PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Cordoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hip Hop-Dead Prez. Nick East has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

East
vs
Cordoza

182 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Cordoza!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoza tries to clinch
and East counters with a nice uppercut.
East throws a push kick but Cordoza slaps the foot to one side.
East scores with a nice body kick.
Cordoza closes the distance looking to clinch
and East counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cordoza throws a lazy uppercut
and East counters with a body kick that stops Cordoza in his tracks momentarily.
East keeps Cordoza at a distance using the push kick.
Cordoza with a poor takedown
and East counters with a right hand to the body.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cordoza's sensitive parts.
Cordoza misses with a left hand
and East counters with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cordoza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from East - the referee stops the clock and Cordoza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says East. Cordoza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cordoza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and East counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cordoza looks gassed!
A short left from East.
East digs a right hand underneath Cordoza's ribcage. Cordoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by East.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoza takes a shot to the head.
East lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from East - that landed with a thud.
East lands a nice shot to the body.
East lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cordoza or not.
East taking a breather.
East lands a right hand.
East cracks Cordoza with a nice body shot.
East is struggling to control the position.
East lands a body shot in the clinch.
East is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Cordoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from East.
Cordoza is looking to break free of the clinch but East has double underhooks.
East lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East content to slow the pace in the clinch.
East lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
East just leaning against Cordoza, taking a breather.
Cordoza takes a shot to the head.
East lands a shoulder strike.
East taking a breather.
East lands a body shot.
East lands a body shot.
East lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cordoza or not.
East lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for East.
A right hook to the body lands for East.
East lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from East as the two fighters clinch.
East'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.
East lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for East.
A right hook to the body lands for East.
East displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cordoza up against the cage.
East keeps control of Cordoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
East lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cordoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Cordoza.
Cordoza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but East pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Cordoza breaks from the clinch.
East connects with an inside leg kick.
Cordoza walks into a jab.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cordoza tries for a takedown but East circles away easily
and East cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East lands a really nice looking cross but Cordoza seems unphased.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East lands with a good body shot.
East changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cordoza misses the body punch
and East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cordoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and East counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
East scores with a push kick.
Cordoza is trying desperately to land a takedown but East is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cordoza.
East feints and then cracks Cordoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cordoza down.
East scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cordoza doesn't seem bothered though.
East connects with a leg kick. Cordoza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cordoza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
Cordoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
East lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cordoza enables East to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cordoza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick East dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

East lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East cracks Cordoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
East looks for the body kick but Cordoza saw that one coming.
Cordoza blocks the body kick.
Cordoza misses with a right hand
and East counters with a nice body shot.
East lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cordoza will feel that in the morning.

East pushes Cordoza up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from East.
East gets underhooks to prevent Cordoza's takedown attempt.
Cordoza is looking to break free of the clinch but East has double underhooks.
Cordoza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. East is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cordoza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. East is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nick East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Cordoza.
Cordoza is breathing heavily.
East presses Cordoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
East digs a right hand underneath Cordoza's ribcage. Cordoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
East pushes Cordoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
East scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from East.
East is struggling to control the position.
Cordoza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from East.
Cordoza is trying to break the clinch but East is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for East.
East pushes Cordoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
East lands a body shot.
Cordoza takes a shot to the head.
East pushes Cordoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
East lands with a short shot to the head.
Cordoza tries to break the clinch but East is controlling the position.
East stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from East as the two fighters clinch.
East is working Cordoza over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from East.
A short right from East on the inside.
Cordoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
East lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoza tries to break free but East pushes him back against the cage.
East works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
East lands a nice shot to the body.
Cordoza drops down looking for an ankle pick but East pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nick East is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cordoza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
East throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cordoza lands with a hook. East tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cordoza swings widly with a right hand
and East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

East looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cordoza tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cordoza looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cordoza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
East's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cordoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cordoza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cordoza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
East trying to control but Cordoza is working from the bottom.
East throwing strikes from guard but Cordoza blocks nicely.
Cordoza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cordoza looking for a sweep. Not yet Cordoza, not yet.
East looking to pass the guard.
East slips nicely into half guard.
East is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick East dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

East lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
East throws a leg kick but Cordoza sees it coming and moves out of range.
East lands a nice shot that snaps Cordoza's head back.
Jab from Cordoza.
Cordoza throws a right hand that misses
and East counters with a straight right hand.
Cordoza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cordoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cordoza.
Cordoza has his takedown stuffed
and East counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from East.
East scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cordoza doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordoza takes a shot to the body in his stride.

East clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nick East has scored more points in the clinch so far.
East displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cordoza up against the cage.
East throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by East.
A quick uppercut on the inside from East.
East gets underhooks to prevent Cordoza's takedown attempt.
East throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for East to work.
East cracks Cordoza with a nice body shot.
East pushes Cordoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
East lands an uppercut.
East scores with a shot to the side of Cordoza's head.
A right hand to the body from East.
A hook to the body from East.
A short body shot lands from East as the two fighters clinch.
Nick East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East taking a breather.
Cordoza is looking to break free of the clinch but East has double underhooks.
East scores with a shot to the side of Cordoza's head.
Cordoza is trying to push East away but East has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
East is pushing Cordoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cordoza is trying to break the clinch but East has him pressed against the cage.
Cordoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nick East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Cordoza.
East lands a body punch.
Good body shot from East.
East stalling against the cage.
Cordoza tries to break the clinch but East is controlling the position.
Cordoza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. East avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from East.
Cordoza working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
East prevents a takedown attempt there.
East has Cordoza pressed against the cage, preventing Cordoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ronnie Cordoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cordoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cordoza goes for a takedown in the clinch but East prevents it.
East lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cordoza is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from East.
East lands a body shot.
Cordoza throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick East!