PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koen Bauweraerts (ranked 1043 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Cuba Gooding (ranked 112 p4p, 320 weight class). Bauweraerts comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park x Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes (Coone Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bauweraerts
vs
Gooding

174 cm
23
155
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
167
1 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
Conquer

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koen Bauweraerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Gooding!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gooding jabs Bauweraerts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bauweraerts throws a right hand that misses
letting Gooding counter with a right hand.
Bauweraerts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gooding counters with a straight right hand.
Bauweraerts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bauweraerts connects with a single shot there.

Bauweraerts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gooding!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gooding is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauweraerts postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bauweraerts gets to mount! Gooding was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bauweraerts with shots to the head and body - Gooding looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bauweraerts controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bauweraerts cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bauweraerts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gooding taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gooding is trying desperately to improve position.
Bauweraerts looking to finish Gooding with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gooding!
Bauweraerts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gooding is looking to escape.
Gooding tries to reverse the position but Bauweraerts maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauweraerts with shots to the head and body - Gooding looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bauweraerts controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bauweraerts.

It looks like Cuba Gooding has been cut.
Gooding is bucking up trying to escape but Bauweraerts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bauweraerts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gooding looks a forlorn figure.
Bauweraerts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts unloading with bombs!
Bauweraerts landing shots from mount.
Bauweraerts landing shots from mount.
Bauweraerts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gooding is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gooding is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bauweraerts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gooding can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That has opened up Cuba Gooding's cut even more.
Bauweraerts raining down shots from the mount!

The cut above Cuba Gooding's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bauweraerts 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.
Bauweraerts is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Gooding is rocked!

Cuba Gooding's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Koen Bauweraerts!
Koen Bauweraerts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.