PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 2057 p4p, 276 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 14605 p4p, 801 weight class). Cortez comes into the arena with Wake Me Up blaring out of the sound system. The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cortez
vs
The Dancing Buddha

183 cm
38
219 lbs
20 - 21 - 0

190 cm
34
209 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Dancing Buddha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from The Dancing Buddha.
Cortez is looking to counter with head kicks.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez throws a series of strikes that have The Dancing Buddha backpedaling.
The Dancing Buddha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
The Dancing Buddha throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dancing Buddha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from The Dancing Buddha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces The Dancing Buddha off the cage and back into range.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez lands a head kick!
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
The Dancing Buddha throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rafael Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dancing Buddha jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez slips a straight right by The Dancing Buddha.
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a stiff right hand.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from The Dancing Buddha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Dancing Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a single shot there.

Rafael Cortez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Dancing Buddha misses with the combination.
It looked like Cortez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Dancing Buddha looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a low kick as The Dancing Buddha jumps back.
The Dancing Buddha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Dancing Buddha is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cortez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Dancing Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Cortez cracks the inside of The Dancing Buddha's front leg.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a jab.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
The Dancing Buddha takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on The Dancing Buddha's shoulder, as The Dancing Buddha tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and The Dancing Buddha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
The Dancing Buddha keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez takes a swing at The Dancing Buddha's ribcage but misses.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha is out of range.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a lazy head kick
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by The Dancing Buddha. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab to Cortez's midsection.

Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, The Dancing Buddha scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Dancing Buddha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Dancing Buddha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Rafael Cortez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The Dancing Buddha lands a body punch.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from The Dancing Buddha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dancing Buddha controlling the action here for a moment.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Dancing Buddha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cortez up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorba The Dancing Buddha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Cortez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dancing Buddha.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez tries to clinch but The Dancing Buddha moves away
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Dancing Buddha throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from The Dancing Buddha.
A head kick by Cortez misses
and The Dancing Buddha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cortez stuns The Dancing Buddha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rafael Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dancing Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
The Dancing Buddha cracks the inside of Cortez's front leg.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
That kick from Cortez tenderised The Dancing Buddha's leg. The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Cortez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, into his post fight interview.