PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris The Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cortez
vs
The Great

173 cm
29
149 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

176 cm
25
170 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Fast

xXx - Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tico Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but The Great ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Great just misses with a punch to the body.
The Great doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
A jab from The Great misses.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Great's calf.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Great's calf.
The Great avoids the head kick by Cortez.
The Great has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Great stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses The Great's front leg but catches the back leg as The Great tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Great.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Great finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and The Great moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez lands with a nice combination. The Great backs away looking to recover.
The Great lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
The Great with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
The Great takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Great is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cortez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Great.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but The Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Great throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from The Great.
The Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of The Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Great shoots in looking for a takedown. Cortez tries to sprawl out of it but The Great keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cortez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Great looks winded!
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Great misses with a looping right.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces The Great off the cage and back into range.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from The Great.
The Great closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but The Great moved away.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cortez as he jumps to the side.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Great swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of The Great's head.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from The Great.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks The Great off balance momentarily.
Chris The Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Great's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Nice takedown defense from Cortez. No joy for The Great on that attempt.
The Great just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
The Great misses with a hook.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of The Great's side.

Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortez smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortez, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.

Cortez closes the distance and clinches.

The Great decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez is looking to advance position but The Great has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Great has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
The Great rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from The Great misses
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Cortez.
The Great doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tico Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
The Great swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Great.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cortez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez stuffs the takedown.
The Great is breathing heavily.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cortez sprawls well. Cortez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Great fails with the takedown.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Great shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cortez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez scores with a push kick.
Cortez cracks The Great with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Great takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Great's sensitive parts.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with The Great's head.
Cortez cracks The Great with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tico Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Great crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cortez - the referee stops the clock and The Great gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cortez. The Great manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through The Great's defenses.
The Great misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cortez lands with a hook. The Great tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
The Great fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez thows a body kick. The Great tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Great takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Cortez rushes The Great and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Cortez presses The Great against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortez walks away with a smile on his face. The Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cortez rushes The Great and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez works on The Great's body with a couple of short punches.
The Great's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
The Great looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cortez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Great's face.
Nice body punch from Cortez - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tico Cortez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The Great avoids the body shot from Cortez.
The Great closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Great under the eye.
Cortez thumps The Great with a low kick.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Great can do to turn this around?
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Great has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cortez as he avoids it easily.

Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Great. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Great's hands.
The Great takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Great fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Great takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Great doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
The Great walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Cortez as The Great shoots in.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces The Great off the cage and back into range.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
The Great's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
The Great takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cortez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Great fails to pull guard.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as The Great controls the action.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortez.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Cortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Great or not.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.

Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
The Great takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Great.
The Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

The Great tries to keep at a distance but Cortez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortez digs a right hand into The Great's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Great's gas tank.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of The Great's head.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortez lands a right hand.
Cortez lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cortez to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Cortez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
The Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
The Great takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.

Cortez pushes The Great up against the cage in a clinch.
The Great wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Cortez is working The Great over against the cage.
Chris The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cortez breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez scores with the left hand. The Great knows he should have avoided that one.
The Great takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Cortez!
An out of breath Tico Cortez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.