PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Jr comes to the cage accompanied by La La La Girl by Paffendorf. Tracy has chosen You Can Kiss My Irish Arse as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Corey Jr
vs
Tracy

175 cm
34
148 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

160 cm
30
148 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Corey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Tracy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Corey Jr does no damage.
Corey Jr cracks Tracy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tracy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tracy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tracy throws a body kick that misses.
Tracy throws a push kick but Corey Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Tracy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tracy throws a leg kick but Corey Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tracy misses with a looping left.
Corey Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tracy tests Corey Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tracy leaves Corey Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tracy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Corey Jr.
Tracy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tracy counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tracy looks to score with a jab to the body but Corey Jr is just out of range.
Tracy lands a lovely overhand right.
Corey Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tracy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corey Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corey Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Corey Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tracy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Corey Jr is rocked!
Corey Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Tracy tries to sprawl out of it but Corey Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tracy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Corey Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tracy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corey Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corey Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tracy - the referee stops the clock and Corey Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tracy. Corey Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tracy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corey Jr tries to clinch but Tracy moves out of range.
Tracy misses with a body kick.
Tracy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corey Jr under the eye.
Oh Corey Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tracy throws a series of punches but Corey Jr avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr looks to throw the jab but Tracy is out of range.
Corey Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Corey Jr tests Tracy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tracy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Tracy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tracy misses with a hook

and Corey Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tracy is trying to break the clinch but Corey Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Tracy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corey Jr or not.

Corey Jr manages to pull guard.
Tracy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tracy looking to pass the guard.
Corey Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Tracy tries to free his leg and advance position but Corey Jr is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr 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.
Tracy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tracy preventing the sweep.
Corey Jr being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Tracy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tracy throws the left hand but Corey Jr avoids the punch easily.
Corey Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Corey Jr gets a double leg takedown into Tracy's guard.
Tracy keeping moving, preventing Corey Jr from controlling successfully.
Corey Jr throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tracy wants to stand but Corey Jr is controlling the position.
Corey Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tracy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tracy has Corey Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tracy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corey Jr slips under a jab.
Tracy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tracy is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tracy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Corey Jr checks a leg kick.
Tracy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corey Jr manages to avoid it.
Tracy throws a hook to the side of Corey Jr's head but Corey Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tracy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corey Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tracy motions for Corey Jr to come forward. Tracy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corey Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tracy misses with a straight right.
Corey Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corey Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tracy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Corey Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Corey Jr clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Tracy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracy trying to control the position but instead, Corey Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tracy into the cage.

Tracy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corey Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tracy gets double underhooks and turns Corey Jr into the cage.

Tracy breaks from the clinch.
Corey Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tracy is just out of range.
Corey Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Tracy.
Corey Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Tracy.
Corey Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tracy looks to land a left hand but Corey Jr moved out of range nicely.
Patrick Tracy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tracy misses with a kick to the body.
Tracy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Tracy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracy misses with a wild body shot.
Tracy connects with a leg kick. Corey Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tracy cracks the inside of Corey Jr's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tracy. Corey Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corey Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Corey Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Corey Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tracy is keeping the position for now.
Corey Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tracy pulls Corey Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Corey Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Corey Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Tracy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy sitting in guard here, content to control.

Corey Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tracy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Corey Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tracy wants to control but Corey Jr is having none of it.
Corey Jr landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Corey Jr.
Corey Jr 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.
Corey Jr wants to control the pace but Tracy is squirming around nicely.
Mike Corey Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corey Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Tracy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Corey Jr.

Corey Jr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tracy tries to lock up and control but Corey Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Corey Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corey Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Corey Jr misses with a double jab.
Tracy lands with an uppercut that bounces Corey Jr off the cage and back into range.
Tracy misses with a hook. Corey Jr ducked under it nicely.
Tracy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tracy feints and then cracks Corey Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corey Jr down.
Tracy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corey Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tracy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tracy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tracy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tracy throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Mike Corey Jr has been cut.
Corey Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Corey Jr misses its intended target.
Corey Jr wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corey Jr fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corey Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tracy is fending him off so far but Corey Jr persists. Nope, Tracy circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corey Jr moves away.
Corey Jr fails with the takedown
and Tracy counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Corey Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tracy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tracy throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tracy.
Corey Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tracy.
Tracy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corey Jr at a distance.
Tracy looks to throw the jab but Corey Jr is out of range.
Patrick Tracy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tracy thows a body shot but no joy.
Tracy lands the left hand.
Tracy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corey Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tracy manages to avoid it.
Tracy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tracy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corey Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracy misses with a low kick as Corey Jr jumps back.
Corey Jr throws a low kick but Tracy moves out of range easily.
Tracy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corey Jr. That did some damage!
Corey Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tracy pinned against the cage. Tracy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Tracy misses.
Tracy blocks a low kick nicely.
Tracy scoring well with a low kick there.
Tracy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tracy lands with a hook. Corey Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tracy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tracy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tracy feints and then cracks Corey Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corey Jr down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corey Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Corey Jr misses with a hook. Tracy ducked under it nicely.
Corey Jr tries to clinch up but Tracy circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Tracy misses.
Corey Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tracy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corey Jr checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tracy blocks the leg kick.
Tracy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corey Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tracy.
Tracy feints and then cracks Corey Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corey Jr down.
Corey Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tracy scores with a hook to the body. Corey Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tracy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tracy gets double underhooks and turns Corey Jr into the cage.
Corey Jr is trying to drag Tracy to the mat but Tracy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corey Jr being controlled against the cage.
Tracy avoiding damage as Corey Jr throws knees to the body.
Tracy pushes Corey Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Tracy manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tracy misses with a low kick as Corey Jr jumps back.
Corey Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Tracy, looking for a takedown. Corey Jr pushes Tracy against the cage but Tracy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tracy cracks the inside of Corey Jr's front leg.
Corey Jr scores with a three punch combo!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Tracy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tracy 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tracy!
Patrick Tracy made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.