PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cow comes to the cage accompanied by Samurai tune. The crowd seem to be enjoying Steven's choice of entrance music: "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cow
vs
Steven

185 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
224 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Cow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A bone on bone clash there as Steven blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Cow. That snapped Steven's head back.
Cow looks to land a combination but Steven avoids it well.
Cow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Steven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cow's guard.
Steven stopping the sweep attempt from Cow.
Steven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Steven drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cow!
Steven is letting Cow control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Steven's face as Cow controls the position.

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.
Cow tries to stand but Steven is controlling his head.
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steven can't do much from the bottom here.
Cow tries to stand but Steven is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven tries to buck Cow off but Cow is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steven ducks under a wild hook from Cow.

Steven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steven trying to control the action but Cow is working from the bottom.
Cow is trying to work for a sweep but Steven has mounted him!
Steven looking to control but Cow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cow is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven unloads with some shots from mount but Cow bucks and avoids them well.
Steven throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cow because Steven loaded up on that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steven looking to finish with strikes here!
Steven wants to control the pace but Cow is squirming around nicely.
Cow is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Steven trying to control but Cow is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Super Cow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cow, pushing him back against the cage.
Cow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steven.
Steven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steven tries to land knees in the clinch but Cow avoids the damage to the body.
Steven tries a knee to the head but Cow blocks it.
Steven using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cow lands a shot to the body.
Steven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steven tries to pull guard but Cow holds him up against the cage and eventually Steven drops back down to his feet.
Cow blocks an elbow strike.
Steven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steven lands with a right to the head.
Steven lands a damaging elbow.
Steven misses with an elbow over the top.
Cow avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Cow.
Steven lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow managing to block the knees to the body from Steven.
Steven is breathing heavily.
Steven throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cow lands an overhand right.
Cow missing with a left hand there. Steven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cow throws a low kick but Steven avoids it.
Steven thows a leg kick but Cow checks it
and Cow counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Cow.
Cow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Mike Steven has been cut.
Steven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steven throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cow to counter with a crisp jab.
Cow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Super Cow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick by Steven misses
and Cow counters with a good low kick that Steven was not able to check.
Cow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steven backs up against the cage.

Steven is rocked!
Cow lands with a right that hurts Steven. Steven looks to clinch but Cow throws a short knee that drops Steven. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Super Cow!