PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Baumgartlinger (ranked 5220 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 563 p4p, 557 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Baumgartlinger
vs
Cortez

193 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
188
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Conquer

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Baumgartlinger is wise to it.
Baumgartlinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Baumgartlinger throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baumgartlinger connects with a jab.

Baumgartlinger closes the distance and clinches.

Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartlinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baumgartlinger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartlinger throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baumgartlinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Baumgartlinger has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
A short right from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez tries to break free but Baumgartlinger pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baumgartlinger misses with a punch on the inside.

Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Baumgartlinger coming out on top.
Baumgartlinger misses with a combination
and Baumgartlinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baumgartlinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez moves out of range as Baumgartlinger strikes.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baumgartlinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baumgartlinger scores with a punch to the head.
Baumgartlinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Baumgartlinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baumgartlinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Baumgartlinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez defending well as Baumgartlinger loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baumgartlinger stalks Cortez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortez's face. Cortez staggers backwards, shaken.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Baumgartlinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Baumgartlinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baumgartlinger lands an overhand right.

Baumgartlinger clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baumgartlinger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Baumgartlinger misses with some punches.

Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartlinger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Baumgartlinger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baumgartlinger.

Baumgartlinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baumgartlinger working aggressively here.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.

Cortez has hold of one of Baumgartlinger's legs. Baumgartlinger is fighting the takedown attempt but Cortez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cortez gets to his feet - Baumgartlinger follows without any prompting.
Baumgartlinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a good, hard body kick but Baumgartlinger shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Baumgartlinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baumgartlinger misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baumgartlinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Baumgartlinger swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Baumgartlinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Baumgartlinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baumgartlinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baumgartlinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger tries to clinch up.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baumgartlinger drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Baumgartlinger.
A short right from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Baumgartlinger controls his hands.

Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Baumgartlinger misses its intended target.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a shot to the body.
Baumgartlinger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baumgartlinger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Baumgartlinger loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Baumgartlinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Baumgartlinger.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baumgartlinger misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartlinger misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez slips a jab from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartlinger misses the jab.
Baumgartlinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Baumgartlinger moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Baumgartlinger digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
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!
Baumgartlinger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baumgartlinger throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baumgartlinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Baumgartlinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Baumgartlinger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Baumgartlinger misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Baumgartlinger throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartlinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baumgartlinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Baumgartlinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez slips under a jab from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Baumgartlinger has double underhooks.

Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baumgartlinger wants to clinch.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Baumgartlinger wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Baumgartlinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartlinger avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baumgartlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Baumgartlinger lands a left hand.
Baumgartlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baumgartlinger lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartlinger digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartlinger avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Baumgartlinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baumgartlinger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Baumgartlinger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baumgartlinger has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.

Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartlinger swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Baumgartlinger connects with a single shot there.
Baumgartlinger throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Baumgartlinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Baumgartlinger clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Baumgartlinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baumgartlinger tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baumgartlinger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baumgartlinger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baumgartlinger's elbow.
Baumgartlinger blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baumgartlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baumgartlinger blocking some punches.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baumgartlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez tries a body shot but Baumgartlinger blocks it.
Cortez misses with a body punch.

Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartlinger throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Baumgartlinger misses with a left hand
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximilian Baumgartlinger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baumgartlinger, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!

Maximilian Baumgartlinger wins by unanimous decision!