PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Portos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Fred Portos enters the cage!

Cook
vs
Portos

200 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Portos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook tries to clinch but Portos moves out of range.
Portos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cook tries to clinch there but Portos circles away.
Portos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Portos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Portos circles away.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Portos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Portos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cook sprawls well initially but Portos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cook is trying to stand up here but Portos is controlling him well.

Portos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cook wants to clinch.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Portos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cook swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portos swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cook cracks Portos with a nice body shot.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cook.
Cook missing with knees to the body.

Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dan Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook wants to clinch up but Portos keeps it at a distance.
Cook lands a left and a right that sends Portos crashing to the canvas! Cook dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Fred Portos has been cut.
Cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Portos on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portos tries to hold on but Cook pushes him away.
Cook wants to stand but Portos is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Cook trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cook wants to control the pace but Portos is squirming around nicely.
Portos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cook kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Portos is desperately trying to improve his position but Cook has a good base and remains in mount.
Portos is squirming around, avoiding Cook's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Portos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Portos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cook wants to get back to his feet but Portos is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Cook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Portos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cook rushes Portos and presses him up against the cage.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook lands a body shot in the clinch.

Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook drops Portos with a left and a right! Oh, Portos is hurt - Cook dives into side control looking to finish!

Portos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cook decides to stand back up. Cook steps back and let's Portos get back to his feet.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Portos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook is looking to clinch but Portos is avoiding it.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries to clinch up.

Cook rushes Portos and presses him up against the cage.
Cook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Portos.
Cook working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portos shoots for a takedown but Cook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Cook pushes Portos up against the cage in a clinch.
Portos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Portoss head.
Portos wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
A short uppercut from Cook.
Cook presses Portos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Portos avoiding damage as Cook throws knees to the body.

Cook manages to break the clinch.
Cook tries to clinch but Portos moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to clinch there but Portos circles away.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dan Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portos tries for a takedown but Cook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dan Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Portos.
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook looks to land a combination but Portos avoids it well.
Cook tries to clinch up but Portos circles away and keeps his distance.

Cook clinches up against the cage.
Cook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Portos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Portos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cook walks away with a smile on his face. Portos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cook is looking to clinch but Portos is avoiding it.
Cook throws a combination. Portos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.

Portos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cook is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Portos asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Portos is trying to get an arm triangle but Cook is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cook!

Portos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cook has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cook'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.

Dan Cook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Portos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cook lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Portos falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Cook!