PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightyear comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champion - Grinspoon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buzz Lightyear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cobain
vs
Lightyear

170 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

194 cm
27
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buzz Lightyear!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightyear lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cobain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lightyear swivels and escapes.
Cobain looks for a takedown but Lightyear sprawls well.
Cobain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Cobain. No joy for Lightyear on that attempt.
A punch combination from Lightyear misses.

Cobain instigates a clinch.
Lightyear gets underhooks to prevent Cobain's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Cobain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cobain manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightyear fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lightyear pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cobain back to the cage. Lightyear follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cobain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Cobain is rocked!
Cobain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lightyear's waist but Lightyear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cobain off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Cobain or perhaps it was just good defense by Lightyear which made him look bad.
Lightyear bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Cobain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lightyear.
Lightyear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobain seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lightyear sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cobain keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightyear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cobain sprawls well. Cobain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lightyear gets slowly back to his feet.
Lightyear jabs at Cobain's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lightyear.
Lightyear looks winded!
Lightyear swinging wildly here.
Lightyear has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cobain is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cobain misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobain lands with a slapping head kick.

Cobain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lightyear, pushing him back against the cage.

Cobain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lightyear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lightyear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightyear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cobain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lightyear up against the cage.
Cobain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightyear is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobain has double underhooks.
Lightyear is trying to break free.

Lightyear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobain could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lightyear looks for a takedown but Cobain sprawls well.
Lightyear lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightyear wants to clinch but Cobain slips to the side
and Cobain counters with a big head kick but Lightyear shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Lightyear misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cobain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lightyear is trying to defend but Cobain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cobain wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Lightyear kicks off Cobain and gets to his feet.
Lightyear tries for a takedown but Cobain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cobain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobain throws a nice looking combination but Lightyear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Lightyear. No joy for Cobain on that attempt.

Lightyear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cobain tries to kick Lightyear off but Lightyear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightyear moves into full mount! Cobain won't be happy about that!
Lightyear is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cobain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lightyear working Cobain over with strikes here.
Lightyear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lightyear scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lightyear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cobain wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lightyear.
Cobain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightyear raining down shots from the mount!
Lightyear misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Lightyear dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lightyear throws a right and a left that Cobain avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Lightyear.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lightyear.
Lightyear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobain avoids it really well and circles away.
Cobain avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cobain has closed the distance and engaged Lightyear in a clinch.
Cobain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lightyear.
Beast Cobain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Lightyear.

Cobain breaks the clinch.
Lightyear is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Cobain.
Cobain misses with an uppercut. Lightyear saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobain as he jumps to the side.
Nice body kick from Cobain.
Lightyear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobain tries to clinch up but Lightyear circles away and keeps his distance.
Lightyear looks to land a combination but Cobain avoids it well.
Cobain darts in looking for a takedown but Lightyear gets double underhooks and turns Cobain into the cage.
Cobain is struggling to control the position.
Cobain prevents Lightyear from breaking the clinch.
Lightyear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lightyear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cobain breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lightyear.

Cobain closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cobain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Buzz Lightyear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightyear avoids the head kick by Cobain.
Beast Cobain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobain lands with a nice combination. Lightyear backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain wants to clinch up but Lightyear keeps it at a distance.
Cobain throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lightyear shoots in and gets a takedown into Cobain's guard.
Lightyear preventing the sweep.
Lightyear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lightyear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lightyear is one step ahead there.
Lightyear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cobain's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain wants to get back to his feet but Lightyear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lightyear postures up in Cobain's guard and throws a big left but Cobain blocks it.
Cobain doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lightyear stops Cobain from standing up.
Lightyear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lightyear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobain has momentary wrist control but Lightyear slips an elbow through the middle.
Lightyear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cobain wants to stand up but Lightyear is controlling him.
Cobain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lightyear throwing strikes from guard but Cobain blocks nicely.
Cobain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Buzz Lightyear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lightyear passes Cobain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightyear throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lightyear throwing shots but Cobain is blocking nicely.

Lightyear is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cobain sees it coming and defends easily.
Lightyear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lightyear wants to work for an arm triangle but Cobain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lightyear is trying for a kimura here. Cobain looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lightyear wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buzz Lightyear!
A less than humble Buzz Lightyear misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.