PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soul Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cortez
vs
Shadow

181 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
16
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soul Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Shadow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shadow struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.

Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Shadow misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Shadow is rocked!
Cortez cracks Shadow with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Cortez!
Our winner, Rafael Cortez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.