran.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Folsom.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!