PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22419 p4p, 3122 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 653 p4p, 424 weight class). Cobb has chosen Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Louis
vs
Cobb

186 cm
29
199
19 - 11 - 1

180 cm
41
187
38 - 27 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Powerful

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cobb avoids it.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Cobb misses.

Cobb moves into range and clinches up with Louis.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Louis - that landed with a thud.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Louis works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb cracks Louis with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb pushes Louis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louis works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louis's face.
Our sources have told us that Louis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Louis avoids the damage to the body.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Louis tries to work over Cobb's front leg with a kick but Cobb checks it.
Cobb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Louis works the jab nicely.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Louis avoids the head kick by Cobb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Cobb backs away, Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Louis misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Louis.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louis throws a push kick but Cobb slaps the foot to one side.
Cobb blocks the body kick.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb counters with a big head kick but Louis shrugs it off.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cobb avoiding damage as Louis throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marciano Cobb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cobb gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cobb moves into the clinch.
Louis trying to stall but Cobb improves his position.
Louis missing with knees to the body.

Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louis lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Tom Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobb throws a push kick but Louis slaps the foot to one side.
Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louis tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cobb avoids it.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Louis moved away.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louis.
Cobb lands with a straight right. Louis didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Cobb tenderised Louis's leg. Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.

Louis darts in and clinches Cobb up against the ropes.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cobb.
Louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cobb blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobb pushes Louis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Louis lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Cobb digs a right hand into Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louis's gas tank.
Louis scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobb misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb thumps Louis with a low kick.
A jab from Cobb does it's job there.
Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
An attempted straight right counter from Louis misses the target.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Cobb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Louis.
Louis slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis drops his hands momentarily and Cobb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cobb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marciano Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Louis throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Louis avoids the head kick by Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Louis takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Louis.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis lands a glancing blow to the side of Cobb's head.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Louis takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Louis blocks the low kick.
Cobb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Louis blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Louis.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Louis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Louis pushes Cobb up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Louis.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Louis.
Louis connects with a body shot.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Louis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis misses with a straight right.

Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Louis in a clinch.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cobb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
A very excited looking Marciano Cobb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Tom Louis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.