PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nitro Trouble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Cobos
vs
Trouble

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Cobos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nitro Trouble!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trouble looks for a takedown but Cobos sprawls well.
Cobos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Trouble doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobos circles away.
Nitro Trouble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trouble changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cobos tries to avoid it but Trouble manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cobos to the ground. Cobos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trouble connects with a crisp jab.

Cobos is rocked!
Trouble tries to clinch there but Cobos circles away.
Oh Cobos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trouble tries to clinch up.
Cobos dodges the punch combination from Trouble.
Cobos seems to have got his legs back now.

Trouble drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cobos keeping moving, preventing Trouble from controlling successfully.
Cobos could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Trouble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trouble wants to pass the guard but Cobos is keeping the position.
Trouble is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trouble wants to control from the top but Cobos keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trouble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Trouble decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cobos, up you get!
Trouble misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Julio Cobos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nitro Trouble.
Cobos tries to land a leg kick but Trouble saw it coming and moves away.

Trouble shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trouble looking to sit in guard and control but Cobos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trouble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trouble prevents Cobos from standing back up.
Trouble wants to control but Cobos is keeping him busy.
Cobos is trying to stand back up but Trouble is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobos is not content to let Trouble control the position.

Trouble is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cobos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trouble wants to pass the guard but Cobos is defending well.
Trouble is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trouble is keen to just control but Cobos is a slippery customer.
Trouble is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Trouble is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cobos is staying active underneath Trouble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trouble is looking to advance position but Cobos won't allow it.
Cobos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trouble.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trouble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trouble shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobos as he avoids it easily.
Trouble has a takedown stuffed.
Cobos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trouble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Trouble gets the takedown into side control.
Trouble advances nicely into full mount.
Cobos is trying desperately to improve position.
Trouble trying to control but Cobos is having none of it.
Cobos gets back to half guard.

Trouble seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trouble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cobos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trouble is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nitro Trouble dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trouble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trouble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobos shoots for a double leg takedown but Trouble sprawls well. He's pushed Cobos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trouble throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trouble shoots in but Cobos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trouble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trouble tries to clinch but Cobos moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trouble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trouble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trouble misses the shot to the body.
Cobos misses with a body shot

and Trouble counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cobos's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cobos is working an open guard so Trouble takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trouble is looking to clinch.
Cobos misses with a series of wild punches.
Trouble wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trouble misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Julio Cobos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nitro Trouble.

Cobos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Trouble gets back to full guard.
Trouble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cobos wants to stand but Trouble is controlling his posture from full guard.
Trouble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobos wants to control from the top but Trouble keeps moving.
Trouble is controlling Cobos's posture.
Cobos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cobos tries to stand but Trouble is controlling from the bottom.
Cobos postures up.
Trouble has a closed guard, preventing Cobos from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobos stopping the sweep attempt from Trouble.
Cobos tries to free his leg and advance position but Trouble is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Cobos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cobos wants to stand but Trouble has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Cobos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cobos motions for Trouble to come forward. Cobos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trouble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobos. That did some damage!
Trouble fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Trouble, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trouble doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cobos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cobos tries to close the distance and clinch but Trouble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trouble fails to land the takedown.

Trouble darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobos is not content to let Trouble control the position.
Cobos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trouble.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobos is not content to let Trouble control the position.
Nitro Trouble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Trouble is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cobos wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nitro Trouble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cobos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trouble can pounce on him.
Trouble tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trouble moves away.
Trouble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cobos circles away.
Trouble tries to clinch
and Cobos counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobos wants to clinch up but Trouble keeps it at a distance.
Trouble misses with a takedown
letting Cobos counter with a right hand.

Cobos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Trouble wants to control but Cobos postures up.
Trouble manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cobos's best efforts.
Trouble keeping hold of Cobos's head, controlling as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Trouble looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trouble preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Trouble is trying to get back to full guard.
Cobos wants to stand up but Trouble is controlling the position.

Trouble makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Trouble with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cobos counters with a stiff right hand.
Julio Cobos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nitro Trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cobos scores with the left hand. Trouble knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobos misses the shot to the body.
Trouble tries to land a front kick but Cobos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trouble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobos to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trouble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Cobos counter with a right hand.
Trouble doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cobos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trouble looking for a sweep. Not yet Trouble, not yet.
Trouble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trouble pulls Cobos in close to prevent any damage.
Trouble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trouble lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cobos!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble dominating with strikes here.
Cobos tries to improve his position but instead Trouble has taken his back!
Trouble lands shots from the back.
Trouble wants to control but Cobos is keeping busy.

Trouble patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Trouble tries to get the hooks in deep but Cobos pushed the leg off.
Cobos is trying to get back to his feet but Trouble has full control of the position and if anything, Cobos has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Trouble is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Trouble is looking to control Cobos but Cobos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cobos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trouble on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trouble is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cobos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Trouble keeps control of the position as Cobos tries to break free.
Cobos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Trouble.
Julio Cobos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Trouble is looking to control Cobos but Cobos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cobos rolls, trying to escape but Trouble keeps control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nitro Trouble.
Well Trouble has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nitro Trouble!