PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 2241 p4p, 63 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2478 p4p, 99 weight class). Cortez comes to the ring accompanied by $$$. Benjamin Kueller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cortez
vs
Kueller

184 cm
39
196 lbs
27 - 23 - 0

201 cm
27
265 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller connects with the punch.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kueller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kueller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez wants to land a leg kick but Kueller is out of range.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kueller's calf.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kueller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kueller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Benjamin Kueller has been cut.
Cortez takes a swing at Kueller's ribcage but misses.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Kueller's leg. Kueller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kueller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Kueller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cortez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kueller is out of range and Cortez settles back down.
Kueller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Kueller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Kueller checks a leg kick.
Kueller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cortez throws a head kick but Kueller moves out of range.
Kueller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kueller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kueller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot lands for Kueller.
Kueller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kueller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kueller at a distance.
Cortez lands a jab.
Kueller just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez throws the left hand but Kueller avoids the punch easily.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kueller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kueller tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kueller lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Kueller down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Kueller.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Kueller saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Kueller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kueller is able to avoid easily.
Kueller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Kueller 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Kueller blocks the leg kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Kueller moves out of range easily.
Kueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Kueller's head but Kueller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kueller misses with a body shot.
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kueller counter with a right hand.
Kueller lands the left hand.
Kueller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cortez. That one must have hurt.
Kueller lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat.

Kueller moves into the clinch.
Kueller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juanito Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Kueller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kueller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kueller checks a low kick from Cortez.
Kueller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Kueller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kueller.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat.
Kueller looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Kueller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Kueller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kueller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kueller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kueller keeps Cortez at a distance using the push kick.
Kueller lands with a straight right. Cortez didn't see that one coming.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kueller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez cracks Kueller with a right hand to the side of the head.

Kueller clinches up against the ropes.

Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kueller, right into the meat.
Kueller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a body punch but Kueller moves out of range.
Kueller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kueller is breathing heavily.
Kueller 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.
Cortez cracks the inside of Kueller's front leg.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Kueller.
Kueller tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kueller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kueller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kueller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kueller blocks a low kick nicely.
Kueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kueller tries to score with a low kick but Cortez moves his leg out of the way.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws a low kick but Kueller moves out of range easily.
Kueller throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Kueller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kueller blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Kueller ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kueller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kueller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kueller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kueller looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Kueller.
Cortez sizes up Kueller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Kueller saw that one coming.
Kueller needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
Benjamin Kueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kueller.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Kueller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Kueller misses.
A low kick from Cortez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kueller tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Kueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Kueller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juanito Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Kueller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cortez misses with a low kick as Kueller jumps back.
Cortez tries to work over Kueller's front leg with a kick but Kueller checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
An inside leg kick from Kueller misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kueller. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Kueller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kueller checks a low kick from Cortez.
Kueller walks into a left hand.
Kueller checks a leg kick.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kueller. That did some damage!
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kueller.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kueller takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Kueller moves away and avoids it.
Kueller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cortez backs up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kueller misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Kueller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kueller.
Sloppy strikes from Kueller. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Cortez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kueller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kueller's sensitive parts.
Juanito Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Kueller looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Kueller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kueller tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez slips a straight right by Kueller.
Cortez throws a big counter combination but Kueller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Juanito Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Kueller doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Cortez swings for the body but Kueller moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kueller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
You can see that Kueller has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kueller blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Kueller walks into a jab.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Kueller takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Kueller throws a low kick but Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kueller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Kueller tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Kueller takes one to the side of the head.
Kueller fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kueller has time to react.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Kueller misses its intended target.
Kueller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
Benjamin Kueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez jabs Kueller right on the nose. Kueller blinks but takes it well.
Kueller tried to score with a low kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez throws a head kick but Kueller moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Kueller is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cortez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.