PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cook
vs
Hound

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lex Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Hound!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
Cook looks to land a body kick but Hound moved away.
Cook lands a jab-cross combination.
Cook slips under a jab.

Hound has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hound shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the cage. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hound throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cook counters with a series of strikes. Hound will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hound throws a one two combo.
Hound throws a series of punches but Cook moves out of range.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hound.
Hound misses with a two punch combination.
Hound throws a combination that misses

and Cook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cook.
Cook prevents Hound from breaking the clinch.
Hound keeps control of Cook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hound leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries to pull guard but Hound holds him up against the cage and eventually Cook drops back down to his feet.
Hound prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Hound lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Hound keeps him there for the moment.
Hound lands a right hand.

Hound manages to break the clinch.
Cook misses with a double jab
and Hound counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hound displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Cook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
Hound shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cook as he avoids it easily.
Hound throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cook counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hound fails to land with a series of punches.
Hound misses with a combination
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hound to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bubba Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Cook.
Hound scores with a one two! Cook had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Hound darts in and clinches Cook up against the cage.
Hound managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Hound has Cook pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cook manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lex Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Hound.
Hound looks gassed!
Hound is looking to break free of the clinch but Cook has double underhooks.
Cook has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hound is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hound prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Hound throws an elbow that misses.
Hound fails to pull guard.
Cook looking for a takedown.
Cook wants a takedown.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hound misses with a double jab
and Cook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cook misses with a double jab.

Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hound escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cook fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hound bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hound decides to stand back up. Hound steps back and let's Cook get back to his feet.
Cook lands with a nice combination. Hound backs away looking to recover.
Cook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hound but Hound pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hound but Hound pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cook lands a nice looking body kick.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hound counters with a three punch combo that has Cook backing up. Cook nods at Hound to acknowledge the strikes.
Cook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Hound dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cook closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hound circles away.
Hound throws a series of punches but Cook moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cook.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Hound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hound tries to clinch up.
Cook tries to clinch there but Hound circles away.
Cook tries to clinch

and Hound counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cook's guard now.

Cook kicks Hound off and gets to his feet.
Hound is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Hound misses.
Hound looks to land a combination. Cook sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hound is breathing heavily.
Cook goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cook shoots for a double leg takedown but Hound sprawls well. He's pushed Cook's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cook tries to clinch up
and Hound counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cook counters with a thumping low kick.
Cook tries for a takedown but Hound sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lex Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bubba Hound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook misses with a takedown attempt
and Hound counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hound misses with a double jab
and Cook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cook throws a head kick that half lands.
Cook misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cook!
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Hound circles away.
Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hound swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hound working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cook trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hound's guard.
Cook trying to control but Hound is working from the bottom.

Hound is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hound has a closed guard, preventing Cook from standing up.
Cook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cook is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hound paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Cook scores with a four punch combination!

Cook clinches with his opponent.
Cook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hound is pressed up against the cage. Cook has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hound down to the mat. Hound avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hound throws a combination that misses

and Cook counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cook goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hound prevents it.
Cook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hound has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Cook dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hound tries to bum rush Cook with a series of wild strikes but Cook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hound lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hound throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
Cook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cook tries to clinch there but Hound circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Hound.
Hound throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cook shoots in looking for a takedown. Hound tries to sprawl out of it but Cook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hound manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hound throws a combination that misses
and Cook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hound misses with a wild combination.
Hound throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
Hound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cook darts in and clinches Hound up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hound - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hound prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Cook looking to throw knees to the head but Hound is blocking nicely.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hound swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hound falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cook counters with a body kick that stops Hound in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cook throws a right hand that Hound ducks under and follows up with a left that Hound also avoids with ease.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Cook throws a series of punches but Hound moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cook moves in looking to clinch but Hound pushes him off.
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cook.
Cook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hound tries to avoid it but Cook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hound to the ground. Hound escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lex Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cook bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound throws a combination that misses
and Cook counters with a good low kick that Hound was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from Hound as Cook shoots in.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook throws a combination. Hound tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hound swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook wants to clinch up but Hound keeps it at a distance.
Cook scores with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cook.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hound blocks a head kick by Cook.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cook rushes Hound and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cook wants to clinch up but Hound keeps it at a distance.
Cook throws a series of punches but Hound avoids them all with ease.
Hound walks into a stiff left hand from Cook.
Cook throws a head kick but Hound moves out of range.
Hound misses with a leg kick
and Cook counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hound throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Cook has a takedown stuffed.
Hound takes a kick to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cook!
Hound avoids the head kick by Cook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

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