PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 587 p4p, 762 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 96 p4p, 115 weight class). Averyanov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drago's Entrance Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobb's choice of entrance music: Where's Wallace?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Averyanov
vs
Cobb

195 cm
32
211
19 - 10 - 0

185 cm
45
205
34 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Averyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Averyanov moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Averyanov slips under a jab from Cobb.
Averyanov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Averyanov.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Averyanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
Averyanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Averyanov swinging wildly here.
Averyanov moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Cobb swings widly with a right hand
and Averyanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Averyanov misses.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Averyanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Averyanov throwing a counter right hand but Cobb manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Averyanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Averyanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Averyanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body shot
and Averyanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Averyanov circles away.
Averyanov avoids the head kick by Cobb.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
Decent striking displayed by Cobb there.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Averyanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb slips under a jab from Averyanov.

Oooooh!!! Averyanov has knocked Cobb down with a huge combo! Averyanov steps away and waves a wobbly Cobb back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Wallace Cobb has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Averyanov slips a straight right by Cobb.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Averyanov avoids them all with ease.
Averyanov moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
Averyanov tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Averyanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Averyanov lands with a cross.
Averyanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Averyanov moves away and avoids it.
Cobb swings for the body but Averyanov moves out of range.
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Averyanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Cobb.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Averyanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Averyanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Averyanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Averyanov throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Averyanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobb doesn't seem phased though.
Cobb misses with a left hand

and Averyanov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cobb! Averyanov lets Cobb back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Cobb is rocked!
Cobb misses with a leg kick
and Averyanov counters with a crisp right that sends Cobb to the canvas! Averyanov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Averyanov!
Our winner, Andrei Averyanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.