PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Corden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corden has chosen Osmani Garcia - El Taxi as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gracie
vs
Corden

172 cm
25
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Corden!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Corden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corden leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corden! But no joy.
Corden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body
and Corden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Corden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corden.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Corden.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Corden won't allow it.
A short left from Corden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corden lands with a right to the head.
Corden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Corden on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Corden.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Corden holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Corden has the dominant position.
Corden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corden lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Corden.
Corden gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corden stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to break free but Corden pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Corden.
Corden slows down the pace here.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Corden scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Corden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Corden smiles and moves away.
Gracie scores with a one two! Corden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corden avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Despite the aggression on Corden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gracie fails with the takedown

and Corden counters by clinching up.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Corden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Corden.
Corden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Corden lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Corden has double underhooks.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Corden has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corden leaning against his opponent.
Corden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Corden to keep the fight standing.
Corden slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Corden to work.
Corden lands a body shot.
Corden lands with a light punch inside.
Corden prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Corden lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie jumps guard but Corden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Corden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Corden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Corden missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corden misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses

and Corden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corden stalling the fight.
Corden scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Corden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Corden scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Corden pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Corden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Corden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Corden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Corden.
Corden dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corden stalling against the cage.
Corden pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Corden.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Corden stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corden stalling against the cage.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Corden.
Corden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Corden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses

and Corden counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Corden.
A left hand lands to the body for Corden.
Corden slowing the pace effectively.
Corden pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Corden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Corden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corden lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to pull guard but Corden holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Corden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corden lands a body shot.
Corden works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Corden gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Corden.
Corden stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Corden.
Corden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Corden managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corden.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Corden lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corden lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Corden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Corden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Corden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Corden.
A shot in the inside from Corden.
A short right from Corden on the inside.

Gracie is rocked!
Corden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Corden is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Corden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Corden misses with a looping left.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Corden cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Corden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Corden counters with a huge left! Gracie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Corden isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gracie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Corden!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Corden!
A very excited looking Mark Corden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.