PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lews Therin Telamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir comes to the cage accompanied by -N- The Bay. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cormeir
vs
Therin Telamon

185 cm
29
225 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

196 cm
20
209 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lews Therin Telamon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cormeir has closed the distance and engaged Telamon in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cormeir.
Telamon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cormeir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Telamon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cain Cormeir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Telamon ducks under a wild hook from Cormeir.

Cormeir closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cormeir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Cormeir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cormeir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Telamon tries to keep at a distance but Cormeir has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telamon tries for a takedown but Cormeir manages to get underhooks.

Cormeir works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir tries to free his leg and advance position but Telamon is retaining full guard.
Cormeir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormeir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Telamon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Telamon keeping moving, preventing Cormeir from controlling successfully.
Cormeir advances to half guard.
Cormeir thows a huge punch but Telamon dodges it nicely.
Cormeir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Telamon defending well though.
Cormeir throws a strike but Telamon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Telamon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cormeir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cormeir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormeir has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cormeir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Telamon wants to get back to his feet but Cormeir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Cormeir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormeir throws a big right hand that misses.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Cormeir postures up in Telamon's guard and throws a big left but Telamon blocks it.
Telamon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cormeir throwing strikes from guard but Telamon blocks nicely.
Telamon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir lands a couple of elbows.
Cormeir landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Telamon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Telamon keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Telamon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cormeir controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Cormeir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cormeir moves into the clinch.

Cormeir manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Cormeir.
Cormeir misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormeir. Telamon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Cormeir does it's job there.

Cormeir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cormeir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormeir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cormeir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Telamon is rocked!
Telamon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cormeir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir throws the left hand but Telamon avoids the punch easily.
Cormeir thows a body shot but no joy.
Cormeir looks to score with a jab to the body but Telamon is just out of range.
Cormeir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cain Cormeir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormeir missing with a left hand there. Telamon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cormeir lands a head shot.
Telamon moves away from the strike by Cormeir.
Cormeir misses with the combination.

Cormeir moves into the clinch successfully.
Telamon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Cormeir on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cormeir.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cormeir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cormeir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cormeir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Telamon is breathing heavily.

Cormeir dives in and scores a takedown into Telamon's guard.
Cormeir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Telamon can do to turn this around?
Cormeir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cormeir is working Telamon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cormeir controlling from the top position.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Telamon is still in real trouble! Can Cormeir finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir gets to his feet and stands over Telamon, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Telamon felt that one! Cormeir unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Telamon from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Cormeir!
Cain Cormeir retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Cain Cormeir, 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.