PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Kaufmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cool has chosen Blind Melon - Skinned as his entrance music. Edmund Kaufmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kaufmann
vs
Cool

175 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Kaufmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Cool!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cool scores with a jab. Kaufmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cool scores with a nice head shot.
Kaufmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cool.
Kaufmann shoots in and drives through. Cool sprawls well.
Kaufmann tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
Cool stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaufmann. Kaufmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Cool throws a hook but Kaufmann blocks it.
Kaufmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cool circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Kaufmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cool lands a head kick. Kaufmann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kaufmann fails to land the takedown.
Cool avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cool darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cool pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cool clinches.
Cool throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaufmanns head.

Cool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cool.
Kaufmann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cool is looking to slow Kaufmann down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaufmann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaufmann throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaufmann taking a break here but Cool is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kaufmann tries to pass to full mount but Cool defends it.
Cool wants to get back to full guard.
Cool is staying active underneath Kaufmann, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool wants to improve his position but Kaufmann is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cool can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaufmann wants to control but Cool is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cool.
Kaufmann drops his hands momentarily and Cool takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cool misses with a hook. Kaufmann ducked under it nicely.

Kaufmann closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cool to the mat! Cool manages to get full guard.
Kaufmann postures up in Cool's guard and throws a big left but Cool blocks it.
Cool preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaufmann wants to pass the guard but Cool is keeping the position.
Cool really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaufmann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cool trying to keep a closed guard but Kaufmann is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool looking for a sweep. Not yet Cool, not yet.
Kaufmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Cool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cool lunges at Kaufmann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaufmann's hand.
Nice sprawl there from Cool as Kaufmann shoots in.
Cool scores with a nice right hand.

That's four 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.
Cool with a jab.
Kaufmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cool with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaufmann tries for a takedown but Cool sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaufmann shoots in looking for a takedown. Cool tries to sprawl out of it but Kaufmann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cool manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevie Cool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaufmann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cool but Cool pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevie Cool is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaufmann is breathing heavily.

Cool closes the distance and clinches.
Kaufmann tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cool smiles and moves away.
Kaufmann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cool misses with a series of wild punches.
Cool is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kaufmann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kaufmann takes a jab right on the kisser.

Kaufmann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kaufmann lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Cool dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cool pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Cool. That snapped Kaufmann's head back.
Kaufmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cool as he jumps to the side.
Cool throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaufmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edmund Kaufmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cool lands a head shot.
Cool misses with a few strikes there.
Kaufmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaufmann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cool swivels and escapes.
Cool misses with an uppercut. Kaufmann saw that one coming.
Cool feints and then cracks Kaufmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaufmann down.
Cool lands a jab to the head.
Kaufmann ducks right into an uppercut from Cool.
Kaufmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cool as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Kaufmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cool clobbers Kaufmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaufmann walks into a stiff left hand from Cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cool circles away.
Cool swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaufmann.
Cool lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaufmann shoots in for a takedown but Cool shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cool moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Kaufmann is rocked!
Cool pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Kaufmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaufmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cool.
Kaufmann seems to have got his legs back now.
Cool looks to land a combination but Kaufmann avoids it well.
Cool is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cool scores with a nice right hand.
Cool lands with an overhand left.
Cool misses with an uppercut.
Cool lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaufmann's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cool!
Kaufmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cool scores with the left hand. Kaufmann knows he should have avoided that one.
Cool connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cool.
Kaufmann misses the jab.
Cool fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cool cracks Kaufmann with an open hand slap.
Cool missing with a left hand there. Kaufmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cool throws a head kick but Kaufmann moves out of range.
Cool misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaufmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cool to score with a decent uppercut.

Cool clinches up with Kaufmann and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaufmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Cool gets an underhook and turns Kaufmann into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cool.

Cool escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaufmann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cool swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaufmann shoots in but no luck this time.
Cool throws a right hand that Kaufmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaufmann also avoids with ease.
Cool lands a head shot.

Cool clinches.
Kaufmann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cool is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cool scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cool pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Cool.
Stevie Cool seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Kaufmann.
A lazy left from Cool finds it's target.
Cool cracks Kaufmann with an open hand slap.
Kaufmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cool.
Cool cracks Kaufmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cool pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaufmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cool.
Cool lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaufmann's head.
Cool connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaufmann closes the distance and clinches up with Cool, looking for a takedown. Kaufmann pushes Cool against the cage but Cool circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cool throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaufmann has a takedown stuffed.
Cool connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cool.
A combination from Cool does no damage.
Kaufmann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cool swivels and escapes.
Cool clobbers Kaufmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Cool has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaufmann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cool avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kaufmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Cool has double underhooks.
Cool scores with a shoulder strike.

Cool breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cool connects with a looping right hand.
Kaufmann avoids the head kick by Cool.
Cool throws a series of punches but Kaufmann moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool misses with a looping right.
Kaufmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Cool sprawls well. He's pushed Kaufmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cool lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaufmann backs up against the cage.
Kaufmann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cool stalks Kaufmann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaufmann's face. Kaufmann staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Cool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jab from Cool.
Kaufmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cool circles away.
Cool misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cool misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cool.
Cool sizes up Kaufmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaufmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cool as he jumps to the side.
Cool pushes Kaufmann away with a front kick.

Cool takes the fight into the clinch.

Cool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cool.
Cool circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cool throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaufmann.
Cool misses with an uppercut.

Cool moves into the clinch.
Kaufmann tries to break the clinch but Cool is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cool just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Kaufmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaufmann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaufmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cool working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaufmann changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cool fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cool thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaufmann if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaufmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cool.

Cool clinches with his opponent.
Kaufmann tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaufmann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cool avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Cool escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cool throws a series of punches but Kaufmann avoids them all with ease.
Cool cracks Kaufmann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cool throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaufmann on the side of the head.
Cool thuds his right hand into Kaufmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cool rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaufmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cool.
Cool jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cool scores with a nice strike.
Cool connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaufmann. Kaufmann circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Cool drives through and clinches with Kaufmann against the cage.
Cool digs a right hand into Kaufmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaufmann's gas tank.
Cool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Cool breaks the clinch.
Cool connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaufmann blocks a head kick by Cool.
Kaufmann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cool with a jab.

Kaufmann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kaufmann lands in his opponent's guard.
Cool avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kaufmann won't allow Cool to sweep him here.
Kaufmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaufmann throwing strikes from guard but Cool blocks nicely.
Kaufmann prevents Cool from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cool keeping full guard, as Kaufmann tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cool lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cool.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaufmann.
Cool throws a series of punches but Kaufmann moves out of range.
Cool stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaufmann. Kaufmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Cool moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cool pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cool swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaufmann.
Edmund Kaufmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Kaufmann or perhaps it was just good defense by Cool which made him look bad.
Cool will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Cool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cool winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Cool!