PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Sheffield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheffield has chosen Jackie Moon- Love Me Sexy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cortez
vs
Sheffield

198 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
246 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronson Sheffield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez wants to clinch up but Sheffield keeps it at a distance.

Cortez takes the fight into the clinch.

Cortez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sheffield is trying to keep an underhook but Cortez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cortez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sheffield on the ground.
Sheffield misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Sheffield actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheffield wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Sheffield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sheffield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sheffield should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Sheffield defends it.
Cortez prevents Sheffield from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sheffield dives in and grabs Cortez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes down on Sheffield's head and hops out.

Cortez moves into the clinch successfully.

Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheffield moves away.
Sheffield fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Sheffield circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.

Cortez darts in and clinches Sheffield up against the cage.
Cortez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sheffield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheffield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Sheffield's head but Sheffield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sheffield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cortez!
Sheffield tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.

Sheffield with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Sheffield gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Sheffield shoots in and drives through. Cortez sprawls well.
Josh Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Sheffield.
Sheffield tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sheffield circles away.

Cortez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheffield is trying to control Cortez's posture but Cortez avoids it.
Sheffield is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheffield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sheffield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sheffield looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cortez is defending well. Sheffield quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cortez has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sheffield celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bronson Sheffield!