PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hestez Cortero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ronaldo
vs
Cortero

186 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hestez Cortero!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Cortero moves out of range.
Ronaldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortero. That did some damage!
Cortero checks a leg kick.

Cortero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cortero moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ronaldo struggling a bit here.

Cortero stands up and beckons Ronaldo to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cortero.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cortero feints and as Ronaldo raises his hands in defense, Cortero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Ronaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ronaldo looking for subs off his back but Cortero has passed one foot through into half guard.

Ronaldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortero is controlling the pace.
Ronaldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cortero pulls his head out easily.

Ronaldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cortero pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cortero in particular looking to stall.

Ronaldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cortero pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ronaldo looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cortero passes into side control!
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo wants to control but Cortero postures up.
Ronaldo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cortero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ronaldo is trying to escape the position but Cortero is controlling the position.
Ronaldo tries to bench press Cortero off him but Cortero keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ronaldo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hestez Cortero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo fails with the takedown

and Cortero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ronaldo's guard.
Cortero wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
Cortero is breathing heavily.

Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cortero defends it easily.
Cortero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ronaldo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cortero should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ronaldo has tightened it up now! Cortero should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cristiano Ronaldo!