PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justino Cordobes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss comes into the arena with Through the Fire and Flames blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Weiss
vs
Cordobes

169 cm
28
134 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justino Cordobes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cordobes swivels and escapes.
That kick from Cordobes tenderised Weiss's leg. Weiss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cordobes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Weiss misses.

Weiss pushes Cordobes up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss dodges an elbow strike from Cordobes.
Cordobes has had enough of the clinch but Weiss keeps him there for the moment.

Weiss drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Weiss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cordobes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Weiss wriggles free and stands up.
Weiss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cordobes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss swings for the body but Cordobes moves out of range.
Cordobes connects with a high kick.
Weiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cordobes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weiss.
Weiss shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.
Weiss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weiss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Cordobes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Weiss dives in and grabs Cordobes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cordobes pushes down on Weiss's head and hops out.
Weiss is breathing heavily.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cordobes but Cordobes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cordobes lands with a nice body kick.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Cordobes is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Cordobes thuds his shin into the meat of Weiss's side.
Cordobes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cordobes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Weiss doesn't manage to clinch there - Cordobes circles away.
Cordobes throws a right and a left that Weiss avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cordobes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cordobes connects with a leg kick. Weiss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Cordobes.
Justino Cordobes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cordobes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cordobes throws a head kick that misses.
Weiss blocks a head kick by Cordobes.
Weiss closes the distance and clinches up with Cordobes, looking for a takedown. Weiss pushes Cordobes against the cage but Cordobes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Cordobes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Cordobes lands but Weiss takes it in his stride.
Cordobes tests Weiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cordobes is looking to slow Weiss down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Cordobes.
Weiss shoots for a takedown but Cordobes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cordobes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cordobes.
A combination from Weiss does no damage.
Weiss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cordobes lands a head kick. Weiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt - Cordobes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Cordobes which made him look bad.
Weiss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cordobes. Weiss shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Cordobes.
Cordobes lands with a kick to the temple. Weiss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordobes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cordobes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Weiss is looking to clinch but Cordobes is avoiding it.
Cordobes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cordobes wants it to stay on the feet.
Cordobes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Cordobes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weiss will feel that in the morning.
Cordobes lands a head kick. Weiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cordobes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss throws a jab but it's blocked by Cordobes.
Weiss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cordobes.
Weiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Weiss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weiss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes slips a jab from Weiss.
Weiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cordobes.
Cordobes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Cordobes.
Weiss tries to score a body lock takedown but Cordobes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Weiss decides to pull guard.
Cordobes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cordobes wants to get up but he can't break Weiss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justino Cordobes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Weiss shoots in for a takedown but Cordobes shows good takedown defense.
Weiss misses with the combination.
Weiss throws a lazy right hand but Cordobes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Weiss takes the fight into the clinch.
Weiss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cordobes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weiss tries to bum rush Cordobes with a series of wild strikes but Cordobes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cordobes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Weiss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cordobes lands a leg kick that knocks Weiss off balance momentarily.
Erik Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cordobes scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Cordobes. No joy for Weiss on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weiss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!

Cordobes has closed the distance and engaged Weiss in a clinch.
Cordobes misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Cordobes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes looking to throw knees to the head but Weiss is blocking nicely.
Weiss has had enough of the clinch but Cordobes keeps him there for the moment.
Cordobes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cordobes misses with a knee strike.
Cordobes tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Cordobes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiss blocks it with crossed arms.
Weiss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cordobes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cordobes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cordobes stops a takedown attempt from Weiss.
Weiss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cordobes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cordobes tries to break the clinch but Weiss is controlling the position.
Cordobes is looking to control Weiss's arms but Weiss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cordobes has his back to the cage.

Cordobes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Cordobes lands but Weiss takes it in his stride.
Cordobes lands a nice hook to Weiss's body. Weiss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Cordobes which made him look bad.
Cordobes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Weiss takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cordobes as Weiss shoots in.
Cordobes scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordobes throws a leg kick which misses Weiss's front leg but catches the back leg as Weiss tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Cordobes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cordobes, right into the meat.
Cordobes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordobes is looking to clinch.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt.
Cordobes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weiss's head.
Cordobes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weiss will feel that in the morning.
Cordobes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weiss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cordobes is looking to clinch.
Weiss wants to clinch.
Cordobes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weiss shoots in looking for a takedown but Cordobes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weiss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cordobes thumps Weiss with a low kick.
Cordobes is looking to slow Weiss down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cordobes scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cordobes.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!
Justino Cordobes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cordobes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cordobes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weiss will feel that in the morning.
Cordobes slaps away a takedown attempt from Weiss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Weiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cordobes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes with a nice cross.
Weiss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cordobes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cordobes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cordobes.
Cordobes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes scores with a head kick.
Weiss throws a series of punches but Cordobes moves out of range.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cordobes!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cordobes. Weiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cordobes slips a jab from Weiss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordobes scoring well with a low kick there.

Weiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cordobes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Weiss manages to pull guard.
Cordobes tries to stand but Weiss is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justino Cordobes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Weiss shoots in looking for a takedown. Cordobes tries to sprawl out of it but Weiss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cordobes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weiss fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cordobes.
Cordobes doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiss circles away.
Weiss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cordobes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Weiss shoots for a takedown but Cordobes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordobes lands with a slapping head kick.
Weiss shoots in looking for a takedown but Cordobes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weiss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cordobes lands a front kick.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Cordobes throws a nice head kick!
Cordobes lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Cordobes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Cordobes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cordobes tries to clinch there but Weiss circles away.
Cordobes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weiss fails to land the takedown.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Cordobes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weiss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cordobes. Cordobes obviously looking to wear him down.
Cordobes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weiss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes moves in looking to clinch but Weiss pushes him off.
Cordobes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weiss fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Cordobes both land. Nice combination.
Cordobes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weiss rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cordobes as Weiss shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cordobes, right into the meat.
Cordobes throws a right hand that Weiss ducks under and follows up with a left that Weiss also avoids with ease.
Weiss looks for a takedown but Cordobes sprawls well.
Cordobes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cordobes is looking to clinch.
Cordobes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weiss.
Weiss shoots for a takedown but Cordobes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Weiss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordobes swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
A right-left combo lands from Cordobes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weiss.
Weiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordobes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiss fails to land the takedown.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Cordobes throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordobes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cordobes doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiss circles away.
Cordobes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cordobes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt.
Cordobes tries to clinch up.
Cordobes slaps away a takedown attempt from Weiss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes connects with a solid leg kick.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Cordobes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cordobes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cordobes tries to clinch there but Weiss circles away.
Cordobes leaves Weiss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cordobes fakes the leg kick and cracks Weiss in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordobes feints and then cracks Weiss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weiss down.
Erik Weiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weiss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cordobes pinned against the cage. Cordobes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordobes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Justino Cordobes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justino Cordobes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cordobes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justino Cordobes!