PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Corleone has chosen Four Year Strong - Find My Way Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cobra
vs
Corleone

194 cm
23
209 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
213 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra shoots in but Corleone avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Corleone gets caught flat footed, as Cobra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cobra postures up in Corleone's guard and throws a big left but Corleone blocks it.
Cobra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobra won't allow Corleone to sweep him here.
Cobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of King Cobra.
The crowd cheers as Corleone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobra doesn't seem phased though.
Cobra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corleone swivels and escapes.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown but Corleone shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobra fails with the takedown.
Corleone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two 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.
Corleone leaves Cobra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cobra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cobra misses with a wild body shot.
Cobra misses with a hook.
Cobra shoots for a takedown but Corleone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cobra has a takedown stuffed.
Cobra misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobra throws a solid leg kick but Corleone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cobra.

Cobra gets the takedown into side control.
Corleone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cobra.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face as Cobra controls the position.

Cobra looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Corleone is looking for a sweep.
Cobra trying to control the action but Corleone is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to control but Cobra postures up.
Cobra staying calm.
Sloppy strikes there by Cobra.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cobra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Corleone tries to avoid it but Cobra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Corleone to the ground. Corleone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corleone avoids it really well and circles away.

Cobra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Cobra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cobra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corleone as he jumps to the side.
Cobra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corleone.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cobra.
King Cobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobra fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra shoots in for a double leg but Corleone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corleone scores with a punch to the head.
Cobra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Corleone tries to avoid it but Cobra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Corleone to the ground. Corleone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone stuffs the takedown attempt from Cobra. Cobra gets slowly back to his feet.
Corleone looks to throw the jab but Cobra is out of range.
Cobra fails to land the takedown.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corleone sprawls well. Corleone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cobra gets slowly back to his feet.
Corleone leaves Cobra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown but Corleone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

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.
Corleone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobra lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corleone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corleone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cobra misses with a wild body shot.
Cobra misses with a body shot.
Cobra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corleone swivels and escapes.
Cobra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corleone pinned against the cage. Corleone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cobra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corleone avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corleone but Corleone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cobra misses with a takedown attempt - Corleone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cobra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corleone was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobra.
Cobra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Corleone gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Corleone is trying to control the action in half guard but Cobra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corleone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corleone's back!
Cobra looking to hold on to the position here but Corleone rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Cobra trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Corleone working a defensive guard here.
Cobra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Corleone wants to stand and escape but Cobra is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra won't allow Corleone to sweep him here.
Cobra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cobra misses with a takedown attempt

and Corleone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cobra's guard now.
Corleone throwing strikes but missing.
Cobra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corleone's guard.
Cobra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
Corleone wants to sweep but no luck.
Cobra postures up and lands a big shot to Corleone's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Cobra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cobra preventing the sweep.
Cobra landing some decent shots from guard.
Cobra stays in close to Corleone's body and controls the position.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of King Cobra.
A big left from Corleone misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cobra doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Corleone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cobra's guard.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
Cobra wants to improve his position but instead Corleone has moved into half guard.
Cobra tries to get to full guard but Corleone has control of the leg.
Corleone with the ground and pound but Cobra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corleone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Corleone throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.
Cobra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cobra fails with the takedown
and Corleone counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobra fails with the takedown
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Cobra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Corleone counters with a straight right hand.
Cobra fails with the takedown
and Corleone counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra misses with a takedown
and Corleone counters with a series of strikes. Cobra will be more careful next time no doubt.

Cobra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Corleone sprawls well initially but Cobra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cobra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cobra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corleone keeps working.
Corleone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corleone looking for a sweep. Not yet Corleone, not yet.
Corleone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cobra looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Corleone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corleone 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Corleone!