PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre Hennard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Pierre Hennard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cortega
vs
Pierre Hennard

185 cm
31
219 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

175 cm
25
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Pierre Hennard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cortega counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hennard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Cortega does no damage.
Cortega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hennard.
Cortega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hennard to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Hennard with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hennard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortega misses with a combination

and Hennard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cortega won't be happy with that.

Hennard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cortega, who protects the arm well.
Cortega manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hennard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cortega is trying to control but can't.
Cortega is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hennard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hennard's back!
Cortega controlling from the back.
Hennard tries to roll but Cortega sticks to his back.
Cortega trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hennard doesn't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortega tries to keep control of the position but Hennard is staying busy.
Hennard is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Martez Cortega wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cortega misses with a right hand

and Hennard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cortega won't be happy with that.
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!
Cortega tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cortega is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Cave Fighting Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Hennard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cortega has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega is looking to reverse the position.

Hennard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hennard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cortega is not content to let Hennard control the position.
You can see the frustration on Cortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hennard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cortega rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hennard's guard! Nice work there by Cortega!

Cortega gets to his feet - Hennard follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennard looks for a takedown but Cortega sprawls well.
Martez Cortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre Hennard.

Cortega forces Hennard back against the cage and clinches.

Cortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hennard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hennard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cortega is trying to get back to his feet.
Hennard trying to control the position but Cortega is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martez Cortega will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hennard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cortega tries to avoid it but Hennard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cortega to the ground. Cortega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Hennard fails to land the takedown.
Hennard slips under a jab from Cortega.
Cortega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortega misses with a double jab.
Cortega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hennard to counter with a crisp jab.

Hennard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cortega sprawls well initially but Hennard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hennard seems to be working for a kimura but Cortega defends the submission attempt.

Hennard is looking for a kimura but Cortega is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hennard to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hennard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hennard not doing much here.

Hennard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cortega defends it well.
Cortega is looking to escape.
Hennard stalling away here and it's allowed Cortega to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cortega keeping moving, preventing Hennard from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortega wants to get back to his feet but Hennard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hennard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hennard trying to control but Cortega is working from the bottom.
Hennard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cortega haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hennard wants to pass the guard but Cortega is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by George Pierre Hennard.
Cortega wants to clinch up but Hennard keeps it at a distance.
Martez Cortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega misses with a few strikes there.
Cortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortega tries to clinch but Hennard is having none of it.

Cortega closes the distance and pushes Hennard back into the cage.

Cortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortega wants to clinch
and Hennard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortega lands a right hook to the body.
Cortega misses with a double jab

and Hennard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cortega!
Cortega wants to get back to his feet but Hennard drags him back down.

Hennard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cortega is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hennard is trying to get an arm triangle but Cortega is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hennard is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cortega looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hennard gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cortega is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hennard lets go of the hold and Cortega can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Pierre Hennard!