PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cook
vs
Kaz

182 cm
33
181 lbs
24 - 19 - 3

186 cm
30
175 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition

GREEN!160

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 24 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Kaz takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Kaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cook lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kaz throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Kaz throws out a leg kick but Cook moves out of range and Kaz only half commits.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaz feints and then cracks Cook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cook down.
Kaz misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Kaz feints and then cracks Cook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cook down.
Kaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaz tries to work over Cook's front leg with a kick but Cook checks it.
Kaz lands a front kick.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it.
Kaz digs a good hook to Cook's body.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Kaz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Cook instigates a clinch.
Cook pushes Kaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Kaz blocks a body shot from Cook.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cook's brow.
Knees to the body from Cook.

Cook manages to break the clinch.
Kaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaz lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
Cook throws a jab when Kaz was well out of range.
Cook works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Cook counter with a right hand.
Kaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaz throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses
and Cook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Kaz tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
Kaz closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Cook counter with a right hand.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz.
Cook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaz misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with the combination.
Cook misses with the combination.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Cook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Kaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body punch from Kaz.
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaz looks to land a body kick but Cook moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cook blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Nice shot lands for Cook.
Kaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaz takes one on the button.
That kick from Kaz tenderised Cook's leg. Cook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cook closes the distance and lands a one-two.

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 throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook tries to clinch but Kaz is having none of it.
Kaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cook rather than just go for the knockout.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Kaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Kaz tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaz connects with a body shot that sends Cook's belly button to the back.
Kaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cook throws an off balance right hand
and Kaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Kaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
It seemed like Kaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max Kaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kaz throws a low kick, looking for Cook's leg but Cook calmly moves out of range.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Kaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook throws a hook but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cook jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kaz looks to move away, Cook throws a big counter combo bu Kaz just gets out of the way.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook lands a jab.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cook has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Cook tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz with a jab.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaz.
Cook throws a big counter combination but Kaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Nice shot by Cook.
Cook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Kaz clinches.
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Cook blocks an elbow strike from Kaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kaz on the inside.
Kaz tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.

That's two 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 lands a left hand.
Kaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cook prevents a body shot from Kaz.
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kaz.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Kaz.
Kaz crunches a lovely knee into Cook's ribcage.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Kaz has him pressed against the cage.
Cook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaz.
Kaz tries to stall but Cook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaz.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Kaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaz stalling against the cage.

Cook breaks from the clinch.
Kaz defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Kaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kaz.
Kaz throws a wild body kick that Cook sees coming a mile off.
Cook tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaz avoided it.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
Kaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaz.
A quick step to the side and Cook tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook jabs Kaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Cook misses.
Cook stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaz.
Kaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaz tries to land a front kick but Cook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaz defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook throws a right and a left that Kaz avoids nicely.
Kaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Cook misses with a hook
and Kaz counters with a low kick, right behind Cook 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Cook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cook looks to land a right hand but Kaz moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kaz.
Nice shot by Cook.
Kaz is looking to land body kicks.
Kaz tries to land a leg kick but Cook saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Cook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Cook.
Kaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaz is looking to chop away at Cook's legs.
Kaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cook is able to avoid easily.
Kaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Kaz's shoulder, as Kaz tries to avoid the shot.
Cook backing away here, and Kaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Kaz's shoulder, as Kaz tries to avoid the shot.
Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cook's sensitive parts.
Cook blocks a leg kick.
Kaz slips a jab from Cook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz is looking to slow Cook down with leg kicks.
Cook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaz on the side of the head.
Cook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cook moves out of range as Kaz strikes.
Cook tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kaz manages to circle out of the way.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Kaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Kaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Kaz ducks down to avoid it.
Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cook throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily.
Cook cracks Kaz with an open hand slap.
Kaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz thumps Cook with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a really nice looking cross but Kaz seems unphased.
Cook blocks a head kick by Kaz.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz throws a big shot that misses.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaz.
Kaz scores with a leg kick.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Cook checks it.
Donk. Cook catches Kaz right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Cook throws the left hand but Kaz avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Kaz tries a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Kaz lands a head shot.
Kaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cook is looking to score with low kicks.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaz. That did some damage!
Kaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaz lands a leg kick that knocks Cook off balance momentarily.
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Kaz manages to avoid it.
Kaz motions for Cook to come forward. Kaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz misses the shot to the body.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaz.
Cook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaz's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Jab by Cook.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Kaz slips the punch.
Kaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cook. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaz.
Kaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Kaz clinches up against the cage.
Kaz prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Cook pushes Kaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Kaz has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kaz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaz obliges.
Cook misses with the head strike.

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 Dane Cook.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dane Cook!
A relieved looking Dane 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.