PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cochran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riggins
vs
Cochran

188 cm
20
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Cochran!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cochran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riggins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Riggins throwing strikes from guard but Cochran blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggins postures up in Cochran's guard and throws a big left but Cochran blocks it.
Cochran looking for a sweep. Not yet Cochran, not yet.
Riggins postures up in Cochran's guard and throws a big left but Cochran blocks it.
Riggins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riggins throwing strikes but missing.
Riggins stands up over Cochran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cochran controls Riggins momentarily but Riggins frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cochran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggins throws a big right hand that misses.
Riggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cochran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riggins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cochran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riggins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cochran keeping moving, preventing Riggins from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riggins lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cochran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cochran trying to keep a closed guard but Riggins is proving a slippery customer.
Riggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Cochran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggins.
Riggins postures up in Cochran's guard and throws a big left but Cochran blocks it.
Riggins postures up in Cochran's guard and throws a big left but Cochran blocks it.
Riggins throwing strikes from guard but Cochran blocks nicely.
Riggins postures up in Cochran's guard and throws a big left but Cochran blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Riggins distracts Cochran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riggins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riggins stands up over Cochran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riggins slips nicely into half guard.
Cochran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riggins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riggins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cochran is defending against the submission attempts here by Riggins.
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!

Cochran is defending against the submission attempts here by Riggins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Riggins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cochran scores with a head kick.
Riggins avoids the head kick by Cochran.
Cochran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cochran wants to land a leg kick but Riggins is out of range.

Riggins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Riggins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cochran defending well though.
Riggins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cochran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cochran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggins.
Riggins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cochran taking some punishment here, with Riggins in his half guard.
Cochran wants to control but Riggins is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tim Riggins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riggins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riggins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riggins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riggins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cochran's head.
Riggins 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.
Cochran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riggins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riggins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cochran's head.
Cochran has hold of Riggins's hands but Riggins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riggins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riggins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cochran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riggins working Cochran over with strikes.
Cochran is breathing heavily.
Riggins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cochran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggins.
Riggins thows a huge punch but Cochran dodges it nicely.
Riggins is looking to take a break and control but Cochran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riggins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riggins lands with a punch from half guard.
Riggins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riggins working over Cochran with some ground and pound. Cochran looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riggins throwing shots but Cochran is blocking nicely.
Riggins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riggins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cochran keeps working.
Riggins is thwarting Cochran's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins working over Cochran with some ground and pound. Cochran looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riggins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riggins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riggins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cochran!
Riggins with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Riggins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cochran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Riggins or perhaps it was just good defense by Cochran which made him look bad.
Cochran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Cochran.
Riggins moves out of range as Cochran throws a body kick.
Cochran throws a leg kick that misses.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Cochran shows good takedown defense.
Cochran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cochran as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cochran throws a head kick but Riggins moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cochran.
Cochran misses with a body kick.
Cochran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riggins avoids a kick to the body.
Cochran throws a low kick but Riggins avoids it.
Cochran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cochran throws a leg kick but Riggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cochran lands with a slapping head kick.
Cochran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cochran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jason Cochran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cochran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riggins takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Cochran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cochran tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Riggins blocks the leg kick.
Riggins fails with the takedown.
Riggins staying out of range there.
Riggins moves out of range as Cochran strikes.
Riggins takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cochran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Riggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cochran's waist but Cochran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riggins off to one side.
Tim Riggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cochran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cochran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riggins blocks a head kick by Cochran.
Cochran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cochran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggins. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cochran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggins. That did some damage!
Jason Cochran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cochran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riggins's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggins moves out of range of the body kick from Cochran.
A solid body kick from Cochran.
Jason Cochran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cochran 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.
Riggins tries for a takedown but Cochran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cochran scoring well with a low kick there.
Cochran looks to land a body kick but Riggins moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggins avoids the head kick by Cochran.
A head kick misses from Cochran.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Cochran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riggins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Riggins!