PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortes comes to the cage accompanied by renegades. Lee has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cortes
vs
Lee

180 cm
36
187 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

182 cm
39
170 lbs
34 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Cortes misses.
Fabricio Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Cortes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cortes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortes throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Fabricio Cortes has been cut.
Cortes throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Cortes misses with an uppercut.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Cortes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Cortes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Cortes moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Cortes thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Cortes.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Cortes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Cortes avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortes.
Cortes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cortes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Cortes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Cortes tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick by Cortes misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Cortes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee tests Cortes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab from Cortes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortes!
Cortes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a crisp right that sends Cortes to the canvas! Lee follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Lee!
A relieved looking Barney Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.