PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 5401 p4p, 501 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2021 p4p, 258 weight class). Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Brownie Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Anderson
vs
Cortez

195 cm
36
204 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

184 cm
37
196 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cortez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cortez breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez takes one on the button.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cortez checks a leg kick.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Anderson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anderson blocks it well.
Cortez thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juanito Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson staying out of range there.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson is looking for a counter combo.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Cortez forces Anderson back against the ropes and clinches.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Cortez improves position.
Anderson prevents Cortez from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cortez wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
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!
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortez has time to react.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
As Cortez looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Cortez just gets out of the way.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez connects with a jab.
Anderson slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Cortez scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Cortez wants to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch position.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez lands a nice looking body kick.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortez tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juanito Cortez.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Cortez!
After winning the bout, Juanito Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.