PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sosed levuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cortez
vs
levuy

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 New York, Miguel Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, sosed levuy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
levuy wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cortez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by levuy.
levuy lands a head kick!

levuy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Cortez dives in and grabs levuy's left leg, looking for a takedown. levuy pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
levuy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by levuy.
Cortez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but levuy avoids it really well and circles away.

levuy clinches up against the cage.
Cortez tries to circle away but levuy has him pinned against the cage.
Cortez tries for a takedown. No joy.
levuy misses with a punch to the body.
levuy has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
levuy is trying to force a seperation but Cortez has the dominant position.
Cortez is looking to control levuy's arms but levuy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cortez has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cortez jumps into guard, dragging levuy to the mat.
levuy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.

Cortez is working an open guard so levuy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
levuy wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
sosed levuy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
levuy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cortez.

levuy clinches.
levuy throws an elbow but it misses.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
levuy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortez.
A frustrated look appears on levuy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cortez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez drops down looking for an ankle pick but levuy pulls his leg out and moves away.
levuy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
levuy tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
levuy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cortez looks for a takedown but levuy sprawls well.
levuy is looking to clinch.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
levuy tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
levuy lands with a nice body kick.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
levuy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cortez's head.

levuy darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.
levuy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortez avoids it.
Cortez jumps guard but levuy stands there with Cortez around his waist. Cortez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from levuy fails to land.
Cortez looking to stall.
levuy working hard to break the clinch.
levuy is trying to break free.
Cortez is trying to break the clinch but levuy has him pressed against the cage.
levuy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
levuy misses with an elbow strike.
levuy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as levuy controls his hands.
Cortez is working for takedown but levuy is calmly controlling the position for now.
levuy is trying to force a seperation but Cortez has the dominant position.
levuy misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, levuy throws an elbow but misses.
levuy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from levuy.

Cortez manages to pull guard.

levuy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cortez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cortez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cortez!
levuy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cortez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused levuy some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on levuy's face as Cortez controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but levuy keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
levuy parries the strikes from Cortez easily there. Cortez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable levuy to escape.
levuy is looking to regain half guard here but Cortez keeps moving and retains side control.
levuy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cortez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cortez cracks levuy with an elbow. That is naaassty.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

levuy closes the distance and clinches.

Cortez jumps guard and drags levuy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
levuy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cortez is proving hard to escape from.
Cortez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
levuy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed levuy dominated that round.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cortez shoots for a double leg takedown but levuy sprawls well. He's pushed Cortez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with levuy but levuy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cortez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
levuy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cortez's head.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by levuy.
levuy moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Cortez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sosed levuy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
levuy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but levuy swivels and escapes.
levuy moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
levuy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
levuy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
levuy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cortez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. levuy defends it nicely.
levuy wants to clinch.
levuy fails in his attempt to clinch.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
levuy wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
levuy is looking to clinch.
levuy tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Cortez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

levuy looking for submissions off his back.
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but levuy defends it.
levuy is trying to stand.

levuy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cortez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cortez!
levuy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
levuy is trying to improve his position.

Cortez stands up and beckons levuy to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez fails to land the takedown.
levuy tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
levuy wants to clinch.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with levuy but levuy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
levuy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
levuy lands a head kick!
levuy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cortez looks for a takedown but levuy sprawls well.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cortez is trying hard to land a takedown here. levuy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
levuy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
levuy fails in his attempt to clinch.

levuy moves into the clinch.
Cortez fails to pull guard.
levuy working hard to break the clinch.
levuy tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.

Cortez pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

levuy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cortez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of levuy, into his guard.
Cortez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

levuy working for a triangle but Cortez defends it easily.
Cortez is in close to levuy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but sosed levuy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from levuy as Cortez shoots in.
levuy lands a high kick!
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
levuy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cortez.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cortez tries to clinch but levuy is having none of it.
levuy fails with an attempt to clinch.

levuy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
levuy is trying to break the clinch but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
levuy is trying to force a seperation but Cortez has the dominant position.
levuy tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
levuy gets underhooks to prevent Cortez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
levuy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
levuy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortez avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cortez manages to pull guard.
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
levuy tries to stand but Cortez is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cortez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
levuy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cortez's guard.
levuy won't allow Cortez to get back to his feet.

Cortez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and levuy defends well.
levuy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cortez is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing levuy from controlling successfully.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
levuy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
levuy lands a head kick. Cortez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
levuy tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with levuy, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes levuy against the cage but levuy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from levuy. No joy for Cortez on that attempt.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
levuy wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
levuy tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but levuy avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
levuy slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but levuy circles away.
levuy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
levuy tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez blocks a head kick by levuy.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with levuy but levuy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
levuy doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

levuy gets caught flat footed, as Cortez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

levuy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cortez passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to control but levuy is keeping him busy.
levuy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
levuy pushes Cortez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cortez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but levuy keeps working.
levuy is trying to buck Cortez off.
Miguel Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
levuy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez in the domination position with levuy hanging on.
levuy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cortez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to sosed levuy.
I've got levuy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sosed levuy!