PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nash's entrance music is Dry the River. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nash
vs
Kramer

195 cm
23
287 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobb Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash connects with a leg kick. Kramer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. Nash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Nash drives through and clinches with Kramer against the cage.
Nash has a couple of punches blocked by Kramer.
Nash misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nash prevents it.
Nash gets underhooks to prevent Kramer's takedown attempt.
Nash misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nash prevents it.
Cobb Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kramer.
Kramer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nash scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nash gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kramer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer has Nash pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nash manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kramer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nash blocks a jab.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Kramer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nash.
Nash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kramer slips a jab from Nash.
Nash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash throws a push kick but Kramer slaps the foot to one side.
Kramer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kramer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nash.
Kramer looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like John Kramer has been cut.
Nash lands with an overhand left.
Kramer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Nash tenderised Kramer's leg. Kramer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kramer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nash counters with a leg kick.
John Kramer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kramer's sensitive parts.
Nash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Nash finds it's target.
Nash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nash lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Nash throws a good cross that connects.
Nash is looking to slow Kramer down with leg kicks.
Nash throws a nice head kick!
Kramer throws a hook but Nash blocks it.
Nash swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Nash shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kramer defends it nicely.
Nash is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kramer throws a jab when Nash was well out of range.
Nash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nash takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Kramer misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nash slips under a jab.
Kramer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kramer misses with a left hand
and Nash counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobb Nash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kramer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nash's corner calls for a 1-2. Nash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kramer throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nash is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nash scores with a spinning back kick!
Nash lands a nice shot to the body.
Kramer blocks the body kick.
Nash is looking to wear down Kramer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash connects with a nice looking jab.
Nash connects with a leg kick. Kramer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nash connects with a body shot that sends Kramer's belly button to the back.
Nash throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nash lands a front kick.
Kramer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash connects with a body shot that sends Kramer's belly button to the back.
Cobb Nash is winning the standup battle so far.
Nash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nash shoots in and drives through. Kramer sprawls well.
Nash lands with a nice body punch.
Nash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nash tests Kramer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer takes one on the button.

That has opened up John Kramer's cut even more.
Nash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to clinch up.
Kramer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Nash shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kramer is trying to defend but Nash finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nash is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nash is looking to advance position but Kramer won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nash wants to take a breather but Kramer is having none of it.
Nash with the ground and pound but Kramer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nash tries to free his leg and advance position but Kramer is retaining full guard.
Kramer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nash trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nash throwing strikes but missing.
Nash is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobb Nash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Kramer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kramer moves out of range of the strikes.
Nash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kramer sprawls well. Kramer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nash gets slowly back to his feet.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
Kramer throws a combination that misses
and Kramer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Kramer. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Nash.
Nash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kramer.
Kramer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nash thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. Nash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kramer checks it well.
A left lands for Nash.
Nash lands with an uppercut that bounces Kramer off the cage and back into range.

The cut above John Kramer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kramer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nash looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nash. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nash lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kramer at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nash.
Nash throws the kick towards the body but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer slaps away a takedown attempt from Nash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobb Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kramer's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kramer checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kramer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Kramer. Beautiful body shot.
Kramer throws a sloppy head kick
and Nash counters with a three punch combo that has Kramer backing up. Kramer nods at Nash to acknowledge the strikes.
Kramer missing with a left hand there. Nash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kramer misses.
Nice jab there from Nash.

John Kramer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nash works the jab nicely.
Nash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kramer's head.
Nash throws out a loose jab but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nash.
Nash tries a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer walks into a straight right hand from Nash.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cobb Nash!
Cobb Nash gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).