PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 1255 p4p, 1037 weight class) and Rounin Hashima (ranked 173 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corona
vs
Hashima

185 cm
32
148
22 - 12 - 2

170 cm
29
135
15 - 14 - 0

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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 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Corona misses.
Nice defenses there by Hashima.
It seemed like Hashima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hashima misses with a leg kick
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Hashima checks the leg kick.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corona loads up on a big right hand but Hashima slips the punch.
Corona buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hashima misses with a hook to the body
and Corona counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corona on the side of the head.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan Corona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corona misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hashima only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corona.
Corona's corner calls for a 1-2. Corona obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corona feints and then cracks Hashima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hashima down.
Corona fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hashima checks it well.
Hashima ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hashima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Hashima coming out on top.
Corona sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corona misses with an uppercut.
Corona throws a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Hashima.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Hashima swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Hashima lands with a good body shot.
Hashima slips under a jab from Corona.
Hashima moves out of range of the leg kick from Corona.
Hashima throws a low kick but Corona moves out of range easily.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Hashima saw that one coming.
Corona looks to land a left hand but Hashima moved out of range nicely.
Corona throws a looping overhand right but Hashima ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corona throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hashima.
Corona throws a low kick, looking for Hashima's leg but Hashima calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hashima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coronas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Corona as he checks the leg kick.
Corona looks to land a right hand but Hashima moved out of range.
Corona misses the shot to the body.
Corona sizes up Hashima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corona looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice uppercut lands for Hashima. That snapped Corona's head back.
Corona with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Corona misses.
Corona checks a low kick from Hashima.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
Corona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Corona missing with a left hand there. Hashima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hashima is looking to slow Corona down with leg kicks.
Hashima throws out a loose jab but Corona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Hashima saw that one coming.
Hashima cracks Corona with an open hand slap.
Hashima looks to land a left hand but Corona moved out of range nicely.
Corona throwing a counter right hand but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Hashima throws a chopping leg kick but Corona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Hashima misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hashima jabs Corona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hashima thuds a left hand into Corona's body.
Corona is looking to slow Hashima down with leg kicks.
Hashima misses with a low kick.
Hashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashima misses with a hook.
Hashima connects with a single shot there.
Hashima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Hashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hashima throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
Corona tries to counter by clinching up but Hashima breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Corona, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hashima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashima.
Corona tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hashima is able to avoid easily.
Corona throws a looping overhand right but Hashima ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona throws a lazy uppercut
and Hashima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona misses with an uppercut.
Hashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hashima jabs at Corona's body.
Hashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corona can pounce on him.
Corona takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Hashima needs to keep his hands up - Corona had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Corona.
Hashima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hashima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corona throws a big shot that misses.

Hashima rushes Corona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corona.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corona.
Hashima digs a right hand into Corona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corona's gas tank.
Hashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corona has Hashima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hashima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rounin Hashima will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashima scoring well with a low kick there.
Corona misses with a double jab.
Corona throws a wild body kick that Hashima sees coming a mile off.
Hashima lands with an overhand left.
Corona takes a swing at Hashima's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hashima.
Hashima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hashima throws a combination. Corona tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corona throws out a loose jab but Hashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hashima looks to land a body kick but Corona moved away.
Hashima cracks a nice hook into Corona's ribs.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Corona slams his shin into Hashima's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Hashima.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Corona misses.
Rounin Hashima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corona misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hashima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hashima.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Corona tries to clinch up.
Hashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashima connects with a solid leg kick.
Hashima slips under a jab from Corona.
A big left from Hashima misses.
Corona takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corona misses with a looping right.
Corona throws a jab but it's blocked by Hashima.
Hashima throws a chopping leg kick but Corona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corona throwing a counter right hand but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Corona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corona throws out the jab.
Corona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corona throws an off balance right hand
and Hashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hashima to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Hashima misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashima moves out of range as Corona strikes.
Corona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hashima throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Hashima's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hashima let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hashima throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corona misses with a hook.
Corona throws a body shot but no joy.
Corona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hashima misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hashima misses the target.
Corona looks to score with a jab to the body but Hashima is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corona checks a leg kick.
Corona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corona checks a low kick from Hashima.
Hashima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Hashima saw that one coming.
Hashima throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Corona steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hashima. That one must have hurt.
Corona misses with a looping right.
Hashima throws a head kick that misses.
Corona misses with a straight left.
Corona scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Corona looks to throw the jab but Hashima is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hashima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hashima.
Corona misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hashima.
Corona tests Hashima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hashima misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hashima as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corona finds it's way round the side to connect with Hashima's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashima works Corona's body with a nice hook.
Hashima throws an overhand right that lands on Corona's shoulder, as Corona tries to avoid the shot.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hashima looks to land a body kick but Corona moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hashima. That's going to slow Corona down.
Hashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corona.
Hashima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashima.
Hashima throws a nice looking combination but Corona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hashima thumps Corona with a low kick.
Corona throws a hook but Hashima avoids it easily.
Corona throws a hook to the side of Hashima's head but Hashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corona throws a lazy uppercut
and Hashima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona misses with a looping left.
Corona throws an off balance right hand
and Hashima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corona connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corona finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rounin Hashima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Hashima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Juan Corona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hashima misses with a hook.
Corona moves away from the strike by Hashima.
Hashima looks to land a body kick but Corona moved away.
Corona was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corona looks to land a right hand but Hashima moved out of range.
Corona connects with a single shot there.
Corona throws a lazy uppercut
and Hashima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corona's knee momentarily.
Corona misses with a leg kick.
Hashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
A left and a right from Hashima both land. Nice combination.
Corona looks to clinch
and Hashima counters with a straight right hand.
Hashima misses with a head kick.
Hashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashima misses with a wild body shot.
Corona dips to his left and cracks Hashima with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona misses with a looping right.
Hashima thuds a left hand into Corona's body.
Corona defending well as Hashima loads up on a big left hand.
Hashima tries to score with a low kick but Corona moves his leg out of the way.
Corona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Corona misses
and Hashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corona.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hashima! But no joy.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Hashima is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hashima! But no joy.
Hashima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corona connects with a single shot there.
Corona blocks a jab.
Corona connects with the punch.
Hashima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Corona scores with a head kick.
Corona fails to land with a series of punches.
Corona punishes Hashima's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima walks into a left hand.
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hashima misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Corona blocks the leg kick.
Corona throws a body punch but Hashima moves out of range.
Corona swinging wildly here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corona - that will leave a mark!
Corona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hashima.
Hashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corona lands a head shot.
Hashima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corona to score with a decent uppercut.
Hashima throws a big shot that misses.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Hashima is out of range.
Hashima lands a leg kick that knocks Corona off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corona.
Corona clobbers Hashima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A clash of legs there as Hashima blocks the low kick.
Hashima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Corona misses with an uppercut
and Corona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hashima doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corona.
Hashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hashima misses with the combination.
Corona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hashima.
Hashima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Corona misses.
Hashima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
Corona is looking to counter punch.
Corona attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corona moves away from the strike by Hashima.
Rounin Hashima 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.
Hashima misses with a hook.
Corona lands a two punch combo.
Corona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Hashima misses with a double jab.
Hashima staying out of range there.
Hashima throws a leg kick but Corona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hashima has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hashima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hashima.
A low kick lands for Hashima.
Corona throws a right hand that Hashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Hashima also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Hashima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hashima throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corona's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashima misses with a lunging right hand
and Corona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corona appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corona lands with a nice body punch.
Corona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Hashima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Corona.
Well Hashima 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rounin Hashima!
Rounin Hashima was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Juan Corona had this to say: 'Damn'.