PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Koff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Koff
vs
Cook

179 cm
25
186 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Koff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook lands a body shot.
Bob Koff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cook sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cook tries to improve position but can't.
Cook really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koff moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Koff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Koff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cook struggling a bit here.
Koff misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Cook's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koff working the ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Vernon Cook has been cut.
Koff trying to control the action but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook struggling a bit here.
Cook tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Koff easily slips into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koff is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cook to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cook shrugs it off.
Cook tries to hold on but Koff pushes him away.
Koff 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.

Koff working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koff tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cook is squirming around, avoiding Koff's attempts to control the action.
Cook tries to hold on but Koff postures up.
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.
Koff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cook tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Koff is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cook can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Koff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cook manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Koff advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook is in a horrible position here. Koff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Koff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cook manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Cook's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koff tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Koff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cook is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Koff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Cook's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koff somewhat.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Koff slips a straight right by Cook.
Cook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Cook. No joy for Koff on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Koff or perhaps it was just good defense by Cook which made him look bad.
Koff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Koff persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Cook.
Koff darts in looking for a takedown but Cook gets double underhooks and turns Koff into the cage.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Koff controls his hands.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cook lands an uppercut.
Cook trying to land knees to the body.
Cook tries to land knees in the clinch but Koff avoids the damage to the body.
Koff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cook just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cook just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koff struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Koff uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koff backwards.
Koff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cook working Koff over with knees to the body.
Cook misses with an elbow strike.
Koff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook tries a body shot but Koff blocks it.
Koff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koff tries to score a body lock takedown but Cook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koffs head.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Koff avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koff can't get the takedown.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook digs a right hand underneath Koff's ribcage. Koff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook crunches a lovely knee into Koff's ribcage.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koff blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Cook.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koffs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koff wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cook.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
Cook lands with a right to the head.
Cook lands a shoulder strike.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Cook misses with a knee strike.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vernon Cook's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koff misses with a wild body shot.

Koff drives through with a takedown into Cook's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cook looking to control.
Koff throws a big right hand that misses.
Koff is looking to work some ground and pound but Cook has wrist control.
Cook wants to sweep but no luck.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Koff from controlling successfully.
Cook wants to sweep here but Koff controlling him for the moment.
Bob Koff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cook trying to keep a closed guard but Koff is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koff trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Koff wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koff shoots in for a takedown but Cook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cook misses with a double jab.
Koff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vernon Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koff tries for a takedown but Cook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cook gets caught napping as Koff dives in and scores a takedown. Cook manages to retain guard.
Koff tries to free his leg and advance position but Cook is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koff won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Cook looking to control.
Koff tries to free his leg and advance position but Cook is retaining full guard.
Cook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Koff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cook is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Koff from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook can't keep his opponent in guard - Koff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Koff is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cook is just riding it out for now. Koff eventually gives up the hold.

Koff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Koff prevents Cook from improving his position.
Koff trying to control the action but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koff is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koff wants to take a breather but Cook is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Koff clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Cook's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cook defends well and Koff ends up having to push Cook into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koff managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Koff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cook pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cook defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koff fails with a takedown attempt.
Koff misses with a takedown attempt - Cook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cook defends well and Koff ends up having to push Cook into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Cook lands an elbow inside.
Koff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
Cook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koff takes a shot to the head.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koff is defending well for now.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koff is defending well for now.
Cook works on Koff's body with a couple of short punches.
Cook looking to throw knees to the head but Koff is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koff blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koff's elbow.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Koff avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Cook scores with a shoulder strike.
Cook prevents the takedown attempt.
Cook lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Koff looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Koff uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Koff takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
Cook lands an elbow inside that Koff shrugs off.

It looks like Bob Koff has been cut.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Koff is trying to pull guard but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Koff takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Cook.
Cook digs a right hand into Koff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koff's gas tank.
Vernon Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook digs a right hand underneath Koff's ribcage. Koff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook digs a right hand into Koff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koff's gas tank.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
Cook works on Koff's body with a couple of short punches.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
Cook tries a body shot but Koff blocks it.
Cook tries to work over Koff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cook gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Cook dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cook connects with a body shot.
A cross from Cook lands.
A big left from Cook misses.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Cook scores with the left hand. Koff knows he should have avoided that one.
Koff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Koff persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
Koff shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Cook as Koff shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cook.
Cook lands with a straight right. Koff didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koff shoots for a takedown but Cook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koff.
Cook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Koff moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Vernon Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koff avoids the body shot from Cook.
Koff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook thuds his right hand into Koff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Koff circles away.
Koff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koff's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cook wants it to stay on the feet.
Cook tests Koff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koff fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Koff or perhaps it was just good defense by Cook which made him look bad.
Koff swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Bob Koff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koff shoots in for a takedown but Cook shows good takedown defense.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Cook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cook tries to clinch there but Koff circles away.
Koff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koff somewhat.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook scores with a nice right hand.
Koff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koff somewhat.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koff moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cook.
Cook tries to clinch there but Koff circles away.
Koff fails to land the takedown.
Koff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook throws a series of punches but Koff moves out of range.
Cook slaps away a takedown attempt from Koff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob Koff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koff has his takedown stuffed
and Cook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koff moves away.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koff shoots in for a double leg but Cook sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cook 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Vernon Cook!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Vernon Cook!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Vernon Cook!

Vernon Cook wins by unanimous decision!
Vernon Cook is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Vernon Cook thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.