PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Couture
vs
Cat

225 cm
32
290 lbs
26 - 21 - 1

200 cm
31
265 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Cynical Truth Vegas

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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good work by Cat as he checks the leg kick.
Couture gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cat.
Cat misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture swings for the body but Cat moves out of range.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Couture works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Couture misses with a leg kick.
Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture lands a nice shot that snaps Cat's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Couture punishes Cat's body with a nice straight punch.
Couture scores with a shot to the body.
Couture lands a nice hook to Cat's body. Cat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tom Cat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture's corner calls for a 1-2. Couture obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Couture is looking to wear down Cat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Couture lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Couture thuds his shin into the meat of Cat's side.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Couture changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cat takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Couture connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cat's hands.
Couture is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Couture scores with a nice head shot.
Couture throws a chopping leg kick but Cat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cat misses with a series of wild punches.
Cat swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Cat misses.
Couture connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Cat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture scores with a shot to the body.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Couture is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab lands there for Couture.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Couture scores with a jab to the head.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Cat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Couture's corner calls for a 1-2. Couture obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture misses with a body shot
and Cat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a jab to Cat's midsection.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Cat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Couture lands a body shot.
Cat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cat blocks the body kick.
Cat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Cat misses.
Couture takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Cat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Cat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Cat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Methuselah Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat swings widly with a right hand
and Couture counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Couture throws out a powerful jab.

Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Couture.
You can see the frustration on Cat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cat might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Couture haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Couture in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Methuselah Couture dominated that round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Couture lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Couture. Beautiful body shot.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cat.
Cat avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture swings for the body but Cat moves out of range.
Couture throws a leg kick
and Cat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture digs a good body shot into Cat's ribs.
Cat blocks a jab.
Couture pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cat back to the cage. Couture follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Couture throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cat on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Couture looks for a takedown but Cat sprawls well.
A low kick from Couture misses
and Cat counters with a one-two to the body.
Couture throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Cat avoids the body shot from Couture.
A head kick by Couture misses

and Cat counters with a takedown into side control.
Cat in side control, throwing shots but Couture defends.
Cat is chipping away with strikes.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Couture has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Couture knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Cat stands up and beckons Couture to his feet.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Cat.
Couture cracks a nice hook into Cat's ribs.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couture stuns Cat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Couture finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Couture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couture.
Cat needs to keep his hands up - Couture had a free shot at his head there.
Couture attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Cat misses with a looping left.
A big left from Cat misses.
Cat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Couture. That one must have hurt.
Couture swings for the body but Cat moves out of range.
Couture listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Couture.
Couture scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Cat. Those never looked like landing.
Cat looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
Couture misses with a leg kick.
Cat swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cat misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Couture.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cat moves away.
Cat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.
Couture jabs at Cat's body.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Cat looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tom Cat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Couture scores with a hook to the body. Cat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cat misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Couture misses.
Nice uppercut there from Couture.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Couture fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
Cat misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Cat stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cat looking for a takedown.
Cat is looking for a takedown.
Cat prevents a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries a body shot but Cat blocks it.
Cat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Methuselah Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat.
Cat is working for takedown but Couture is calmly controlling the position for now.
Couture has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Cat controls the action.
Cat wants to take the fight to the mat but Couture manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
I was talking to Couture's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cat prevents the takedown attempt.
Cat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Cat controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat wants a takedown.
Couture is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cat blocks an uppercut.
Cat is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Cat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.

Cat has hold of one of Couture's legs. Couture is fighting the takedown attempt but Cat gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Couture looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to pass the guard.
Cat is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture has momentary wrist control but Cat slips an elbow through the middle.
Couture is pulling down on Cat's head to control his posture.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Cat.
I think Cat 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Cat!