PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Corcoran (ranked 2150 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Atilla Dorn (ranked 296 p4p, 413 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Corcoran
vs
Dorn

188 cm
26
212
10 - 8 - 0

188 cm
25
211
5 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atilla Dorn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorn.
Dorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corcoran avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corcoran.
A head kick misses from Dorn.
Dorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corcoran.
Corcoran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Dorn misses.
It appears Corcoran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Corcoran tries to work over Dorn's front leg with a kick but Dorn checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorn is out of range and Corcoran settles back down.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Dorn misses with an uppercut. Corcoran saw that one coming.
Corcoran misses with a low kick.
Dorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corcoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorn.
A swing and a miss from Dorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn throws out a loose jab but Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Corcoran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corcoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Dorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinny Corcoran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corcoran misses with a straight left.
That kick from Corcoran tenderised Dorn's leg. Dorn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corcoran tried to score with a low kick but Dorn checks it.
Dorn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corcoran with a body shot.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but Dorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Vinny Corcoran has been cut.
Dorn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corcoran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorn slips a jab from Corcoran.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Dorn misses with a straight left.
Corcoran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corcoran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Corcoran counters with a straight right hand.
Corcoran scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corcoran throws a low kick but Dorn moves out of range easily.
Dorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corcoran tries to move into range but Dorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corcoran lands a head shot.
Corcoran is looking to land body kicks.
Corcoran scores with a nice right hand.
Dorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorn slips a straight right by Corcoran.
Dorn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Corcoran.
Corcoran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dorn takes a step back to recover.
Corcoran connects with a nice looking jab.
Dorn connects with a nice looking jab.
Corcoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corcoran.
Dorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corcoran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corcoran scoring well with a low kick there.
Dorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corcoran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corcoran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorn is out of range and Corcoran settles back down.
Dorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corcoran throws out the jab.
Dorn tries to clinch but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran connects with a looping right hand.
Dorn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corcoran on the side of the head.
Dorn throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Corcoran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dorn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corcoran can pounce on him.
Corcoran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dorn on the side of the head.
Dorn throws a jab when Corcoran was well out of range.
Corcoran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinny Corcoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dorn moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn tries to score a body lock takedown but Corcoran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corcoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorn connects with a knee to the head.
Dorn tries to land a knee to the head but Corcoran blocks with his arms.
Dorn tries a knee to the head but Corcoran blocks it.
Dorn misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corcoran.
Corcoran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dorn backwards.

