PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 898 p4p, 912 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 131 p4p, 135 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Arthur Pendragon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cole
vs
Pendragon

175 cm
42
212
44 - 28 - 1

189 cm
37
213
26 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite 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 44 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon lands with an uppercut that bounces Cole off the cage and back into range.
Cole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cole throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Pendragon throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Cole throws a leg kick
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Pendragon misses the body punch
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pendragon thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pendragon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a left to the body.
Pendragon blocks a jab.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Pendragon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Pendragon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Pendragon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Pendragon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Cole shoots in for a double leg but Pendragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Cole coming out on top.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon connects with a crisp jab.
Cole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pendragon catches Cole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Cole is rocked!
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Cole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cole has his takedown stuffed
and Pendragon counters with a left to the body.
Cole seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
Pendragon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cole had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole takes one to the chin there.
Cole needs to keep his hands up - Pendragon had a free shot at his head there.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pendragon punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Pendragon finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
Cole staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Cole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cole misses with a body shot
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a left to the body.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Cole goes for a double leg but Pendragon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pendragon continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Pendragon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Cole drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pendragon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pendragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pendragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pendragon scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole throws a sloppy body shot
and Pendragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pendragon.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Pendragon misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cole misses its target.
Pendragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Pendragon.
The fighters circling - Pendragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pendragon! Cole is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pendragon!
Our winner, Arthur Pendragon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.