PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Future's choice of entrance music: Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cortez
vs
Future

175 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Future!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Future bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Future closes the distance but Cortez moves to the side
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.

Future gets a clinch.
Future is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Future landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Future.
Cortez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Future pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Future gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez tries to work over Future's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Future.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but Future has him pressed against the cage.
Future tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortez avoids it.
Future missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez can't break the clinch.
Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Future avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Future just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cortez's brow.
Future is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.
Future tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Future controlling the action here for a moment.
Future lands an elbow inside that Cortez shrugs off.
Cortez can't get the takedown.
Future pushes off an throws an elbow but Cortez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Future content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Future with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Future is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future leaning against his opponent.
Cortez takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Miguel Cortez has been cut.
Future throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cortez avoiding damage as Future throws knees to the body.
Future pressing his opponent against the cage.

Cortez pulls guard.

Cortez is looking for a triangle but Future pushes his legs off easily.
Future wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Future loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Cortez is working an open guard so Future takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Future darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.

Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.

Future pushes Cortez up against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Future.
Future gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cortez.
Future comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortez tries to score a body lock takedown but Future shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cortez avoiding damage as Future throws knees to the body.
Future trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez blocks the elbow strike.
Future missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Future avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Cortez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Future prevents it.
Cortez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Future leaning against his opponent.
Cortez avoiding damage as Future throws knees to the body.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez jumps guard but Future turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Future.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future stops a takedown attempt from Cortez.
Future lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Future scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Future dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cortez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Future does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Future looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Future avoids them all with ease.
Cortez is looking to wear down Future with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Future's body.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Miguel Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Future avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez swings for the body but Future moves out of range.
Future stuns Cortez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Future counters with an inside leg kick.
Future looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Future cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Future keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez throws a body punch but Future moves out of range.
Future dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Future fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Future moves away.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cortez scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Future was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miguel Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Future.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Future lands an elbow inside that Cortez shrugs off.
John Future seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Future tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Future using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Future crunches a lovely knee into Cortez's ribcage.
Future stalling in the clinch but Cortez improves position.

Cortez gets control of Future's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cortez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cortez working a defensive guard but Future manages to pass into side control anyway.
Future scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Future lands a decent elbow from side control.
Future landing a few strikes.
Future working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cortez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortez trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez wants to get back to full guard but Future has passed into side control.
Cortez tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Future decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cortez's cut.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Future fails with an attempt to clinch.
Future misses with an uppercut.
Cortez tries to bum rush Future with a series of wild strikes but Future uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Future swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Future is just out of range.
Future slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Future scores with a leg kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Future cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez tries to bum rush Future with a series of wild strikes but Future uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Future feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
Future misses the jab.
Future throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Future at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Future in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Future eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Future.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez thows a body shot but no joy.
Future keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cortez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Future - the referee stops the clock and Cortez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Future. Cortez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Future tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Future keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez swings for the body but Future moves out of range.
Future lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Future is just out of range.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Future.
Cortez moves out of range as Future throws a body kick.
Cortez throws a body punch but Future moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Future wants to clinch.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Future.
Future fails with an attempt to clinch.
Future tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Future thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cortez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Future.
I think Future has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Future!