PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mad dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Cordera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mad dog
vs
Cordera

200 cm
23
193 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

190 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John Mad dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kato Cordera!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad dog lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cordera takes a step back to recover.
Kato Cordera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordera throws a head kick that misses.
Mad dog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mad dog takes a swing at Cordera's ribcage but misses.
Cordera tries to clinch but Mad dog is having none of it.
Cordera tries to clinch up.
Mad dog thows a body shot but no joy.
Cordera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mad dog.
Mad dog throws a hook but Cordera avoids it easily.
Cordera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cordera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mad dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cordera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mad dog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mad dog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cordera. Cordera obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mad dog. Cordera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mad dog throws a shot from downtown. Cordera moves away and avoids it.
Cordera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cordera closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad dog is trying to force a seperation but Cordera has the dominant position.
Cordera is trying to stall.
Mad dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cordera takes a shot to the head.
Mad dog is trying to force a seperation but Cordera has the dominant position.
Cordera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mad dog lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kato Cordera has been cut.
Cordera has Mad dog pressed against the cage, preventing Mad dog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cordera avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad dog.
Cordera keeps control of Mad dog as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cordera works on Mad dog's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mad dog fails to land.
Mad dog wants to break free but Cordera has control.
Mad dog working hard to break the clinch.
Cordera is trying to maintain a safe position but Mad dog gets an underhook and turns Cordera into the cage.
Mad dog is looking to break free of the clinch but Cordera has double underhooks.
Mad dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cordera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Mad dog.

Mad dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cordera blocks a head kick by Mad dog.
Cordera throws a leg kick which misses Mad dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Mad dog tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordera tries to close the distance and clinch but Mad dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Cordera misses.
Cordera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mad dog.
Cordera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mad dog misses with a hook
and Cordera counters with a nice body kick.
Cordera throws a head kick but Mad dog moves out of range.
Cordera wants to clinch.
Cordera with a poor takedown
and Mad dog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mad dog swings for the body but Cordera moves out of range.
Cordera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mad dog takes a step back to recover.
Cordera connects with a leg kick. Mad dog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mad dog lands a nice hook to Cordera's body. Cordera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cordera looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Cordera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mad dog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mad dog.
Mad dog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mad dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Cordera.
Mad dog looks to throw a body kick
and Cordera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mad dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mad dog.
Mad dog swings widly with a right hand
and Cordera counters with a right hand to the body.
Mad dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cordera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mad dog's knee momentarily.
Mad dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Mad dog misses.
Cordera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mad dog.
Mad dog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad dog blocks a head kick by Cordera.
Cordera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mad dog throws a sloppy head kick
and Cordera counters with an inside leg kick.
Mad dog is looking to wear down Cordera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mad dog throws an overhand right that lands on Cordera's shoulder, as Cordera tries to avoid the shot.

Mad dog closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cordera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mad dog lands strikes from half guard.
Mad dog trying to control the action but Cordera is working from the bottom.
Cordera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mad dog gets to his feet - Cordera follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mad dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kato Cordera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mad dog throws a sloppy body shot

and Cordera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cordera leaning against his opponent.
Mad dog throws a head punch that misses.
Cordera has Mad dog pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mad dog manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Mad dog's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cordera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad dog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cordera backwards.
Mad dog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mad dog is trying to force a seperation but Cordera has the dominant position.
Cordera looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Mad dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cordera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mad dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cordera working Mad dog over with knees to the body.
Mad dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cordera stalling in the clinch.
Cordera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad dog's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mad dog tries to circle away but Cordera has him pinned against the cage.
Mad dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mad dog prevents the takedown attempt.
John Mad dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kato Cordera.
Come on Mad dog - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cordera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cordera is breathing heavily.

Mad dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mad dog throws a sloppy head kick
and Cordera counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordera misses with a hook.
Cordera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cordera throws a right and a left that Mad dog avoids nicely.
Cordera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad dog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cordera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cordera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mad dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mad dog.
Cordera misses with a head kick.
Mad dog throws the kick towards the body but Cordera avoids it.
Mad dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mad dog.
Mad dog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cordera throws a sloppy head kick and Mad dog moves out of range easily.
Cordera checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mad dog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mad dog explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mad dog misses with an uppercut. Cordera saw that one coming.
Mad dog connects with a body shot.
Mad dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cordera counters with a straight right hand.
Cordera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mad dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cordera manages to avoid it.
Mad dog fails with the takedown.

Cordera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mad dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mad dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cordera breaks from the clinch.
Mad dog scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mad dog, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cordera.

Cordera clinches up against the cage.
Mad dog is trying to force a seperation but Cordera has the dominant position.

Mad dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cordera tries to clinch but Mad dog moves out of range.
Cordera lands a high kick!
Mad dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cordera counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cordera.
Mad dog shoots in but Cordera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mad dog fails to land the takedown.
Mad dog throws a head kick that misses
and Cordera counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mad dog throws a hook but Cordera blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad dog takes a swing at Cordera's ribcage but misses.
John Mad dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Cordera doesn't manage to clinch there - Mad dog circles away.
Mad dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Cordera.
Cordera tries to clinch there but Mad dog circles away.
Mad dog misses with a shot to the body

and Cordera moves into the clinch.
Cordera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cordera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mad dog wants to break free but Cordera has control.
Cordera lands an elbow just above Mad dog 's eye.

It looks like John Mad dog has been cut.
Cordera prevents Mad dog from breaking the clinch.
Mad dog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cordera lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cordera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Mad dog breaks from the clinch.
Mad dog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cordera doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mad dog dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Mad dog.
Cordera wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cordera.
Cordera throws a shot from downtown. Mad dog moves away and avoids it.
Cordera doesn't manage to clinch there - Mad dog circles away.
Mad dog throws a shot from downtown. Cordera moves away and avoids it.
Mad dog jabs Cordera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mad dog misses with a body shot.
Cordera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mad dog scores with a hook to the body. Cordera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cordera walks straight into a right hand from Mad dog - that's dropped him! Mad dog jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cordera from any more punishment! Cordera complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Mad dog!