PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Creed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Creed
vs
cook

193 cm
21
207 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, king cook!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says cook as he avoids it easily.
Creed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
cook misses with a hook.
A big right from cook misses.
cook misses with a straight left.

Creed looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
cook looks like he's trying to stand up.
cook is trying to escape back to his feet but Creed uses the scramble to pass into side control.
cook wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Creed wants to lay and pray for a moment but cook keeps working.
Creed just content to control the position.
Creed is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cook wants to get back to his feet but Creed drags him back down.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creed moves out of range as cook strikes.
cook misses with a straight left.
cook blocks a head kick by Creed.
Creed closes this distance looking for a takedown but cook circles away.
cook misses with a looping left.
cook throws a big shot that misses.
Creed fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cook misses with a looping left.
A big right from cook misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from cook.
Creed shoots for a double leg takedown but cook sprawls well. He's pushed Creed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
cook throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
Creed staying out of range there.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from cook.
Creed staying out of range there.
A big right from cook misses.
Creed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Creed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but cook swivels and escapes.
Creed tries to clinch but cook moves out of range.
cook cracks Creed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook sizes up Creed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
cook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Creed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as cook throws out the jab.

Creed gets the takedown into side control.

Creed tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Creed has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
cook is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Creed advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Creed.
cook tries to buck Creed off but he can't manage it.
cook is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish cook?
cook is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
cook is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Creed has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

cook is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

king cook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Creed fails to land the takedown.
Apollo Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but cook ducks down to avoid it.
cook takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
cook throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by cook.
Creed blocks a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creed closes the distance and clinches up with cook, looking for a takedown. Creed pushes cook against the cage but cook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
cook looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
Creed misses with a takedown attempt - cook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
cook missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
cook is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
cook throws a jab when Creed was well out of range.
Creed moves out of range as cook strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
cook misses with a straight right.

Creed shoots in and bounces cook off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
cook wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Creed manages to pass to side control.
Creed controlling the action here.
cook pushes Creed off but Creed dives into side control.
cook is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Creed is controlling him well.
Creed trying to control the action but cook is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook wants to get back to his feet.
cook prevents Creed from improving position.
cook is being controlled here.
cook tries to escape but Creed is in control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? cook is fending him off so far but Creed persists. Nope, cook circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed is looking to clinch but cook is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Creed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but cook swivels and escapes.
A big right from cook misses.
king cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

cook gets caught flat footed, as Creed shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Creed stops cook from standing up.
Creed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
cook keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
Creed prevents cook from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Creed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has cook pinned against the cage. cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
cook throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
cook throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
cook is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
cook misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creed shoots in and drives through. cook sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from cook misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from cook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Creed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cook keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
cook is looking to stand back up but Creed counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by cook.
cook wants to get back to his feet.
cook is trying to escape back to his feet but Creed uses the scramble to pass into side control.
cook is trying to buck Creed off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
cook throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
cook might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Creed drives through with a takedown into guard.
cook keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Creed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed cook's guard.
Creed moves nicely into side control.
Creed works to advance to full mount. cook defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Creed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Creed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
cook is bucking up trying to escape but Creed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
cook is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Creed has taken his back!
cook controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Creed is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

cook manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

cook gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
cook wants to stand and escape but Creed is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
cook wants to stand up but Creed is controlling him.
Apollo Creed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creed wants to control from the top but cook keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Creed 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Apollo Creed!