PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 502 p4p, 402 weight class) and Chad Bartz (ranked 80 p4p, 60 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Where's Wallace?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cobb
vs
Bartz

185 cm
44
205
34 - 13 - 0

188 cm
31
215
20 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartz, as that shot connected.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bartz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartz throws a counter combo.
Cobb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bartz wants to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Bartz misses.
Bartz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cobb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bartz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bartz lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Bartz moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bartz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from Cobb.
Bartz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Bartz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb looks to throw a body kick
and Bartz counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Bartz misses.
Cobb throws a jab when Bartz was well out of range.
Bartz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartz cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
Bartz throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bartz does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Bartz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cobb misses with a hook to the body
and Bartz counters with a straight right hand.
Bartz avoids a kick to the body.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Bartz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cobb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab lands there for Bartz.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Bartz counters with a left to the body.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
Bartz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartz counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
Cobb swings widly with a right hand
and Bartz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobb's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartz connects with a leg kick.
Bartz thumps Cobb with a low kick.
Bartz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobb needs to keep his hands up - Bartz had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Bartz.
Bartz lands a nice shot that snaps Cobb's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartz, as that shot connected.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bartz instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb is trying to push Bartz away but Bartz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz digs a right hand into Cobb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cobb's gas tank.
Bartz tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartz is working Cobb over against the cage.
Bartz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bartz tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Bartz cracks Cobb with a nice body shot.
Bartz pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Bartz is controlling him.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartz lands with a right to the head.
Cobb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bartz.
Bartz scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Bartz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bartz lands a left and a right that send Cobb crashing to the mat, dazed. Bartz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cobb is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.

Bartz lands a left and a right that send Cobb crashing to the mat, dazed. Bartz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Bartz. Beautiful body shot.
Bartz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Bartz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bartz's head backwards.

Bartz 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 Bartz finish him?
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
Bartz feints and then cracks Cobb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobb down.
Bartz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobb misses with a hook to the body
and Bartz counters with a big right hand! Oh Cobb is in trouble here! Bartz follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Bartz!
A relieved looking Chad Bartz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.