PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cortes (ranked 1398 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 187 p4p, 157 weight class). Vladimir Kosmanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cortes
vs
Kosmanov

189 cm
30
182
4 - 4 - 1

180 cm
38
170
32 - 23 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cortes closes the distance and clinches.
Kosmanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortes won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Cortes.
Cortes misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Cortes.
Kosmanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
Our sources have told us that Cortes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kosmanov misses with the head strike.
Kosmanov looking to stall.
Kosmanov lands with a right to the head.
Kosmanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.

Kosmanov breaks the clinch.
Cortes connects with a right hand. Kosmanov shakes it off.

Cortes moves into the clinch.
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!
Kosmanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kosmanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov takes a shot to the head.
Cortes misses with a knee to the head.
Cortes lands a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov misses with some punches.
Kosmanov is trying to break the clinch but Cortes has him pressed against the cage.
Cortes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov tries to circle away but Cortes has him pinned against the cage.
Cortes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosmanov blocks it with crossed arms.

Kosmanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Cortes was well out of range.
Cortes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortes tries a head kick but it misses.
Kosmanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortes with a body shot.
Cortes tries to bum rush Kosmanov with a series of wild strikes but Kosmanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortes throws out a powerful jab.
Cortes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
Kosmanov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov tries to bum rush Cortes with a series of wild strikes but Cortes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cortes is rocked!
Cortes checks the leg kick.
Kosmanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kosmanov. That did some damage!
Cortes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortes blocks a jab.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cortes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortes moves to clinch but Kosmanov breaks away
and Kosmanov counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes scores with a sloppy right hand. Kosmanov should have avoided that one.
A combination from Cortes does no damage.
Cortes misses with a body shot
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortes throws a leg kick but Kosmanov checks it.
Cortes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kosmanov stuns Cortes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Cortes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kosmanov's sensitive parts.
Cortes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cortes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kosmanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kosmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortes.
Cortes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kosmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Cortes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortes seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kosmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosmanov connects with a crisp jab.
Kosmanov throws a hook but Cortes blocks it.
Cortes wants to clinch
and Kosmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kosmanov loads up on a big right hand but Cortes slips the punch.
Kosmanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortes. Cortes obviously looking to wear him down.
Cortes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kosmanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Cortes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cortes cracks Kosmanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kosmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Cortes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kosmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Oooooh!!! Kosmanov has knocked Cortes down with a huge combo! Kosmanov steps away and waves a wobbly Cortes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kosmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kosmanov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kosmanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kosmanov misses with a kick to the body.
Kosmanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Cortes.
Cortes slips a jab from Kosmanov.

Cortes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortes controls his hands.
Kosmanov pushes Cortes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes misses with a punch on the inside.

Kosmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kosmanov misses.
Cortes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kosmanov.
Cortes throws a one two combo.
Cortes lands a jab to the head.
Thiago Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortes lands with a good body shot.
Kosmanov throws a chopping leg kick but Cortes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Cortes darts in and clinches Kosmanov up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortes digs a right hand underneath Kosmanov's ribcage. Kosmanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cortes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortes misses with some punches.
Kosmanov misses with some punches.
Cortes can't find room to land a body shot as Kosmanov controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kosmanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosmanov wants to break free but Cortes has control.
Kosmanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kosmanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kosmanov tries to stall but Cortes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cortes gets through Kosmanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kosmanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes blocking some punches.
Kosmanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortes misses with a knee to the head.
Kosmanov taking a breather.
Kosmanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kosmanov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
A short right from Kosmanov on the inside.
Kosmanov looking to stall.
Cortes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosmanov's efforts to push away.
Kosmanov is trying to push Cortes away but Cortes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kosmanov.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kosmanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cortes is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov digs a right hand underneath Cortes's ribcage. Cortes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kosmanov misses with a punch to the body.
Kosmanov digs a right hand into Cortes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortes's gas tank.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosmanov's efforts to push away.
Kosmanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kosmanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Kosmanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kosmanov wants to stall.
Kosmanov is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Cortes has denied him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Cortes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Kosmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cortes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
It looked like Cortes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortes lands a right hook to the body.
Kosmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortes counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kosmanov.

Cortes takes the fight into the clinch.
Kosmanov blocks an uppercut.
Cortes scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kosmanov is pushing Cortes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cortes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Cortes.
Cortes connects with a knee to the head.
Kosmanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kosmanov taking a breather.
Kosmanov is trying to push Cortes away but Cortes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kosmanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
Cortes prevents a body shot from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortes backwards.
A body shot lands from Cortes.
Kosmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kosmanov wants to break free but Cortes has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortes.
Kosmanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortes has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Kosmanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Kosmanov trying to stall but Cortes improves his position.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Kosmanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kosmanov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kosmanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kosmanov tries a body shot but Cortes blocks it.
Cortes lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortess head.
Kosmanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cortes lands a nice knee to the body.
Cortes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortes landing knees to the head.
Cortes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cortes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosmanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortes works on Kosmanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kosmanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortes.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Kosmanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Kosmanov trying to control the position but instead, Cortes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kosmanov into the cage.

Kosmanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortes.
Cortes misses with a few strikes there.
Kosmanov misses with a hook. Cortes ducked under it nicely.
Cortes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cortes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortes.
Vladimir Kosmanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kosmanov back to the cage. Cortes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosmanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortes scores with a hook to the body. Kosmanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cortes scores with a nice head shot.
Cortes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kosmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Cortes
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortes lands with a nice body punch.
Cortes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Cortes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Cortes!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Cortes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.