PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dracul (ranked 82 p4p, 329 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 16 p4p, 58 weight class). Cobb has chosen Where's Wallace? as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dracul
vs
Cobb

190 cm
28
202
14 - 4 - 0

185 cm
41
205
30 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cobb tries to land a body kick

so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobb has Dracul pulled in close to control his posture.
Cobb trying to control the position.
Dracul trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb controls Dracul momentarily but Dracul frees himself.
We've been hearing that Dracul has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dracul trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dracul trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dracul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb looking to control.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cobb pulls Dracul in close to his closed guard and prevents Dracul from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cobb is trying to keep Dracul in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses

and Dracul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dracul'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.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dracul works over Cobb with some ground and pound from guard.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing.
Dracul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dracul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dracul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dracul lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dracul.
Dracul working the head with strikes.
Dracul fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dracul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobb keeps working.
Dracul advances to mount.

Dracul looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cobb tries to lock up and control but Dracul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cobb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dracul controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb holds on to Dracul as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Dracul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dracul landing strikes from the mount.
Dracul punching from mount but Cobb doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dracul prevents Cobb from getting the reversal.
Dracul working the ground and pound effectively.
Dracul working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb wants to hold on but Dracul pushes him away.
Dracul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cobb is looking to escape.
Dracul misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radu Dracul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cobb is looking to chop away at Dracul's legs.
Dracul tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cobb misses with a right hand

and Dracul counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dracul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dracul in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dracul.
Dracul is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it.
Cobb is staying active underneath Dracul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Dracul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cobb trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Dracul trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Dracul there.
Dracul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dracul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul wants to take a breather but Cobb is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dracul in particular looking to stall.
Cobb taking some punishment here, with Dracul in his half guard.
Cobb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dracul.
Cobb manages to get to full guard.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dracul is working Cobb over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobb has Dracul pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul works over Cobb with some ground and pound from guard.
Dracul postures up.
Dracul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dracul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul throws a big elbow that misses.
Cobb pulls Dracul in close to prevent any damage.
Dracul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cobb trying to control the position.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing.
Dracul is in close to Cobb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobb trying to keep a closed guard but Dracul is proving a slippery customer.
Dracul landing with the ground and pound.
Dracul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dracul postures up and lands a big shot to Cobb's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dracul throwing strikes from guard but Cobb blocks nicely.
Cobb looking to control.
Dracul wants to control from the top but Cobb keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radu Dracul dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cobb misses with a body shot.
Dracul slips a jab from Cobb.
Dracul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dracul grinds an elbow into Cobb's temple.
Dracul is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dracul working the ground and pound but Cobb is defending the strikes.
Radu Dracul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dracul.
Cobb defending against the ground and pound.
Dracul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cobb is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Dracul are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dracul throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobb can't do much from the bottom here.
Cobb dodges the ground and pound from Dracul.
Dracul is looking to take a break and control but Cobb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dracul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cobb is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wallace Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to improve position but can't.
Dracul scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Cobb holding on.
Dracul avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cobb.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dracul lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cobb down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Dracul stalls from top position.
Dracul grinds an elbow into Cobb's temple.
Dracul is putting a hurting on Cobb here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dracul working the ground and pound but Cobb is defending the strikes.
Dracul connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cobb some visible discomfort.
Cobb is trying to control Dracul's posture but Dracul avoids it.
Cobb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dracul grinds an elbow into Cobb's temple.
Dracul tries to score with some ground and pound. Cobb controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cobb tries to improve position but can't.
Dracul working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dracul trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul working the ground and pound.
Dracul cracks Cobb with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cobb gets back to half guard.
Cobb trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Dracul passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dracul is landing with some decent strikes but Cobb is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dracul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cobb?
Dracul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cobb's face.
Radu Dracul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cobb is rocked!
Dracul controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radu Dracul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dracul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radu Dracul!
A very excited looking Radu Dracul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.