PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahabi George (ranked 1830 p4p, 211 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 1702 p4p, 201 weight class). Cobb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You dropped the Bomb on me. Zahabi George has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

George
vs
Cobb

191 cm
29
240 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

212 cm
28
265 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahabi George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.

It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
George takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Zahabi George has been cut.
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobb doesn't seem bothered though.
George's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! George scrambles back to his feet.
George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
George slips under a jab.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
It looked like George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobb.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George misses with a body punch
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from George misses.
George has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
Cobb lands a jab.
George throws a shot to the body.
George misses with a straight right.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George scores with a hook to the body. Cobb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
George is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from George.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George avoids the head kick by Cobb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Cobb.
Cobb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb tries to bum rush George with a series of wild strikes but George uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Cobb misses.
George misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Cobb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobb cracks George with a good jab.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cobb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George lands with a good body shot.
Cobb looks winded!
A jab from George misses.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobb throws a right and a left that George avoids nicely.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb needs to keep his hands up - George had a free shot at his head there.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Semmy Cobb's cut even more.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.
George listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
George throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

George cracks Cobb with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cobb looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can George finish him?

Cobb is rocked!
George is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cobb walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! George swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zahabi George!