PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 489 p4p, 16 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 598 p4p, 38 weight class). Cobb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You dropped the Bomb on me. Guillermo Pato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Semmy Cobb's chin.

Pato
vs
Cobb

190 cm
26
195 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

212 cm
24
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato moves forwards but Cobb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left and a right from Cobb both land. Nice combination.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Pato has Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.

Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Pato misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.

Cobb tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb is pushing Pato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato working aggressively here.

Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Pato wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Pato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Pato circles away.
Pato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1-2. Cobb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cobb has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pato is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pato.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Pato off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Pato looks to clinch
and Cobb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Pato clinches.
Cobb blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Pato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pato pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cobb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Pato rushes Cobb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Pato on the inside.
Cobb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cobb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Cobb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pato's corner calls for a 1-2. Pato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Pato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pato slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb works over Pato's head and body with a nice combination.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Pato avoids it with no problem.
Cobb scores with a jab. Pato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Cobb tries to bum rush Pato with a series of wild strikes but Pato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pato tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cobb manages to break the clinch.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Cobb lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pato on the side of the head.
Pato misses with a looping right.

Pato closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pato throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pato is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cobb's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pato back to the cage. Cobb follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Pato misses.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Semmy Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pato wants to clinch.
Pato is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Pato is avoiding it.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Pato avoids it with no problem.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cobb with a hook.
Cobb lands a jab.
Cobb throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
As Cobb tries to get set, Pato tries to push him back and clinch up but Cobb manages to avoid the attempt.
Pato wants to clinch
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Pato's head but Pato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato tries to counter by clinching up but Cobb breaks away and moves out of range.
Cobb stalks Pato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pato's face. Pato staggers backwards, shaken.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cobb gets tackled into the cage by Pato. Pato maintains the clinch.
Guillermo Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb lands with a right to the head.

Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Pato avoids nicely.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pato.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pato.
Pato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobb cracks Pato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges.
Pato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobb lands a glancing blow to the side of Pato's head.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pato throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Pato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobb. Cobb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobb might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Pato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobb swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Pato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato misses with a few strikes there.
Pato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Cobb jabs Pato right on the nose. Pato blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb feints a jab promting Pato to slip. Cobb then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Pato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Pato is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb can't break the clinch.

Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body. Pato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pato has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Come on Cobb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cobb stalls.
Cobb receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb with a nice cross.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb lands a nice hook to Pato's body. Pato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Pato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobb in his tracks.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab from Cobb.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Cobb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pato under the eye.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Pato's body.

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

Pato is rocked!
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Pato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oh Pato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Pato knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Pato misses.
Pato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Pato throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Pato takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Cobb cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.