PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sprockit Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernan Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sprockit Jr
vs
Cortes

160 cm
25
135 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

170 cm
23
146 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Sprockit Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernan Cortes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cortes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sprockit Jr with a poor takedown

and Cortes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes won't allow it.

Cortes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown
and Cortes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Sprockit Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprockit Jr has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cortes to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cortes rushes Sprockit Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cortes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cortes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes won't allow it.

Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown
and Cortes counters with a series of strikes. Sprockit Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sprockit Jr fails with the takedown
and Cortes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sprockit Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cortes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr with a poor takedown

and Cortes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortes walks away with a smile on his face. Sprockit Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cortes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Terry Sprockit Jr has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sprockit Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A punch lands to the side of Sprockit Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sprockit Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cortes counters with a head kick.

Sprockit Jr is rocked!

Cortes closes the distance and clinches.
Cortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sprockit Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cortes lands a left hand.
Cortes scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortes lands a shoulder strike.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortes walks away with a smile on his face. Sprockit Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Cortes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernan Cortes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sprockit Jr is breathing heavily.

Cortes has managed to clinch.
Cortes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Cortes.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortes gets through Sprockit Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull guard.
Sprockit Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!

Cortes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily

and Cortes counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Cortes breaks the clinch.
Sprockit Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cortes counters by clinching up.
Cortes scores with a hook to the body.
Cortes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sprockit Jr backwards.
Cortes pushes Sprockit Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sprockit Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Cortes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sprockit Jrs head.

Cortes manages to break the clinch.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Cortes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cortes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Cortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sprockit Jr with a poor takedown

and Cortes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cortes.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but Cortes stands there with Sprockit Jr around his waist. Sprockit Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Cortes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cortes.
Cortes lands an elbow inside that Sprockit Jr shrugs off.

Cortes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Cortes.
Sprockit Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cortes counters with a left and a right that stings Sprockit Jr.
Terry Sprockit Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes misses with a double jab.
Sprockit Jr misses with an uppercut
and Cortes counters with a nice body shot.
Cortes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cortes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sprockit Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sprockit Jr with a poor takedown
and Cortes counters with a one-two to the body.

Cortes clinches.
Cortes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sprockit Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cortes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cortes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortes walks away with a smile on his face. Sprockit Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cortes rushes Sprockit Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Cortes lands a hook that snaps the head of Sprockit Jr backwards.
Cortes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes holds him up against the cage and eventually Sprockit Jr drops back down to his feet.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes holds him up against the cage and eventually Sprockit Jr drops back down to his feet.

Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sprockit Jr fails with the takedown
and Cortes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sprockit Jr thinking.
Cortes connects with a high kick.
Cortes throws a head kick but Sprockit Jr moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sprockit Jr fails with the takedown

and Cortes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cortes.
Sprockit Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but Cortes stands there with Sprockit Jr around his waist. Sprockit Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cortes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernan Cortes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Sprockit Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cortes instigates a clinch.
Sprockit Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cortes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Sprockit Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortes lands a left hand.
Cortes lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortes gets underhooks to prevent Sprockit Jr's takedown attempt.
Cortes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sprockit Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cortes lands a left hand.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortes walks away with a smile on his face. Sprockit Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cortes clinches with his opponent.
Cortes lands a left hand.
Sprockit Jr trying to control the position but instead, Cortes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sprockit Jr into the cage.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortes walks away with a smile on his face. Sprockit Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
and Cortes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortes scores with a head kick.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
and Cortes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernan Cortes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortes throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown
and Cortes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sprockit Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Cortes pushes Sprockit Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernan Cortes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cortes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Terry Sprockit Jr's cut is getting worse.

Cortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sprockit Jr has his takedown stuffed

and Cortes moves into the clinch.
Cortes lands a right hand.
Cortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes won't allow it.

Cortes breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Cortes.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown
and Cortes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cortes counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a head kick.
Cortes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sprockit Jr's head.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
and Cortes counters with a two punch combo.
Cortes lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprockit Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cortes moves into the clinch.
Sprockit Jr takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortes lands with a short shot to the head.

Cortes breaks the clinch.
Cortes throws a good cross that connects.
Sprockit Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Cortes counters with a straight right hand.
Cortes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Cortes.
Sprockit Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Cortes counters with a nice body shot.
Sprockit Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cortes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cortes landing knees to the head.

Cortes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortes lands a jab.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sprockit Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cortes gets through Sprockit Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cortes breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr fails with the takedown
and Cortes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernan Cortes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Cortes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Cortes breaks from the clinch.

Cortes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sprockit Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull guard.
Cortes lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cortes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a left to the body.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown

and Cortes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull guard.

Cortes manages to break the clinch.
Cortes looks to land a combination. Sprockit Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sprockit Jr fails with the takedown
and Cortes counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernan Cortes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Sprockit Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cortes clinches up against the cage.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cortes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cortes lands an elbow inside that Sprockit Jr shrugs off.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull guard.

Cortes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
and Cortes counters with a series of strikes. Sprockit Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Sprockit Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a nice uppercut.
Sprockit Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cortes counters by moving into the clinch.

Cortes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortes misses with a head kick.

Sprockit Jr gets tackled into the cage by Cortes. Cortes maintains the clinch.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cortes breaks the clinch.
Cortes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sprockit Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a left and a right that stings Sprockit Jr.
Sprockit Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Cortes counters with a head kick. That will keep Sprockit Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr has his takedown stuffed

and Cortes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cortes manages to break the clinch.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
and Cortes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cortes lands with a kick to the temple. Sprockit Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Cortes drives through and clinches with Sprockit Jr against the cage.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes holds him up against the cage and eventually Sprockit Jr drops back down to his feet.
Cortes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sprockit Jr's face.
Cortes lands an elbow that stopped Sprockit Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Sprockit Jr tries to pull guard but Cortes won't allow it.

Cortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sprockit Jr tries a low kick but Cortes avoids it.
Sprockit Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cortes counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit Jr tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
and Cortes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortes lands a head kick. Sprockit Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cortes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a right hand to the body.
Cortes feints a jab promting Sprockit Jr to slip. Cortes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sprockit Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Cortes closes the distance and pushes Sprockit Jr back into the cage.
Sprockit Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sprockit Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortes smiles and moves away.
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cortes counters with a two punch combo.
Cortes scores with a punch to the head.
Cortes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Cortes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Well,Sprockit Jr is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cortes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Cortes.

Sprockit Jr successfully pulls guard.

Cortes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cortes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cortes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Cortes rushes Sprockit Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sprockit Jr jumps guard but Cortes stands there with Sprockit Jr around his waist. Sprockit Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cortes lands with a short shot to the head.
Sprockit Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortes smiles and moves away.
Sprockit Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cortes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sprockit Jr in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Cortes.
Sprockit Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cortes counters with a three punch combo that has Sprockit Jr backing up. Sprockit Jr nods at Cortes to acknowledge the strikes.
Sprockit Jr avoids the head kick by Cortes.
Sprockit Jr shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a left and a right that stings Sprockit Jr.
Sprockit Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Cortes counters with a head kick. That will keep Sprockit Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sprockit Jr fails with the takedown
and Cortes counters with a right hand to the body.
Sprockit Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sprockit Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sprockit Jr.
Terry Sprockit Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernan Cortes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sprockit Jr thows a leg kick but Cortes checks it
and Cortes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hernan Cortes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Hernan Cortes!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hernan Cortes!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Hernan Cortes!

Hernan Cortes wins by unanimous decision!