PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Cosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cosby
vs
Powers

200 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Powers!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby ducks under a wild hook from Powers.
Cosby misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Cosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosby connects with the punch.
Powers lands a body shot.
Cosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powers throws out a loose jab but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby stuffs the takedown.
Cosby cracks Powers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Powers throws a combination. Cosby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Thor Cosby has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looks for a takedown but Cosby sprawls well.
Powers misses with a body shot
letting Cosby counter with a right hand.
Cosby lands a with a good body shot.
Cosby staying out of range there.
Powers cracks Cosby with a good jab.
Cosby throws a series of punches but Powers moves out of range.
Powers throws a big shot that misses.
Cosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cosby.
Cosby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cosby is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers slips a jab from Cosby.
Cosby blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Powers throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosby.
A big right from Powers misses.
A jab from Powers finds it's way through Cosby's defenses.
Cosby misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Powers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powers lands a nice short elbow.
Cosby is refusing to be controlled, as Powers sits in half guard.
Powers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cosby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Powers lands with a punch from half guard.
Powers wants to take a breather but Cosby is having none of it.
Cosby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Powers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powers connects with a nice short shot to Cosby's temple.
Cosby is staying active underneath Powers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cosby is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers drops an elbow to the side of Cosby's head.
Powers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cosby's head.
Ground and pound from Powers.
Powers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powers is nestled in close to Cosby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosby is staying active underneath Powers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cosby is staying active underneath Powers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Powers lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Cosby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Cosby misses.
Cosby thows a body shot but no joy.
Powers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cosby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Cosby as Powers shoots in.
Cosby lands a right hook to the body.
Cosby lands a right hook to the body.
Cosby sizes up Powers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby throws a series of punches but Powers avoids them all with ease.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.
Thor Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Powers.
Cosby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cosby misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Cosby finds it's target.

Powers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Powers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to control from half guard but Cosby is working away.
Powers throwing shots but Cosby is blocking nicely.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Cosby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Cosby looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cosby wants to control but Powers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Cosby is refusing to be controlled, as Powers sits in half guard.
Powers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cosby is looking to escape.
Powers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powers connects with a nice short shot to Cosby's temple.
Cosby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powers.
Powers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powers lands with a punch from half guard.
Powers throwing shots but Cosby is blocking nicely.
Powers drops an elbow to the side of Cosby's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powers connects with a nice short shot to Cosby's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Powers slips a nice elbow through Cosby's hands, connecting with Cosby's forehead.
Cosby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powers.
Powers throwing shots but Cosby is blocking nicely.
Powers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Cosby has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Powers slips a nice elbow through Cosby's hands, connecting with Cosby's forehead.
Powers working Cosby over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers lands with a punch from half guard.
Cosby pushes Powers off but Powers dives into side control.
Powers is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Cosby's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Powers misses with a double jab
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Powers does it's job there.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cosby misses with the combination.
Powers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Powers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Powers.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Cosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powers throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Cosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powers.
Powers throws a lazy right hand but Cosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Thor Cosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosby.
Powers swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cosby to counter with a crisp jab.

Powers gets a takedown into half guard.
Cosby wants to get back to full guard.
Cosby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cosby tries to get out of the position.
Powers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powers wants to control but Cosby is keeping him busy.
Powers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cosby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cosby is not content to let Powers control the position.
Powers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cosby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Powers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cosby is trying to get back to full guard.
Cosby tries to kick Powers off in order to stand up. Powers Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Powers is putting a hurting on Cosby here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Powers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Powers is putting a hurting on Cosby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Powers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Cosby is trying to get back to half guard.
Cosby is working to avoid the ground and pound but Powers connects with a decent elbow.
Cosby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers lands an elbow.
Cosby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kenny Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powers scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Powers!