PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Prerogative by Bobby Brown. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sanders
vs
Cortez

182 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
33
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harland Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Sanders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Cortez darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.
Cortez gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanders.
A short left from Sanders.
Sanders prevents Cortez from breaking the clinch.
Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cortez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cortez tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanders throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Sanders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanders digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanders digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanders gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harland Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Cortez.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Sanders misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Cortez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanders.

Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders lands a jab to Cortez's midsection.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Sanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders attempts a counter takedown but Cortez avoids it well and moves away.
Sanders pushes Cortez away with a front kick.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders attempts a counter takedown but Cortez avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez with a poor takedown
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez looks winded!
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harland Sanders dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanders moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanders digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Sanders lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanders.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
A body shot lands from Sanders.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the cage.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Sanders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Sanders.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanders.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
A short right from Sanders.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Sanders.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Sanders gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
A body shot lands from Sanders.
A short left from Sanders.
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
Sanders lands a shot to the body.
Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sanders as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sanders.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanders lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.

Cortez is rocked!
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
Sanders lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanders.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanders.
Sanders creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cortez with a big uppercut! Cortez tries to clinch up but Sanders pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cortez to the mat! Cortez covers up and Sanders unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harland Sanders!
An out of breath Harland Sanders thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.