PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gon DIas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Before I Forget. Raf Gon DIas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cook
vs
Gon DIas

175 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
177 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas misses with a looping left.

Cook throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gon DIas was covering up waiting for the punch and Cook finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cook throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cook throws a strike but Gon DIas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook wants to sweep here but Gon DIas controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook working a defensive guard here.
Gon DIas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cook wants to sweep but no luck.
Gon DIas wanted to stand there but Cook had control of the position.
Gon DIas stopping the sweep attempt from Cook.
Gon DIas wants to get up but he can't break Cook's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cook wants to sweep but no luck.
Gon DIas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cook is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cook manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cook looking to finish with strikes here!
Gon DIas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cook landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cook breaks from Gon DIas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Cook dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Gon DIas.
Cook slips under a jab.
Gon DIas misses with a body shot.

Cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gon DIas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cook thows a huge punch but Gon DIas dodges it nicely.
Cook thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cook lands a nice short elbow.
Cook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cook moves nicely into side control.
Cook passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gon DIas!
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cook sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cook thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gon DIas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cook with shots to the head and body - Gon DIas looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook cracks Gon DIas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cook throwing strikes here but Gon DIas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cook with the ground and pound from mount.
Gon DIas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cook.
Cook 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.
Cook throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cook with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook dominating with strikes here.
Gon DIas is breathing heavily.
Cook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gon DIas's face.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cook throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jason Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gon DIas blocking the ground and pound.
Gon DIas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cook lands a heavy elbow.
Cook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gon DIas's face.
Cook throws some wild stikes that Gon DIas manages to avoid easily.
Cook landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gon DIas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cook.
Cook breaks from Gon DIas's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook with a couple of short strikes.
Cook looking to finish with strikes here!
Cook throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cook has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gon DIas blocking the ground and pound.
Cook punching from mount but Gon DIas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gon DIas is bucking up trying to escape but Cook cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gon DIas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cook in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Cook dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gon DIas thows a body shot but no joy.
Gon DIas throws a shot from downtown. Cook moves away and avoids it.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cook postures up in Gon DIas's guard and throws a big left but Gon DIas blocks it.
Gon DIas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cook.
Cook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cook lands a couple of digs.
Gon DIas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gon DIas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cook scoring with some ground and pound.
Cook passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cook fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Cook are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cook sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gon DIas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cook lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas is trying to get back to his feet.
Cook throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cook tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gon DIas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cook punching from mount but Gon DIas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cook looking to ground and pound but Gon DIas is blocking nicely.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cook misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a heavy elbow.
Cook with good strikes from the mount here!
Cook with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Cook connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cook unloading with bombs!
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gon DIas can do to turn this around?
Cook throws some wild stikes that Gon DIas manages to avoid easily.
Cook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Cook.
Cook thowing shots but they're missing.
Gon DIas is in a horrible position here. Cook smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gon DIas's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Gon DIas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gon DIas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cook lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook landing strikes from the mount.
Cook is landing with some decent strikes but Gon DIas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raf Gon DIas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Cook!