PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eak Measure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Cordo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eddy Cordo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Measure
vs
Cordo

187 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 Sydney, Eak Measure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Cordo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Measure lands but Cordo takes it in his stride.
Measure misses with a jab, cross combination.
Measure avoids the head kick by Cordo.
A head kick by Cordo misses
and Measure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cordo.
Measure uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cordo.
Measure moves into range and connects with a jab.
Measure avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Measure has a takedown stuffed.
Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Measure slips a straight right by Cordo.
Measure scores with a push kick.
Cordo throws a sloppy head kick and Measure moves out of range easily.
Measure avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Measure lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Measure looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Measure looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordo connects with a high kick.

It looks like Eak Measure has been cut.
Cordo looks gassed!
Measure throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cordo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Measure throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cordo scores with a head kick.
Measure moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Measure lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cordo backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Cordo. No joy for Measure on that attempt.
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!
A head kick misses from Measure.
Cordo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eddy Cordo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Measure walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cordo throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordo throws a nice head kick!
Cordo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Measure avoids the head kick by Cordo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Measure.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eak Measure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses
and Measure counters with a body kick that stops Cordo in his tracks momentarily.
Measure ducks under a wild hook from Cordo.
Cordo throws a nice head kick!
Measure avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Measure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Measure misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Measure or perhaps it was just good defense by Cordo which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Measure fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cordo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Measure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Measure shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cordo sprawls well. Cordo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Measure gets slowly back to his feet.
Cordo lands a head kick!

Measure is rocked!
Measure walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Measure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cordo drops Measure with a naaaaasty hook - Measure is in real trouble here! Cordo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Cordo!
Eddy Cordo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.