PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 808 p4p, 1810 weight class) and Wayne Scarce (ranked 11 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cortez
vs
Scarce

184 cm
42
189
33 - 28 - 1

171 cm
20
155
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary

REDEMPTION INK

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 33 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Scarce!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Scarce.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scarce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Scarce 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.
A left lands for Cortez.
Scarce throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarce.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez misses with a hook.
Scarce lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cortez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scarce on the side of the head.
Scarce drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarce blocks a jab.
Scarce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Scarce's shoulder, as Scarce tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Scarce's knee but Scarce avoids it well.
Scarce blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scarce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarce connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scarce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Scarce moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cortez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scarce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cortez.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Scarce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scarce scores with a body shot.
Scarce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scarce throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Scarce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scarce scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Scarce moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Scarce throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Scarce misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez lands with a right that hurts Scarce. Scarce looks to clinch but Cortez throws a short knee that drops Scarce. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Juanito Cortez!
A relieved looking Juanito Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.