PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Punishment Cruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruel
vs
Cortez

178 cm
24
185 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

197 cm
24
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Punishment Cruel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruel is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Cortez punishes Cruel's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cortez.

Cruel forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cruel lands a body shot.
Cruel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cortez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruel scores with a knee to the head.
Cortez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Punishment Cruel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Cortez.
Cruel looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Cruel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.

Cortez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruel uses from the top position.
Cortez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruel throwing strikes from guard but Cortez blocks nicely.
Cruel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruel slips nicely into half guard.
Cruel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruel is trying to control the action in half guard but Cortez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cortez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruel's back!

Cortez looking for the RNC.
Cortez looks gassed!

Cortez is persistently looking for the submission but Cruel is defending it well.

Cruel is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Cruel throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.

Cruel moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is working for takedown but Cruel is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Cruel.

Cortez decides to pull guard.
Cruel passes Cortez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cruel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cortez!

Cruel looking for a guillotine from mount but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cruel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cortez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cortez is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruel landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruel tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.
Cortez is trying to escape the mount.
Cruel landing shots from mount.
Cortez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cortez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cortez?
Cruel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cruel tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.
BOOM! Cruel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cortez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruel tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.
Cruel dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punishment Cruel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cruel moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruel scores with a decent looking hook.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cortez throws a right hand that Cruel ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruel also avoids with ease.
Punishment Cruel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Cruel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez fails to pull guard.
Cruel lands an elbow that stopped Cortez in his tracks for a moment.
Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruel misses with a knee strike.
Cruel landing knees to the head.
Cortez wants a takedown.
Punishment Cruel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Cortez.
Nice elbow from Cruel.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Cruel manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Cruel.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cruel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruel digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Cruel presses Cortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruel landing knees to the body.
Cruel lands an elbow inside.
Cruel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruel lands a knee to the body.
Cruel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruel obliges.
Cortez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cruel.
Cruel lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Cruel.
Knees to the body from Cruel.

Cruel breaks from the clinch.
Cruel tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Cruel catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Cruel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruel doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruel slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruel is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez misses with a hook to the body

and Cruel counters with a takedown into side control.
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortez keeps working.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez manages to get back to half guard.
Cortez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cruel jumps into side control!

Cruel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Punishment Cruel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruel is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries to bench press Cruel off him but Cruel keeps the position.
Cruel trying to control the action but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez tries to buck Cruel off but Cruel is having none of it.

Cruel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cortez is not content to let Cruel control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Cruel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cortez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cruel's guard! Nice work there by Cortez!
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Cruel kicks Cortez off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punishment Cruel dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Cruel fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruel looks to land a combination. Cortez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruel looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Cruel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Cruel avoids it well.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruel.
Cruel connects with a single shot there.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cruel counter with a right hand.
Cortez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruel rather than just go for the knockout.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruel manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
Cortez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruel throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Cruel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cortez stuns Cruel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Cruel's body. Cruel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruel. That's going to slow Cortez down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a slapping body shot.
Cruel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Cruel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cortez's knee momentarily.
Cruel drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruel.
Cruel throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cruel connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruel avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cruel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruel lands a right hook to the body.
Cruel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruel lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortez, as that shot connected.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cruel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruel feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
Cruel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruel loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Peter Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
An inside leg kick from Cruel misses.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez lands a jab.
Cortez stalks Cruel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruel's face. Cruel staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruel cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Cruel darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.
Cruel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cortez tries to pull guard but Cruel holds him up against the cage and eventually Cortez drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cortez tries to pull guard but Cruel won't allow it.

Cortez has Cruel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cortez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cruel tumbling to the mat - Cortez dives into Cruel's guard.
Cruel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cortez stops Cruel from standing up.
Cruel wants to sweep but no luck.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Cruel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cortez is working to get back to half guard.
Cruel wants to control the pace but Cortez is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cruel.
Cruel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cortez tries to reverse the position but Cruel maintains control.
Cortez is squirming around, avoiding Cruel's attempts to control the action.

Cruel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cortez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cortez and Cruel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

And that's the end of the fight!
Punishment Cruel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruel 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punishment Cruel!