PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Kortez (ranked 6595 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Suarez (ranked 6475 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kortez
vs
Suarez

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Kortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kortez momentarily.
Suarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kortez.
Suarez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Suarez. No joy for Kortez on that attempt.
Kortez tries to clinch up but Suarez circles away and keeps his distance.

Suarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
Kortez is pushing Suarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Suarez is struggling to control the position.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.

Suarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kortez moves into the clinch successfully.
Suarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kortez won't allow it.
Kortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kortez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kortez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Suarez tries to stall but Kortez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kortez landing knees to the head.

It looks like Luis Suarez has been cut.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kortez backwards.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Kortez lands a good knee to the midsection. Suarez won't want to take too many of those.
Suarez is trying to push Kortez away but Kortez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kortez misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortez misses with a knee strike.
Suarez stalls.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kortez misses with a knee to the head.
Kortez working Suarez over with knees to the body.
Suarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Kortez trying to stall but Suarez improves his position.
Kortez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Suarez avoids the damage to the body.
Suarez blocking some punches.
Kortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kortez has double underhooks.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Kortez misses with a knee to the head.
Suarez misses with the head strike.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Kortez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kortez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kortez slowing the pace effectively.
Suarez tries to circle away but Kortez has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kortez won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Kortez is trying to stall.
Kortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortez looking to stall.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kortez has him pressed against the cage.
Kortez with a knee to the head.
Kortez lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kortez has Suarez pressed against the cage, preventing Suarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kortez.
Kortez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kortez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kortez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Kortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Suarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Suarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Kortez off the cage and back into range.
Suarez scores with a one two! Kortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Suarez closes the distance and pushes Kortez back into the cage.
Kortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Suarez.
Suarez wants to break free but Kortez has control.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Kortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kortez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kortez looking to throw knees to the head but Suarez is blocking nicely.
Suarez managing to block the knees to the body from Kortez.
Suarez wants to break free but Kortez has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez managing to block the knees to the body from Kortez.
Suarez tries to break the clinch but Kortez is controlling the position.
Kortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Suarez avoids the damage to the body.
Suarez is trying to break the clinch but Kortez is controlling him.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Kortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kortez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suarez's face.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kortez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suarez's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortez has Suarez pressed against the cage, preventing Suarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kortez won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Kortez.
The referee calls for Kortez to work.
Suarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kortez won't allow it.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Kortez missing with knees to the body.
Kortez misses with a knee to the head.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kortez misses with a knee strike.
Kortez misses with a knee strike.
Kortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortez misses with a knee to the head.
Kortez connects with a knee to the head.
Tyler Kortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kortez prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kortez gets an underhook and turns Suarez into the cage.
Kortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suarez is stalling here.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kortez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Kortez misses with some punches.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Kortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luis Suarez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Suarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Kortez closes the distance and pushes Suarez back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suarez can do to turn this around?
Suarez tries to break the clinch but Kortez is controlling the position.
Kortez tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Kortez just leaning against Suarez, taking a breather.
Suarez avoiding damage as Kortez throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez working aggressively here.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Suarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortez crunches a lovely knee into Suarez's ribcage.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez managing to block the knees to the body from Kortez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kortez.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suarez tries to break the clinch but Kortez is controlling the position.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kortez misses with a knee to the head.
Kortez scores a nice knee to the body.
Suarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kortez lands a nice knee to the body.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Kortez landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kortez looking to throw knees to the head but Suarez is blocking nicely.
Suarez taking a breather.
Suarez is stalling here.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Kortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
A knee to the head by Kortez.
Suarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kortez is trying to maintain a safe position but Suarez gets an underhook and turns Kortez into the cage.
Kortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez taking a breather.
Suarez tries a body shot but Kortez blocks it.
Kortez misses with a knee strike.
Kortez prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.
Suarez tries to circle away but Kortez has him pinned against the cage.
Kortez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kortez prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.
Kortez misses with a knee strike.
Suarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suarez tries to break free but Kortez pushes him back against the cage.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kortez taking a breather.
Kortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kortez crunches a lovely knee into Suarez's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Kortez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kortez tries to stall but Suarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kortez working aggressively here.
Kortez stalling.
Kortez trying to land knees to the body.
Luis Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler Kortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Kortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kortez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Kortez!