PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez
vs
Trois

180 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Trois!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trois shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trois perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trois wants to take a breather but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is having none of it.
Trois takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trois keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Trois scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is trying to stand back up but Trois is controlling him
Trois lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trois moves nicely into side control.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is not content to let Trois control the position.
Trois has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trois asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is not content to let Trois control the position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trois.
Trois shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patrick Yokeez Cortez but Patrick Yokeez Cortez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Trois shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is trying to stand.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is not content to let Trois control the position.
Trois prevents Patrick Yokeez Cortez from standing back up.
Trois is taking a breather. Patrick Yokeez Cortez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Trois is looking for a kimura but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trois to get the leverage.
Trois looks gassed!
Trois controlling the action here.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez tries to kick Trois off but Trois keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trois trying to control the action but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trois shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patrick Yokeez Cortez as he jumps to the side.
Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Trois.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez throws a head kick but Trois moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez has closed the distance and engaged Trois in a clinch.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez has picked Trois up - he's going for a ride! Patrick Yokeez Cortez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trois taking some punishment here, with Patrick Yokeez Cortez in his half guard.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez winds up and cracks Trois with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez stops Trois from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trois keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trois is looking for a sweep. Patrick Yokeez Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trois's head.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez thows a huge punch but Trois dodges it nicely.
Trois is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez wants to clinch up but Trois keeps it at a distance.
Trois circles away from the clinch attempt.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Trois manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Trois trying to control but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Trois will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trois is trying to defend but Patrick Yokeez Cortez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Trois to regain full guard.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
Trois looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is one step ahead there.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trois is on top in guard.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trois is controlling him.
Trois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patrick Yokeez Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez wants to stand up but Trois is controlling him.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez keeping moving, preventing Trois from controlling successfully.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez wants to stand up but Trois is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trois scoring with punches to the head and body.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patrick Yokeez Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Trois regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Patrick Yokeez Cortez.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trois is proving hard to escape from.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trois pulls Patrick Yokeez Cortez in to control the position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working Trois over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trois has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trois trying to keep a closed guard but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is proving a slippery customer.
Trois keeping full guard, as Patrick Yokeez Cortez tries to pass.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trois preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trois shoots and misses

and Patrick Yokeez Cortez counters with a single leg into guard. Trois didn't expect that.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trois lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patrick Yokeez Cortez!
Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trois controlling the pace for now.
Trois wants to control the pace but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is squirming around nicely.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patrick Yokeez Cortez tries to get out of the position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Trois landing strikes from the mount and Patrick Yokeez Cortez is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Trois tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Patrick Yokeez Cortez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trois is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez prevents the takedown attempt.
Trois is working for takedown but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is calmly controlling the position for now.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Trois regains guard.
Trois wants to stand and escape but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working Trois over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trois working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patrick Yokeez Cortez.
Trois looking for a sweep. Not yet Trois, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez stops Trois from standing up.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Trois has his feet on Patrick Yokeez Cortez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Trois counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Patrick Yokeez Cortez!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trois trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trois might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Patrick Yokeez Cortez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Trois is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trois cracks Patrick Yokeez Cortez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trois tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Trois looking to control but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Trois tries to control but Patrick Yokeez Cortez wriggling away.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Trois looking to control but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Trois content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Trois.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is in a horrible position here. Trois smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Patrick Yokeez Cortez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Trois sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Trois controlling from mount.
Trois tries to control but Patrick Yokeez Cortez wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Trois looking to control but Patrick Yokeez Cortez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trois content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Trois just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trois shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Patrick Yokeez Cortez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Trois pushes Patrick Yokeez Cortez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Patrick Yokeez Cortez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trois is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Patrick Yokeez Cortez looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez.
Well Patrick Yokeez Cortez 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Cortez Patrick Yokeez Cortez!