PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejanrdo Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bader's choice of entrance music: Darth Vader. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cordoba
vs
Bader

183 cm
28
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejanrdo Cordoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba swats away the attempt to clinch by Bader.
Bader stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bader wants it to stay on the feet.
Bader tries to clinch there but Cordoba circles away.

Bader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Cordoba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bader seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bader slips a nice elbow through Cordoba's hands, connecting with Cordoba's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cordoba looking for submissions off his back.

Cordoba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cordoba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bader lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bader slips a nice elbow through Cordoba's hands, connecting with Cordoba's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba taking some punishment here, with Bader in his half guard.
Cordoba taking some punishment here, with Bader in his half guard.
Bader working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bader working over Cordoba with some ground and pound. Cordoba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bader drops an elbow to the side of Cordoba's head.
Ground and pound from Bader.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cordoba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bader throwing shots but Cordoba is blocking nicely.
Bader wants to pass to mount but Cordoba is defending the position.
Cordoba is looking for a sweep. Bader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cordoba is breathing heavily.
Cordoba is refusing to be controlled, as Bader sits in half guard.
Bader tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cordoba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bader winds up and cracks Cordoba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bader trying to control the action but Cordoba is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordoba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bader prevents Cordoba from improving his position.
Cordoba is staying active underneath Bader, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bader scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.
Bader working over Cordoba with some ground and pound. Cordoba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bader is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.
Bader drops an elbow to the side of Cordoba's head.
Bader scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.
Cordoba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bader scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.
Bader winds up and cracks Cordoba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bader scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.

Cordoba is rocked!

Cordoba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bader pulls his head out easily.
Oh Cordoba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader lands strikes from half guard.
Bader works his way into full mount!
Cordoba seems to have got his legs back now.
Bader lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bader working the ground and pound effectively.
Bader lands a big shot there that rocks Cordoba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bader lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cordoba hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cordoba scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bader land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bader stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Bader!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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