PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jo Boo (ranked 3665 p4p, 439 weight class) and Tuco Cortez (ranked 6786 p4p, 633 weight class). Jo Boo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tuco Cortez's chin.

Boo
vs
Cortez

187 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jo Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuco Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boo tries to counter by clinching up but Cortez breaks away and moves out of range.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Boo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez wants to land a leg kick but Boo is out of range.
Boo tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Boo moves out of range easily.
Boo avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Boo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a hook. Boo ducked under it nicely.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boo fails to land the takedown.

Boo rushes Cortez and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo tries for a takedown. No joy.

Cortez manages to break the clinch.

Boo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boo trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez stalls.
Boo looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Cortez landing knees to the body.
Boo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boo can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Boo blocks with his arms.
Cortez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boo is working for takedown but Cortez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Boo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo being controlled against the cage.
Cortez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boo lands a body shot.
Boo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boo tries to pull guard but Cortez holds him up against the cage and eventually Boo drops back down to his feet.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Boo pulls guard effortlessly.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Boo working for a triangle but Cortez defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control but Boo is working from the bottom.

Boo is looking for a triangle but Cortez pushes his legs off easily.
Cortez pushes down on Boo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boo trying to control but Cortez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez thows a huge punch but Boo dodges it nicely.

Cortez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but Boo defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Boo is having none of it.
Boo trying to control from the bottom.
Boo is trying to get back to full guard.
Boo is staying active underneath Cortez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuco Cortez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boo darts in trying to clinch
and Cortez counters with a head kick.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Boo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez blocks an elbow strike.
Cortez avoiding damage as Boo throws knees to the body.
Cortez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boo's face.
Cortez landing knees to the head.
Cortez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boo being controlled against the cage.
Boo goes for a takedown attempt but Cortez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boo swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Cortez. That snapped Boo's head back.
Boo throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.

Boo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Cortez just leaning against Boo, taking a breather.
Boo is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Boo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boo.
Cortez lands a good knee to the midsection. Boo won't want to take too many of those.
Tuco Cortez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cortez to keep the fight standing.

Boo manages to pull guard.
Cortez tries to stand but Boo is controlling from the bottom.
Boo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cortez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Cortez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Boo has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Boo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cortez escapes and throws Boo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Boo wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Cortez wants to control but Boo is keeping him busy.
Cortez controlling the position.
Boo is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo parries the strikes from Cortez easily there. Cortez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boo to escape.
Cortez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boo is looking to improve his position.
Boo trying to control but Cortez postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Boo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cortez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cortez's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuco Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cortez lands a high kick!
Tuco Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boo wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boo slips under a jab.
Cortez lands with a kick to the temple. Boo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boo misses with the combination.
Cortez pushes Boo away with a front kick.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Boo is looking to clinch.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Cortez scores with a head kick. Boo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tuco Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boo wants to clinch.
Boo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cortez lands a head kick!
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boo.
Boo wants to clinch.
Boo avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Boo closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boo or not.
Boo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cortez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez tries to bum rush Boo with a series of wild strikes but Boo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boo feinted with a counter takedown.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cortez.
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!
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boo checks it well.
Boo throws a big counter combination but Cortez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jo Boo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boo moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boo really felt that one!

Boo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boo wants a takedown.
Boo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Boo tries to pull guard but Cortez holds him up against the cage and eventually Boo drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Boo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is pressed up against the cage. Boo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cortez down to the mat. Cortez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuco Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boo shoots in looking for a takedown. Cortez tries to sprawl out of it but Boo 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.
Boo is looking to clinch.
Boo moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.

Boo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boo is trying to pull guard but Cortez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boo misses with a knee strike.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Boo blocks with his arms.
Cortez landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cortez.
Boo is looking for a takedown.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Boo improves position.
Boo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cortez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Boo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Boo moves out of range easily.
Boo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jo Boo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuco Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuco Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cortez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuco Cortez!
Tuco Cortez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.