PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 1916 p4p, 2065 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 263 p4p, 283 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Corson
vs
Thoressen

185 cm
42
178
28 - 14 - 1

178 cm
27
167
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Corson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thoressen.
Corson looks to score with a jab to the body but Thoressen is just out of range.
Corson connects with a body shot.
Thoressen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corson finds it's way round the side to connect with Thoressen's head.
Good shot there by Thoressen.

Corson moves into the clinch.
Thoressen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corson lands with a light punch inside.
Thoressen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corsons head.
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 misses with a punch to the body.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Corson blocks it.
Corson tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Thoressen controls the action.
Corson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoressen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thoressen with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thoressen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thoressen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corson lands a really nice looking cross but Thoressen seems unphased.
Corson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thoressen's hands.
Thoressen's corner calls for a 1-2. Thoressen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thoressen to score with a decent uppercut.
Corson throws out a leg kick but Thoressen moves out of range and Corson only half commits.
Thoressen misses with a head kick.
Thoressen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Thoressen.
Corson throwing a counter right hand but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Corson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thoressen.
Thoressen fails to land with a series of punches.
Corson throws a poor cross that misses
and Corson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thoressen looks to land a combination but Corson avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thoressen checks a leg kick nicely.
Thoressen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thoressen misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thoressen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Corson scores with a sloppy right hand. Thoressen should have avoided that one.
Corson wants to clinch up but Thoressen keeps it at a distance.
Thoressen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thoressen lands a head kick. Corson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thoressen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corson slips under a jab.
Corson takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
Corson clobbers Thoressen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thoressen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Decent striking displayed by Corson there.
Corson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thoressen throws a series of punches but Corson moves out of range.
Thoressen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Corson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thoressen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thoressen misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thoressen counters with a stiff right hand.
Thoressen looks to score with a jab to the body but Corson is just out of range.
Corson throwing a counter right hand but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Corson throws a lazy right hand but Thoressen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Thoressen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Corson.
Thoressen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corson throws a head kick that misses.
Corson punishes Thoressen's body with a nice straight punch.
Thoressen misses with a right hand
and Corson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Thoressen.
Corson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thoressen.
Nice uppercut there from Thoressen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thoressen 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 Corson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thoressen tries to keep at a distance but Corson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Corson fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thoressen lands a body shot.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Thoressen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corson tries to throw a body punch but Thoressen avoids it by throwing Corson back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Corson.
Thoressen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corson misses with the head strike.
Thoressen trying to land knees to the body.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corson struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoressen controls his hands.
Corson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thoressen scores with a shot to the side of Corson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thoressen trying to land knees to the body.
Corson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Corson manages to break the clinch.
Thoressen misses with a hook
and Corson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magnus Thoressen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thoressen misses with a hook. Corson ducked under it nicely.
Thoressen misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Corson.
Corson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thoressen.
Corson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thoressen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Corson counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Thoressen.
Thoressen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Corson to counter with a crisp jab.
Corson misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thoressen lands a jab to the nose.
Corson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoressen lands with a right hand.
Thoressen takes one to the side of the head.

Corson lands a big head kick that sends Thoressen tumbling to the mat! Corson takes a step backwards and waves Thoressen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thoressen is rocked!
Thoressen takes one on the button.
Thoressen is still on wobbly legs! Can Corson finish him?
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Corson.
Corson knocks out Thoressen with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Corson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Corson picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shayne Corson!
Shayne Corson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.