PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 1735 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 204 p4p, 176 weight class). Corona comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Corona
vs
Sukulaku

185 cm
36
148
29 - 24 - 3

178 cm
35
160
27 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 29 - 24 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukulaku throws an off balance right hand
and Corona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Sukulaku misses
and Corona counters with a left to the body.
We've been informed that Sukulaku has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sukulaku throws a jab when Corona was well out of range.
Sukulaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corona is looking to slow Sukulaku down with leg kicks.
Corona connects with a right hand. Sukulaku shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Sukulaku.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Corona staying out of range there.
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 slips under a jab.
Corona slips a jab from Sukulaku.
An attempted straight right counter from Corona misses the target.
Corona takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corona throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sukulaku.
Jyrki Sukulaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukulaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona takes a swing at Sukulaku's ribcage but misses.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Sukulaku misses the body punch
and Corona counters with a right hand to the body.
Corona slips a jab from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Corona lands with a nice body punch.
Corona takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corona throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corona throws a sloppy head kick and Sukulaku moves out of range easily.
Sukulaku misses with a looping right.
Sukulaku swings widly with a right hand
and Corona counters with a leg kick.
Sukulaku might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Corona avoids the body shot from Sukulaku.
Corona looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Corona lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona lands with a kick to the temple. Sukulaku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sukulaku's hands.
Sukulaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Corona moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSukulaku.
Sukulaku throws a hook to the side of Corona's head but Corona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sukulaku throws a hook to the side of Corona's head but Corona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corona staying out of range there.
Sukulaku just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCorona.
Corona takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sukulaku misses with a body shot.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters with a left to the body.
Sukulaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sukulaku avoids the head kick by Corona.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sukulaku! But no joy.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters with a thumping low kick.
Sukulaku throws a sloppy head kick and Corona moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut. Corona saw that one coming.
Corona takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corona throws a head kick but Sukulaku moves out of range.
Sukulaku throws out a loose jab but Corona uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sukulaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Sukulaku misses.
A slow jab from Sukulaku misses its intended target.
Sukulaku lands with a slapping head kick.

Corona is rocked!
Sukulaku misses with a wild body shot.
Sukulaku misses with a hook.
Sukulaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corona's hands.
Oh Corona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Sukulaku.
Corona seems to have got his legs back now.
Corona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sukulaku misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sukulaku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corona counters with a straight right hand.
Corona throws a sloppy head kick and Sukulaku moves out of range easily.
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sukulaku.
Corona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sukulaku blocks a head kick by Corona.
Corona misses with a head kick.
Corona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corona misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukulaku misses with a hook
and Corona counters with a left to the body.
Corona throws a sloppy head kick and Sukulaku moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Corona.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Corona dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Sukulaku misses the target.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Sukulaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corona's hands.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sukulaku smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corona lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sukulaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukulaku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sukulaku throws a sloppy head kick and Corona moves out of range easily.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Juan Corona is winning the standup battle so far.
Sukulaku throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
Sukulaku misses with a right hand
and Corona counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Corona.
Sukulaku misses with a hook. Corona ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Corona misses the target.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Corona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corona connects with a high kick.
Corona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corona thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sukulaku if he has to take too many more of those.
Sukulaku blocks a head kick by Corona.
A little jabbing left from Sukulaku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Corona here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Corona throws a head kick but Sukulaku moves out of range.
Corona misses with a hook.
Sukulaku throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Sukulaku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sukulaku misses with a combination
and Corona counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sukulaku walks into a straight right hand from Corona.
Sukulaku is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sukulaku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sukulaku! But no joy.
Sukulaku throws a head kick but Corona moves out of range.
Sukulaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sukulaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Sukulaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Sukulaku is breathing heavily.
Sukulaku throws a lazy head kick
and Sukulaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sukulaku takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sukulaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corona counters with a leg kick.
Sukulaku throws a lazy head kick
and Corona counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sukulaku misses its intended target.
Sukulaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Sukulaku misses its intended target.
Corona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukulaku can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Sukulaku.
Corona jabs at Sukulaku's body.
Corona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sukulaku throws an off balance right hand
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Corona appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sukulaku's head.

Sukulaku is rocked!
Corona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sukulaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Corona finish him?
Corona avoids a punch combination nicely.
It appears Corona was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sukulaku seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sukulaku misses.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sukulaku throws a sloppy head kick and Corona moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Corona.
Corona takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corona is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Sukulaku does no damage.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corona stuns Sukulaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sukulaku looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
Corona lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sukulaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sukulaku thinking.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sukulaku might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Corona has got the better of the exchanges.
Corona punishes Sukulaku's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Corona dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Sukulaku misses.
Corona moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sukulaku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corona slips a straight right by Sukulaku.
Sukulaku throws a jab when Corona was well out of range.
Sukulaku throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Corona moves out of range as Sukulaku strikes.
Corona looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sukulaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sukulaku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sukulaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Corona finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sukulaku throws out the jab.
Corona uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sukulaku has time to react.
That kick from Corona tenderised Sukulaku's leg. Sukulaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sukulaku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corona.
Sukulaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corona punishes Sukulaku's body with a nice straight punch.
Corona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sukulaku throws a hook but Corona blocks it.
Sukulaku throws a right hand that misses
and Corona counters with a good low kick that Sukulaku was not able to check.
Corona lands with a right hand.

Corona lands a big head kick that sends Sukulaku tumbling to the mat! Corona takes a step backwards and waves Sukulaku back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukulaku throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Corona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sukulaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sukulaku tries a head kick but it misses.
It appears Corona was looking to counter with a kick there.
Juan Corona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukulaku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Corona lands but Sukulaku takes it in his stride.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Sukulaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters with a leg kick.
Sukulaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corona lands a nice shot that snaps Sukulaku's head back.
Sukulaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Sukulaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Corona lands with a straight right. Sukulaku didn't see that one coming.
Sukulaku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sukulaku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Sukulaku misses its intended target.
Jyrki Sukulaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corona fakes the leg kick and cracks Sukulaku in the body.
Corona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corona lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sukulaku takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Corona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corona lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukulaku throws a right hand that Corona ducks under and follows up with a left that Corona also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Corona.
Sukulaku misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corona slips under a jab from Sukulaku.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Corona with the inside leg kick.
Sukulaku throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukulaku throws a lazy head kick
and Sukulaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sukulaku tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Corona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Corona!
Juan Corona thanked the fans post fight for their support.