PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crushing Cows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cows
vs
Danger

165 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Atlantis - Inventory Liquidation!

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crushing Cows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cows throws a hook to the side of Danger's head but Danger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cows gets a double leg takedown into Danger's guard.
Cows working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danger's head.
Cows trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cows in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cows 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.
Cows trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cows might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cows working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cows sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Danger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cows scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cows prevents Danger from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger keeping full guard, as Cows tries to pass.
Cows wants to control from the top but Danger keeps moving.
Cows looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danger wants to stand and escape but Cows is having none of it.
Cows missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cows slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cows slows the pace down.
Cows scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Danger to see if he's OK.
Cows grinds an elbow into Danger's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger is trying to buck Cows off.
Cows controlling from side mount.
Cows working the ground and pound but Danger is defending the strikes.
Danger regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cows's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Danger trying to control here.
Cows thows a huge punch but Danger dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cows thows a huge punch but Danger dodges it nicely.
Cows controlling the action here.
Danger is refusing to be controlled, as Cows sits in half guard.
Cows looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Danger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cows is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cows trying to control from half guard but Danger is working away.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crushing Cows dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cows shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Danger sprawls well. Danger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cows gets slowly back to his feet.
Cows throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
No luck for Cows with that takedown attempt.
Cows swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
Cows seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cows's jab looks to have found its range, popping Danger under the eye.
Cows misses with a takedown attempt - Danger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crushing Cows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cows dives in and grabs Danger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danger pushes down on Cows's head and hops out.
Cows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cows misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cows fails to land the takedown.
Cows looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danger is fending him off so far but Cows persists. Nope, Danger circles away and we're back to standing.
Cows misses with a hook
and Danger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cows shoots in for a takedown but Danger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danger manages to avoid it.
Cows throws a nice looking combination but Danger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cows throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Danger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cows is in Danger's guard.
Danger wants to stand up but Cows is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows connects with a couple of short punches.
Danger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cows.
Danger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cows postures up in Danger's guard and throws a big left but Danger blocks it.
Cows content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danger is looking to stand up but Cows isn't so interested in that idea.
Cows slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows scoring with punches from side control.
Cows tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cows trying to control the action but Danger is working from the bottom.
Cows is really struggling to control Danger but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows cracks Danger with a big elbow.
Cows prevents Danger from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Danger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Danger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cows cracks Danger with a big right hand but Danger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger wants to control but Cows postures up.
Cows working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crushing Cows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger taking a bit of punishment here - Cows scoring with strikes.
Cows in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crushing Cows dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Danger staying out of range there.
Cows fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cows misses the shot to the body.
Danger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cows.
Cows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Cows is looking to wear down Danger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Danger scores with a jab. Cows acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cows tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cows somewhat.
Danger leaves Cows with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crushing Cows. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows misses with a low kick.
Danger takes one to the side of the head.
Cows misses with a wild body shot.
Cows throws a predictable looking body shot
and Danger counters with a three punch combo that has Cows backing up. Cows nods at Danger to acknowledge the strikes.
Cows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Cows shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Danger pinned against the cage. Danger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danger leaves Cows with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Cows just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos Danger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger throws a hook to the side of Cows's head but Cows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cows fails with a takedown attempt.
Cows looks to land a combination but Danger avoids it well.
Cows misses with a body shot
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Crushing Cows has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danger.
Cows misses with a leg kick
and Danger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cows.
A shot to the liver by Cows. Beautiful body shot.
Cows thows a body shot but no joy.
Cows lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cows.
Crushing Cows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger moves away from the strike by Cows.
Cows misses with an uppercut.
Cows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danger.
Danger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cows punishes Danger's body with a nice straight punch.

Cows closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danger to the mat! Danger manages to get full guard.
Cows is stalling in the full guard.
Cows's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Danger looking for a guillotine here but Cows defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger striking off his back but it's not causing Cows any problems.
Cows passes Danger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cows content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Danger looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crushing Cows.
Well Cows has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Crushing Cows!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Crushing Cows!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Crushing Cows!

Crushing Cows wins by unanimous decision!