PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dez Cortez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cortez
vs
Deacon

187 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dez Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Deacon!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Deacon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Deacon scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Dez Cortez has been cut.
Deacon lands with a right hand.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Deacon.
Deacon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deacon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Cortez is rocked!

Dez Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Deacon engages and cracks Cortez with a massive lead left hook - Cortez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Deacon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Deacon!