PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 2661 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 362 p4p, 434 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wearmouth
vs
Cortez

183 cm
38
185
31 - 19 - 0

186 cm
23
180
5 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a two punch combo.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cortez checks it well.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Wearmouth misses.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
Cortez misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cortez's brow.

Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wearmouth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
Cortez works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez thuds his right hand into Wearmouth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wearmouth!
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Wearmouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wearmouth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Wearmouth off balance momentarily.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Wearmouth jumps back.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wearmouth!
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wearmouth misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Wearmouth cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cortez.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Wearmouth sees coming a mile off.
Wearmouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Wearmouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ubaldo Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Cortez seems unphased.
Wearmouth scores with a nice head shot.
Wearmouth throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Cortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wearmouth looks to throw a body kick
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries to clinch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez digs a good hook to Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.

Wearmouth moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.

Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wearmouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cortez catches Wearmouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Wearmouth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Wearmouth's knee but Wearmouth avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
Cortez punishes Wearmouth's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
It looked like Wearmouth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wearmouth cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Wearmouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Wearmouth shrugs it off though.
Wearmouth loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortez!
Cortez tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wearmouth misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a low kick, right behind Wearmouth 's knee.
Wearmouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wearmouth looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wearmouth's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Wearmouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Cortez.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wearmouth blocks a head kick by Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ubaldo Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cortez tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Wearmouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Dave Wearmouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Wearmouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Wearmouth's torso.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a nice body kick.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wearmouth.
Nice body kick there by Cortez.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Wearmouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Cortez with a jab.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth misses with the combination.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Cortez coming out on top.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Wearmouth needs to keep his hands up - Cortez had a free shot at his head there.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Wearmouth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cortez throws a push kick but Wearmouth slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Wearmouth's body.
Cortez jabs Wearmouth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Cortez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ubaldo Cortez!

Ubaldo Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
Ubaldo Cortez is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.