PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes into the arena with Daughtry-What I Want blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rook
vs
Cortez

185 cm
20
238 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Cortez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortez tries to clinch up
and Rook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rook scores with a hook to the body. Cortez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rook throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rook could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Cortez gets the takedown into side control.
Rook wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Rook manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cortez can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rook.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rook thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rook missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cortez has a hand on Rook's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rook takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rook misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rook misses with a head shot.
Rook throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Rook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rook looking to ground and pound but Cortez is blocking nicely.

Rook is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cortez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rook throws some wild stikes that Cortez manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rook thowing shots but they're missing.
Rook looking to finish Cortez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cortez!
Cortez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cortez hang on?
Cortez taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poor strikes thrown by Rook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rook misses with a head shot.
Rook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rook throws some wild stikes that Cortez manages to avoid easily.
Rook throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cortez because Rook loaded up on that one.
Rook lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rook looking to finish with strikes here!
Rook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cortez hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Rook dominated that round.
That's time! Rook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cortez misses with a hook
and Rook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez tries to clinch up
and Rook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez darts in trying to clinch
and Rook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez misses with a hook to the body
and Rook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Rook there.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Rook does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Rook misses.
Cortez tries to clinch up
and Rook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez wants to clinch but Rook slips to the side
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rook's head backwards.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rook.
Rook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rook.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez looks to clinch
and Rook counters with a straight right hand.
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 moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cortez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortez scrambles back to his feet.
Cortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowman Rook is winning the standup battle so far.

Rook looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cortez!
Rook landing strikes, looking to finish!

Cortez is rocked!

It looks like Omar Cortez has been cut.
Rook looking to finish Cortez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cortez!
Rook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rook lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rook.
Cortez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook throwing strikes here but Cortez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rook connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rook with good strikes from the mount here!
Cortez is still in real trouble! Can Rook finish him?

Rook working for a guillotine from mount but Cortez is in no mood to give up.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rook scoring with strikes but Cortez is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cortez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rook.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook lands a big shot there that rocks Cortez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rook landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Rook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Cortez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rook shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cortez pinned against the cage. Cortez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rook lands with a shot to the body.
Rook jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Rook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook misses with a wild combination.

Cortez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rook did well to prevent Cortez getting side control.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rook moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rook kicks Cortez off and gets to his feet.
Cortez takes one on the button.
Omar Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.

Rook drives through and clinches with Cortez against the cage.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Rook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cortez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Rook pulls guard effortlessly.
Rook pulls Cortez in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cortez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rook 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.
Rook scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rook engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Rook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Omar Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rook working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cortez's head.
Rook throwing strikes but missing.
Cortez is looking to stand back up but Rook counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cortez.

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.
Rook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cortez is looking for a sweep. Rook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cortez's head.
Rook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortez defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rook controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Rook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rook 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Rook!