Corcoran breaks the clinch.
Corcoran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dorn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corcoran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Corcoran throws a chopping leg kick but Dorn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dorn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corcoran misses with a low kick.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Corcoran is looking to chop away at Dorn's legs.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Dorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Corcoran feints and then cracks Dorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorn down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorn swings widly with a right hand
and Corcoran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Corcoran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Corcoran looks to land a left hand but Dorn moved out of range nicely.
Dorn throws a big shot that misses.
Corcoran slips under a jab from Dorn.
Corcoran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorn can do to turn this around?
Corcoran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corcoran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corcoran connects with a nice looking jab.
Corcoran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corcoran half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corcoran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dorn on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorn's sensitive parts.
Dorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corcoran throws out the jab.
Dorn tests Corcoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corcoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorn's sensitive parts.
Dorn wants to land a leg kick but Corcoran is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dorn's hands.
Corcoran throws a low kick but Dorn avoids it.
Corcoran tries to work over Dorn's front leg with a kick but Dorn checks it.
Dorn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corcoran.
A good leg kick by Corcoran.
Dorn tries to bum rush Corcoran with a series of wild strikes but Corcoran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dorn defending well as Corcoran loads up on a big left hand.
Dorn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dorn avoids the body shot from Corcoran.
Corcoran feints and then cracks Dorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorn down.
Dorn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corcoran.
Corcoran misses the jab.
Corcoran throws a wild body kick that Dorn sees coming a mile off.
Dorn throws a head kick but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dorn blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corcoran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corcoran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Corcoran takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorn tries to clinch up.
Dorn misses with an uppercut. Corcoran saw that one coming.
It looked like Corcoran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dorn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corcoran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Corcoran's head.
Dorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
Corcoran tried to score with a low kick but Dorn checks it.
Dorn darts in trying to clinch
and Corcoran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corcoran lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn misses with a head kick.
Corcoran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corcoran scores with a decent looking hook.
Corcoran misses with a body shot.
Dorn misses the jab.
Corcoran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Dorn there.
Corcoran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorn lands a jab to the nose.
Corcoran misses with a right hand
enabling Dorn to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Corcoran misses.
Corcoran tries to land a leg kick but Dorn saw it coming and moves away.
Corcoran loads up on a big right hand but Dorn slips the punch.
Dorn is looking to clinch.
Corcoran loads up on a big right hand but Dorn slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Corcoran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorn tries to move into range but Corcoran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corcoran motions for Dorn to come forward. Corcoran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dorn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dorn throws a shot from downtown. Corcoran moves away and avoids it.
Dorn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dorn moves away from the strike by Corcoran.
Jab from Dorn.
Corcoran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corcoran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dorn's head.
Vinny Corcoran is winning the standup battle so far.
Corcoran wants to land a leg kick but Dorn is out of range.
Dorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corcoran looks for the body kick but Dorn saw that one coming.
Dorn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corcoran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dorn scrambles back to his feet.
Corcoran dodges the punch combination from Dorn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Corcoran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dorn checks a low kick from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Dorn's shoulder, as Dorn tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Dorn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corcoran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corcoran throws a hook but Dorn blocks it.
Corcoran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corcoran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corcoran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Dorn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corcoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorn. That did some damage!
Corcoran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corcoran throws a looping overhand right but Dorn ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Corcoran is just out of range.
Dorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran connects with a solid leg kick.
Dorn throws a leg kick
and Corcoran counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corcoran as he avoids it easily.
Corcoran throws the left hand but Dorn avoids the punch easily.
Corcoran looks to land a left hand but Dorn moved out of range nicely.
Corcoran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corcoran.
Dorn throws a series of punches but Corcoran moves out of range.
Dorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corcoran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dorn is able to avoid easily.
Corcoran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dorn momentarily.
Dorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corcoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorn. That did some damage!
Corcoran lands with a straight right. Dorn didn't see that one coming.
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!
Dorn takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corcoran.
Dorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorn tries to clinch up but Corcoran circles away and keeps his distance.
Corcoran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Corcoran throws a hook to the side of Dorn's head but Dorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Dorn misses
and Corcoran counters with a nice body kick.
Dorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corcoran circles away quickly and effectively.
Corcoran tests Dorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinny Corcoran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice jab there from Corcoran.
Dorn tests Corcoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corcoran connects with a solid leg kick.
Dorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corcoran as he avoids it easily.
Vinny Corcoran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atilla Dorn.
Dorn blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corcoran thinks about countering with a body kick.
Corcoran swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorn.
Dorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corcoran moves away.
Dorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corcoran throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corcoran.
Corcoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorn. That did some damage!
Corcoran throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorn wants to clinch up but Corcoran keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Corcoran misses the target.
Corcoran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corcoran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorn's sensitive parts.
Atilla Dorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corcoran, pushing him back against the cage.

Corcoran breaks the clinch.
A big right from Corcoran misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but Dorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorn throws out a counter right but Corcoran avoids it with no problem.
Dorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Dorn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Corcoran explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corcoran misses with an uppercut. Dorn saw that one coming.
Corcoran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dorn slips under a jab.
Dorn throws out a loose jab but Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorn lands with a hook. Corcoran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corcoran connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Corcoran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dorn thows a leg kick but Corcoran checks it
and Corcoran counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corcoran lands a body shot.
Corcoran with a nice calf kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Corcoran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corcoran, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Vinny Corcoran!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Vinny Corcoran!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Vinny Corcoran!

Vinny Corcoran wins by unanimous decision!
Vinny Corcoran spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.