PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Godunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cortez
vs
Godunov

177 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hernando Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Godunov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Godunov as he avoids it easily.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cortez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Godunov - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Godunov. No joy for Cortez on that attempt.

Godunov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cortez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Godunov controlling Cortez's posture.
Cortez stops Godunov from standing up.
Godunov controlling the position.
Godunov wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Godunov is keeping the position.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Godunov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Godunov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godunov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cortez controls the pace.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Cortez works over Godunov with some ground and pound from guard.
Cortez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cortez 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Godunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godunov wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godunov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Godunov's head.

It looks like Boris Godunov has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cortez distracts Godunov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
Godunov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cortez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cortez trying to control the action but Godunov is working from the bottom.
Cortez working the head with strikes.
Cortez misses with the ground and pound.

Cortez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Godunov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Godunov struggling a bit here.
Godunov defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godunov holding on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez working the ground and pound.
Cortez working the head with strikes.
Godunov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cortez cracks Godunov with a big elbow.
Cortez cracks Godunov with a big right hand but Godunov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Godunov wants to get back to his feet but Cortez drags him back down.
Cortez grinds an elbow into Godunov's temple.

Godunov is rocked!
Cortez scoring with punches and elbows.
Godunov is still in real trouble! Can Cortez finish him?
Godunov is trying to get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cortez scoring with punches from side control.

That has opened up Boris Godunov's cut even more.
Cortez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Godunov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cortez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hernando Cortez!
After winning the bout, Hernando Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.