PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wake Me Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cortez
vs
Tate

183 cm
24
219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
33
215 lbs
10 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Tate!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tate clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the cage.

Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Cortez has picked Tate up - he's going for a ride! Cortez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cortez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cortez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cortez is stalling here. Tate is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cortez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tate has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tate wants to control but Cortez is keeping him busy.
Cortez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez won't allow Tate to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez is looking to improve his position.

Tate seems to be working for a kimura but Cortez defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tate.
Cortez works his way to full guard. Good work.

Cortez looking for a guillotine here but Tate defends easily.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cortez is trying to control the position but Tate postures up.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cortez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tate throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cortez's body to avoid the submission. Cortez has instead reached around Tate's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cortez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Cortez!
Post fight, Rafael Cortez stared into the camera and said 'Finally I have found my home. Thank you Team Burns and everyone for giving me my home and making me into a great fighter. I lived in Spain my whole life and this life is different for me, but I'm so gratefull.'.