PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snatches O Coolahand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Coolahand
vs
Pow

162 cm
25
152 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Snatches O Coolahand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Pow!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow is looking to clinch.
O Coolahand throws a lazy right hand but Pow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Coolahand takes a swing at Pow's ribcage but misses.
Pow lands a really nice looking cross but O Coolahand seems unphased.
Pow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and O Coolahand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pow throws a jab when O Coolahand was well out of range.
Pow misses with a wild body shot.
O Coolahand tests Pow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kung Pow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Coolahand.
O Coolahand connects with a jab.
O Coolahand throws a poor cross that misses
and Pow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Coolahand thinking.

Pow moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Coolahand struggles to land a body shot inside as Pow controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Pow.
O Coolahand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pow lands an elbow just above O Coolahand 's eye.
O Coolahand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pow.
O Coolahand misses with the head strike.
O Coolahand tries a body shot but Pow blocks it.
Pow lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Pow.
O Coolahand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Coolahand can't break the clinch.
Pow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Coolahand backwards.
A right hand to the body from Pow.
Pow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Pow on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Coolahand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Coolahand has a couple of punches blocked by Pow.
Pow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Coolahand's defenses.
A body shot lands from O Coolahand.
Pow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pow.
O Coolahand misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Coolahand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pow lands a knee to the body.
O Coolahand misses with a body punch.
Pow lands a shoulder strike.
O Coolahand is looking to control Pow's arms but Pow gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Coolahand has his back to the cage.
Pow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Coolahand.
A short left from Pow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pow lands a damaging elbow.
Pow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pow digs a right hand into O Coolahand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Coolahand's gas tank.
O Coolahand wants to break free but Pow has control.
Pow lands a nice uppercut.
Pow blocks an uppercut.
O Coolahand struggles to land a body shot inside as Pow controls his hands.
Pow lands an elbow inside.
O Coolahand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from O Coolahand fails to land.
Pow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Coolahand backwards.
O Coolahand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pow lands an elbow inside that O Coolahand shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Coolahand misses with some punches.
Pow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Coolahand has Pow pushed against the cage.
Pow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pow lands a nice knee to the body.
Pow lands a knee to the body.
Pow lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Snatches O Coolahand has been cut.
Pow unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Coolahand lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pow digs a right hand underneath O Coolahand's ribcage. O Coolahand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Coolahand is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pow lands a nice elbow.
Pow crunches a lovely knee into O Coolahand's ribcage.
Pow lands an elbow inside that O Coolahand shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Pow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Pow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snatches O Coolahand's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Coolahand throws a body punch but Pow moves out of range.
O Coolahand walks into a straight right hand from Pow.
O Coolahand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Coolahand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pow misses with a looping right.
O Coolahand swings for the body but Pow moves out of range.
O Coolahand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Coolahand missing with a left hand there. Pow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Coolahand scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Coolahand. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Coolahand takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Coolahand misses with a looping right.
Pow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Coolahand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Coolahand throws a lazy uppercut
and Pow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Coolahand thinking.
O Coolahand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pow cracks O Coolahand with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Coolahand keeps the fight on the outside.
Pow moves away from the strike by O Coolahand.
Pow misses with a looping left.
O Coolahand walks into a left hand.
Pow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Coolahand on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Coolahand slips a straight right by Pow.
Pow throws an overhand right that lands on O Coolahand's shoulder, as O Coolahand tries to avoid the shot.
Pow throws a hook but O Coolahand blocks it.
Pow just misses with a punch to the body.
O Coolahand throws a right hand that misses
and Pow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Coolahand takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Coolahand blocks a low kick nicely.
O Coolahand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Coolahand misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Coolahand. Pow does a little dance to reset his feet.

Pow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pow holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Coolahand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pow works on O Coolahand's body with a couple of short punches.
O Coolahand stalling in the clinch but Pow improves position.
O Coolahand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Coolahand misses with some punches.
Pow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pow landing knees to the body.
Pow landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Coolahand being controlled against the cage.
Pow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Coolahand's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Coolahand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Coolahand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pow scores with a shot to the side of O Coolahand's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Coolahand throws a punch but it's blocked by Pow.
O Coolahand takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Coolahand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pow landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Pow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snatches O Coolahand's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Coolahand.
O Coolahand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pow doesn't manage to clinch there - O Coolahand circles away.
O Coolahand scores with a one two! Pow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pow misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pow.
O Coolahand thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Coolahand misses with a series of wild punches.
Pow tries a low kick but O Coolahand avoids it.
A big left from O Coolahand misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Coolahand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pow misses with an uppercut.
Pow misses with a body shot.
O Coolahand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Coolahand circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Coolahand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Coolahand throws a lazy right hand but Pow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Coolahand misses with a two punch combination.
Pow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
O Coolahand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Coolahand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pow.
Snatches O Coolahand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow misses with a straight right.
Pow throws the left hand but O Coolahand avoids the punch easily.
Pow tries to clinch there but O Coolahand circles away.
O Coolahand lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by O Coolahand. Beautiful body shot.
Pow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pow moves into range and clinches up with O Coolahand.
Pow struggles to land a body shot inside as O Coolahand controls his hands.
Pow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pow lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Coolahand backwards.
Pow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Coolahand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pow lands an elbow inside.
Pow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Coolahand stalling in the clinch but Pow improves position.
O Coolahand takes a shot to the head.
Pow lands with a short punch from the clinch.

O Coolahand is rocked!
Pow lands a nice uppercut.
Oh O Coolahand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pow lands a nice uppercut.
Pow lands a nice elbow.
Pow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Coolahand's defenses.
O Coolahand misses with some punches.
Pow lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow throws a big uppercut that drops O Coolahand! More strikes from Pow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! O Coolahand lies dazed against the cage as Pow celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kung Pow!