PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Corbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Bronie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronie has chosen Dude Love 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.

Corbin
vs
Bronie

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Bronie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Bronie.
Bronie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Corbin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bronie sprawls well initially but Corbin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Corbin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corbin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corbin is trying to control. Bronie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bronie has hold of Corbin's hands but Corbin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bronie is concentrating on defense, preventing Corbin from advancing position.
Bronie wants to get back to his feet.
Bronie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corbin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bronie gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Corbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Corbin cracks Bronie with a solid left hand.
Corbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Corbin postures up in Bronie's guard and throws a big left but Bronie blocks it.
Corbin stops Bronie from standing up.
Corbin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corbin throwing strikes from guard but Bronie blocks nicely.
Corbin pushing down on Bronie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Corbin is taking a breather. Bronie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Corbin lands strikes from half guard.
Corbin working Bronie over with strikes.
Bronie wants to get back to full guard.
Bronie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin lands strikes from half guard.
Bronie wants to improve his position but Corbin is controlling well.
Corbin lands strikes from half guard.
Corbin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bronie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Corbin connects with a nice short shot to Bronie's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Corbin connects with a nice short shot to Bronie's temple.
Corbin working Bronie over with strikes.
Bronie taking some punishment here, with Corbin in his half guard.
Corbin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bronie to regain full guard.
Bronie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Corbin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corbin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronie's head.
Corbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronie is trying to control the position but Corbin postures up.
Corbin trying to control but Bronie is working from the bottom.
Corbin passes Bronie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Corbin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bronie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Corbin is thwarting Bronie's attempts to control the position.
Bronie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Corbin is staying active.
Nice strikes from Corbin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronie won't allow Corbin to pass to mount.
Corbin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Corbin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Corbin wants to control but Bronie is keeping him busy.
Bronie wants to get back to full guard.
Corbin winds up and cracks Bronie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Corbin connects with a nice short shot to Bronie's temple.
Bronie has hold of Corbin's hands but Corbin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Corbin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bronie on the ground.
Corbin wants to take a breather but Bronie is having none of it.
Corbin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Corbin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bronie takes a swing at Corbin's ribcage but misses.
Christopher Bronie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronie staying out of range there.
Corbin looks for a takedown but Bronie sprawls well.
Corbin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Corbin. No joy for Bronie on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronie shoots for a takedown but Corbin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bronie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bronie rushes Corbin and presses him up against the cage.
Corbin is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronie tries to land knees in the clinch but Corbin avoids the damage to the body.
Corbin stalling against the cage.
Corbin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corbin wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corbin is defending well for now.
Corbin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Corbin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bronie trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronie throws a punch but it's blocked by Corbin.
Corbin is stalling here.
Bronie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corbin is defending well for now.
Bronie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corbin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Corbin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Corbin.
Bronie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Corbin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Corbin stays in close to Bronie's body and controls the position.
Corbin trying to control but Bronie is working from the bottom.
William Corbin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bronie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corbin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corbin content to stall in guard here.
Corbin working some strikes from top position.
Bronie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Corbin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Corbin keeping moving, preventing Bronie from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corbin wants to improve his position but instead Bronie has moved into half guard.
Bronie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Corbin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corbin tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bronie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronie can do to turn this around?
Corbin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Bronie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bronie just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Corbin with that takedown attempt.

Corbin moves into range and clinches up with Bronie.
Corbin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bronie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bronie closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like William Corbin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronie slips under a jab from Corbin.
Corbin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bronie sprawls well. Bronie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corbin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronie misses with a wild body shot.
Corbin misses the shot to the body.
Bronie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronie misses with a few strikes there.
Bronie works over Corbin's head and body with a nice combination.

Bronie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corbin working some strikes from top position.
Bronie trying to keep a closed guard but Corbin is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronie working for a triangle but Corbin defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Corbin lands a couple of digs.
Bronie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Corbin is now in half guard.
Corbin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corbin wants to take a breather but Bronie is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bronie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronie has wrist control.
Corbin trying to control but Bronie is working from the bottom.
Corbin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Corbin stands up over Bronie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Corbin trying to control but Bronie is working from the bottom.
Corbin working some strikes from top position.
Bronie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corbin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Corbin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronie's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Corbin with a nice head shot there.
Bronie striking off his back but it's not causing Corbin any problems.
Bronie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corbin controls the pace.
Bronie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corbin throws an elbow that misses. Bronie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corbin's guard. Nice move by Bronie!

Corbin is trying to control the position but Bronie postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronie pushing down on Corbin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Corbin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bronie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Corbin is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Bronie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronie 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Bronie!
Christopher Bronie thanked the fans post fight for their support.