PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kato Cordera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior has chosen Kid Sensation - The Way I Swing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cordera
vs
Junior

190 cm
32
200 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

191 cm
26
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Cordera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordera scores with the left hand. Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Cordera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cordera dips to his left and cracks Junior with an uppercut!
Cordera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Cordera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordera obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cordera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cordera tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cordera.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cordera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordera tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Cordera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordera has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Junior blocks the elbow strike.
Cordera looking for a takedown.
Cordera controlling the action here for a moment.
Junior blocks the elbow strike.
Cordera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cordera lands a damaging elbow.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Junior does it's job there.

It looks like Kato Cordera has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cordera moves into the clinch.
Cordera throws an elbow but it misses.
Junior lands with a right to the head.
Cordera tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Cordera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Cordera working Junior over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cordera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cordera just leaning against Junior, taking a breather.
Cordera missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Junior on the inside.

Cordera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cordera moves to clinch but Junior breaks away
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior throws a hook but Cordera blocks it.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Cordera's head but Cordera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cordera takes the fight into the clinch.
Cordera has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Cordera.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Cordera is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cordera throws an elbow but it misses.
Cordera stalling.

Cordera manages to break the clinch.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordera was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gorge Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordera is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Cordera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cordera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cordera throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.
Junior connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cordera momentarily.
Cordera throws the kick towards the body but Junior avoids it.
Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cordera.
Cordera misses with a low kick.
Junior lands with a straight right. Cordera didn't see that one coming.
Cordera misses with a head kick.
Junior lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cordera falls backwards - clearly groggy! Junior dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorge Junior!
Gorge Junior is the new middleweight champion!