PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 764 p4p, 106 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 565 p4p, 82 weight class). Shayne Corson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mika Saarenpaa's chin.

Corson
vs
Saarenpaa

185 cm
33
171 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

183 cm
38
170 lbs
38 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corson.
A good leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Corson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Corson.
Saarenpaa throws a jab when Corson was well out of range.
Corson walks into a left hand.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Corson avoids it easily.
Corson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corson misses with a series of wild punches.
Corson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corson throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Corson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Corson avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa throws a lazy right hand but Corson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Corson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarenpaa.
Corson throws a front kick aimed at Saarenpaa's knee but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Saarenpaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarenpaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Corson misses with a straight right.
Saarenpaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saarenpaa walks into a stiff left hand from Corson.
Corson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corson avoids the head kick by Saarenpaa.
Corson looks to land a left hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Saarenpaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Corson throws a front kick aimed at Saarenpaa's knee but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Corson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Corson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corson.
Saarenpaa unleashes a big counter combination but Corson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saarenpaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corson misses the jab.
Corson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corson misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Corson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corson.
Corson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that Corson semi-blocks.
Saarenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Corson is just out of range.
Corson jabs at Saarenpaa's body.
Corson tests Saarenpaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corson connects with a right hand. Saarenpaa shakes it off.
Corson misses with a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Saarenpaa misses.
Corson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Saarenpaa.
Corson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saarenpaa takes one to the chin there.
Saarenpaa avoids the head kick by Corson.
A good leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saarenpaa misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saarenpaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saarenpaa.
Corson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson walks into a stiff left hand from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
Corson throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Corson is wise to it.
Saarenpaa misses with a wild body shot.
Corson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saarenpaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a looping left.
Corson throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Corson misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson delivers a nice body kick.
Saarenpaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Corson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson throws the left hand but Saarenpaa avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corson.
Saarenpaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saarenpaa throws a right and a left that Corson avoids nicely.
Corson dips to his left and cracks Saarenpaa with an uppercut!
Saarenpaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corson's sensitive parts.
Corson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saarenpaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Corson scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Saarenpaa misses.
Corson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson misses with an uppercut. Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
Saarenpaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corson connects with a right hand. Saarenpaa shakes it off.
Saarenpaa looks to throw the jab but Corson is out of range.
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 Shayne Corson 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.

Corson throws a solid leg kick but Saarenpaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corson.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but Corson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Corson misses.
Corson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
A leg kick checked by Corson.
Corson misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corson's head.
Corson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that Corson semi-blocks.
Corson misses the body punch
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saarenpaa throws a looping overhand right but Corson ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson moves away from the strike by Saarenpaa.
Corson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saarenpaa takes one to the side of the head.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Saarenpaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corson checks it well.
Corson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson moves away from the strike by Saarenpaa.
Corson walks into a left hand.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corson fails to land with a series of punches.
Shayne Corson is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Corson misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarenpaa.
Corson throws a nice looking combination but Saarenpaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corson takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa misses with a double jab.
Corson misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpaa defending well as Corson loads up on a big left hand.
Corson cracks the inside of Saarenpaa's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Saarenpaa is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corson tries to work over Saarenpaa's front leg with a kick but Saarenpaa checks it.
Saarenpaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Saarenpaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corson doesn't seem phased though.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saarenpaa checks a low kick from Corson.
Corson misses with a body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
Corson misses the body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corson lands a right hook to the body.
Corson throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corson scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Corson avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corson tries to move into range but Saarenpaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corson swings widly with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corson throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Corson strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saarenpaa! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Corson.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Corson throws a low kick but Saarenpaa avoids it.
Saarenpaa tries to score with a low kick but Corson moves his leg out of the way.
Corson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Corson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Corson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corson throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Saarenpaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Saarenpaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
Corson throws an off balance right hand
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Saarenpaa scores with a punch to the head.
Saarenpaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Corson.
Corson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mika Saarenpaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Corson stuns Saarenpaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Corson misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight right hand.
Saarenpaa pushes Corson away with a front kick.
Saarenpaa scores with a leg kick.
Corson misses with an uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarenpaa.
Corson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corson misses with a body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Saarenpaa is looking to land body kicks.
Corson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corson misses with a low kick as Saarenpaa jumps back.
Saarenpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Corson.
Corson misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a good low kick that Corson was not able to check.
Saarenpaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corson.
Saarenpaa jabs Corson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Corson avoids the head kick by Saarenpaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saarenpaa scrambles back to his feet.
Corson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saarenpaa is out of range and Corson settles back down.
Corson ducks under a wild hook from Saarenpaa.
Corson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saarenpaa's head backwards.
Saarenpaa scores with the left hand. Corson knows he should have avoided that one.
Saarenpaa is looking to land body kicks.
Saarenpaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saarenpaa wants to land a leg kick but Corson is out of range.
Saarenpaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corson looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Corson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saarenpaa on the side of the head.
Saarenpaa blocks a head kick by Corson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa slips a straight right by Corson.
Saarenpaa tries to bum rush Corson with a series of wild strikes but Corson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corson slips a jab and a cross from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Corson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saarenpaa.
Corson looks to land a left hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corson, right into the meat.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Corson's front leg but catches the back leg as Corson tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Saarenpaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarenpaa throws out a loose jab but Corson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saarenpaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saarenpaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corson.
Corson thows a leg kick but Saarenpaa checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corson misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with a low kick.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corson was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Corson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saarenpaa is able to avoid easily.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saarenpaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Saarenpaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Corson tests Saarenpaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corson throws a head kick that misses.
Saarenpaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saarenpaa scores with a punch to the head.
Corson checks a low kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands with a kick to the temple. Corson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corson tries to work over Saarenpaa's front leg with a kick but Saarenpaa checks it.
Corson backing away here, and Saarenpaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Corson blocks a head kick by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Corson misses.
Saarenpaa throws a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corson takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Corson.
Corson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the body.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab from Corson.
Corson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saarenpaa - that will leave a mark!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saarenpaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
A very excited looking Mika Saarenpaa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.