PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Cortes
vs
Miller

169 cm
20
150 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Cortes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Cortes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cortes lands a nice looking body shot.
Cortes lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Cortes does no damage.
Cortes thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller scores with a head kick.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortes sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortes circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortes is just out of range.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
A big right from Miller misses.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Cortes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cortes misses with a double jab.
Cortes throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Ferdinand Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Cortes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
Nice cross by Miller.
Cortes misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cortes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cortes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Cortes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller stalks Cortes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortes's face. Cortes staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Cortes misses with a wild body shot.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Cortes.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Cortes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortes tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
Cortes misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cortes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Cortes. Those never looked like landing.
Cortes thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Cortes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortes fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller defending well as Cortes loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Cortes. Those never looked like landing.
Cortes looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller slips a straight right by Cortes.
Cortes misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cortes throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Cortes throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortes throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Cortes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Cortes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortes is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortes throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Cortes moves out of range easily.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortes misses the target.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cortes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortes misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cortes. Those never looked like landing.
Miller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cortes back to the cage. Miller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cortes misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortes avoids the head kick by Miller.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Cortes looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cortes scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cortes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cortes.
Cortes throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Cortes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller lands a high kick!
Cortes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Cortes looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws a head kick that misses
and Cortes counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Cortes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Cortes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortes misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Cortes scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Cortes.
Cortes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Ferdinand Cortes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick by Cortes misses
and Miller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cortes misses with a wild combination.
Cortes throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Cortes throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortes is just out of range.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortes swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Cortes avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Cortes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortes swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Cortes scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortes throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Cortes misses with a few strikes there.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a leg kick but Cortes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cortes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Cortes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller scores with a one two! Cortes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortes in his tracks.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Cortes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Cortes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortes scores with a body shot.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Cortes connects with a body shot.
Cortes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cortes takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Cortes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortes fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Cortes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Cortes's shoulder, as Cortes tries to avoid the shot.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortes misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes connects with a jab.
Cortes thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Cortes clearly takes that 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.

Cortes throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortes works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Cortes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortes's calf.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortes takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Cortes lands a body shot.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a series of punches but Cortes moves out of range.
Miller stuns Cortes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Cortes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortes throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Cortes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortes.
Cortes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller throws a head kick but Cortes moves out of range.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortes blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick but Cortes moves out of range.
Cortes throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
A swing and a miss from Cortes.
Ferdinand Cortes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortes cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortes finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Cortes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cortes blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller throws a series of punches but Cortes moves out of range.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
Cortes lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Cortes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Cortes moves out of range easily.
Cortes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Cortes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortes swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Cortes thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Miller throws a leg kick but Cortes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miller avoids the body shot from Cortes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to score with a low kick but Cortes moves his leg out of the way.
Miller misses with a hook.
Cortes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortes was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Cortes misses with a body punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortes misses the jab.
Cortes misses the jab.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Cortes moves out of range easily.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortes tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller tries a low kick but Cortes avoids it.
Cortes misses with a left hand
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortes scores with a punch to the head.
Miller jabs Cortes right on the nose. Cortes blinks but takes it well.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortes.
Miller avoids the head kick by Cortes.
Cortes takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes misses with a double jab.
Cortes swings widly with a right hand
and Miller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Miller blocks a head kick by Cortes.
Decent striking displayed by Cortes there.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Cortes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller avoids the body shot from Cortes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to bum rush Cortes with a series of wild strikes but Cortes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
Cortes slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Cortes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortes.
A big left from Cortes misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortes misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ferdinand Cortes.
Well Cortes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!