PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 3748 p4p, 69 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 5000 p4p, 77 weight class). Adams has chosen Thom Pace - Maybe as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Adams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cook
vs
Adams

200 cm
39
238 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

190 cm
34
220 lbs
25 - 9 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams slips a jab from Cook.
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Adams had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Cook connects with the punch.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adams gets a clinch.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Cook avoids the body shot from Adams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook misses with a head kick.

Adams has Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Adams should have avoided that one.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook slips under a jab.
Cook blocks a jab.
Adams throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.

Adams moves into range and clinches up with Cook.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook stalling the fight.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Cook taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook fires out a quick counter leg kick but Adams just manages to avoid it.
Adams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cook throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Cook throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.

Adams instigates a clinch.
Cook tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cook lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Cook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cook has Adams pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cook.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Solomon Cook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
That's time! Cook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cook scores with a head kick. Adams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Adams tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook is looking to counter punch.

Adams clinches with his opponent.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cook.
Cook working aggressively here.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Cook digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Cook working aggressively here.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Adams cracks Cook with a nice body shot.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Cook keeps him there for the moment.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Cook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Solomon Cook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook misses with a body punch.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Adams prevents a body shot from Cook.
Adams is trying to break free.
Cook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cook displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cook has Adams pushed against the cage.
Cook stalls.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Cook misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Cook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cook tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.

Adams forces Cook back against the cage and clinches.
Cook just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Cook is stalling here.
Cook gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cook lands a body shot.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
James Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cook drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Cook lands a right hand.
Cook effectively controlling the action here.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Cook tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solomon Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cook.
Solomon Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Cook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cook rather than just go for the knockout.
Cook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adams if he has to take too many more of those.
Cook lands a body shot.
Cook jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cook throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Adams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cook thows a leg kick but Adams checks it
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adams under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Cook pushes him off.
Adams tries to clinch there but Cook circles away.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adams takes a step back to recover.
Solomon Cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cook is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cook!
Crunch! Cook slams his shin into Adams's torso.
Adams tries to clinch up but Cook circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cook. Cook obviously looking to wear him down.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
James Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook clobbers Adams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cook 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Cook!
A very excited looking Solomon Cook rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.