PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 2706 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Joel Sikoa (ranked 409 p4p, 529 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corbin
vs
Sikoa

189 cm
21
219
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
26
200
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Sikoa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbin scores with a nice head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sikoa.
Sikoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Sikoa with a poor takedown

and Corbin moves into the clinch.
Ulysses Corbin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Sikoa.
A short body shot lands from Corbin as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Corbin.
Sikoa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Corbin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Corbin digs a right hand underneath Sikoa's ribcage. Sikoa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corbin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Joel Sikoa has been cut.

Corbin breaks the clinch.
Sikoa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Corbin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Corbin wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikoa darts in looking for a takedown but Corbin gets double underhooks and turns Sikoa into the cage.
Sikoa looks winded!
Sikoa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corbin avoids it really well and circles away.
Corbin lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sikoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Corbin moves into the clinch.
Corbin pushes Sikoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sikoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Sikoa is rocked!
Sikoa is trying to drag Corbin to the mat but Corbin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sikoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Corbin finish him?
Corbin lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corbin.
Corbin works on Sikoa's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corbin.
A short body shot lands from Corbin as the two fighters clinch.
Sikoa seems to have recovered his senses.
Corbin works on Sikoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Corbin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sikoa or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corbin scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sikoa or not.
Corbin cracks Sikoa with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corbin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sikoa to his knees! Corbin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Corbin!
Our winner, Ulysses Corbin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.