PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Kundsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kundsen
vs
Correa

177 cm
26
159 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

174 cm
24
164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ansgar Kundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Correa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Correa throws out a powerful jab.
Kundsen ducks right into an uppercut from Correa.
Correa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kundsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Correa catches Kundsen right on the button with a cross.
Kundsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kundsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kundsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kundsen tries to counter by clinching up but Correa breaks away and moves out of range.
Correa scores with the left hand. Kundsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Correa lands a jab to the head.
Correa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kundsen moves away.
Kundsen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa misses with a body shot.
Correa lands a jab-cross combination.
Correa lands an overhand right.
Correa throws a body punch but Kundsen moves out of range.
Kundsen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Correa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Correa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kundsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Correa.
No joy there for Kundsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kundsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Correa misses.
Ansgar Kundsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Correa misses with a body shot.
Kundsen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kundsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kundsen.
Kundsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kundsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.
Correa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kundsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Correa checks a low kick from Kundsen.
Correa just misses with a punch to the body.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kundsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kundsen moves away from the strike by Correa.
Kundsen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Correa manages to circle out of the way.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a hook but Kundsen avoids it easily.
Correa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kundsen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Correa looks to land a left hand but Kundsen moved out of range nicely.
Correa throws a nice looking combination but Kundsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kundsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Correa finds it's target.
Correa's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Correa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice combination there by Correa.
Correa throws a hook but Kundsen avoids it easily.
Kundsen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Correa.
Kundsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kundsen takes one on the button.
Kundsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kundsen. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kundsen takes a swing at Correa's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correa connects with a nice looking jab.
Kundsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kundsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.
Kundsen tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Kundsen is looking to wear down Correa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kundsen defending well as Correa loads up on a big left hand.
Correa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kundsen drops his hands momentarily and Correa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Correa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Correa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Kundsen misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Correa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Correa misses with a double jab
and Kundsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Correa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jose Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Correa scores with a jab. Kundsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Correa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kundsen in his tracks.
Kundsen throws a right and a left that Correa avoids nicely.
Kundsen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kundsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correa throws out the jab.
Kundsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kundsen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Correa manages to circle out of the way.
Correa punishes Kundsen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kundsen avoids the body shot from Correa.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kundsen.
An attempted straight right counter from Kundsen misses the target.
Correa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kundsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Correa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kundsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Correa looks for a takedown but Kundsen sprawls well.
Ansgar Kundsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Correa.
Correa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Correa misses with a few strikes there.
As Correa backs away, Kundsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kundsen misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jose Correa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kundsen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A combination from Correa does no damage.
Kundsen is looking to counter the offense by Correa and move into the clinch.
Correa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Correa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kundsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Correa misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kundsen misses the target.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kundsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa lands with a shot to the body.
Correa feints a jab promting Kundsen to slip. Correa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kundsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kundsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Kundsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Kundsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kundsen avoids the body shot from Correa.
Correa misses with a hook
and Kundsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kundsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kundsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Correa misses with a hook to the body
and Kundsen counters with a left to the body.
Kundsen takes a swing at Correa's ribcage but misses.
Kundsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Correa does no damage.
Kundsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Correa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kundsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Correa thinking.
Correa is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kundsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Kundsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Correa lands a jab to Kundsen's midsection.
Kundsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Correa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kundsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kundsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Correa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kundsen.
A big left from Correa misses.
Kundsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correa feints the counter takedown.
Correa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kundsen.
Kundsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kundsen tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kundsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Correa looks to land a combination but Kundsen avoids it well.
Kundsen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Correa throws a right and a left that Kundsen avoids nicely.
Kundsen walks into a jab.
Correa misses with a straight right.
As Correa tries to get set, Kundsen tries to push him back and clinch up but Correa manages to avoid the attempt.
Correa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Correa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kundsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kundsen misses with an uppercut
and Correa counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa misses with an uppercut.
Correa works the jab nicely.
Kundsen slips under a jab from Correa.
Kundsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correa swinging wildly here.
Kundsen tries to clinch up.
Correa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Correa throws a series of punches but Kundsen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Kundsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kundsen throwing a counter right hand but Correa manages to avoid it.
Correa misses with a two punch combination.
Correa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Correa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Correa misses with a combination

and Kundsen counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Correa!

Correa is rocked!
Correa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kundsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Correa is still in real trouble! Can Kundsen finish him?

Kundsen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Correa sees it coming and defends easily.

Kundsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Correa has managed to free his arm - good work.

Correa is defending against the submission attempts here by Kundsen.
Correa trying to control here.

Kundsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kundsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Correa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Correa seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Kundsen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kundsen is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kundsen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Correa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ansgar Kundsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Correa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kundsen defends it easily.

Correa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Correa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jose Correa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Kundsen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kundsen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kundsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Correa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Correa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kundsen defends it easily.
Kundsen passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Kundsen tries for a kimura but Correa is defending well.
Correa tries to improve position but can't.

Kundsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Correa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Correa 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Correa!
Jose Correa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.