PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3625 p4p, 5041 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 437 p4p, 526 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Elizondo
vs
Cortez

187 cm
28
186
26 - 11 - 1

186 cm
25
180
8 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Elizondo.
Cortez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elizondo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Elizondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Elizondo misses
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo misses with a body shot
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses
and Cortez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A cross from Elizondo lands.
Cortez with a jab.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elizondo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elizondo with a body shot.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Cortez.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elizondo throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Elizondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Elizondo swings widly with a right hand
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Elizondo's ribs.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Elizondo lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elizondo. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Elizondo misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez slips a jab from Elizondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez moves out of range as Elizondo strikes.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Cortez throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Cortez sees coming a mile off.
Cortez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Elizondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Elizondo takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Elizondo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Elizondo's leg. Elizondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elizondo misses with a hook

and Cortez counters by clinching up.

Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
Cortez lands a front kick.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Elizondo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Elizondo's defenses.
A shot to the body from Elizondo misses
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a left and a right that stings Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Elizondo gets tackled into the ropes by Cortez. Cortez maintains the clinch.
Elizondo lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elizondo or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Elizondo avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elizondo misses with a body punch
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ubaldo Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Elizondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elizondo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Elizondo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Cortez.
A low kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez lands a jab to Elizondo's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubaldo Cortez!
After winning the bout, Ubaldo Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gaizka Elizondo spoke after the fight, saying 'gonna take some time off '.