PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 1350 p4p, 1775 weight class) and YB Sol Brotha (ranked 196 p4p, 245 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cosby
vs
Sol Brotha

185 cm
28
224
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
208
12 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cosby.
Cosby throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Sol Brotha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cosby circles away.
Sol Brotha tries to work over Cosby's front leg with a kick but Cosby checks it.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby takes a swing at Sol Brotha's ribcage but misses.
Sol Brotha fails with the takedown.
Cosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Cosby with a hook.
Sol Brotha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosby misses with a left hand

and Sol Brotha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha tries to free his leg and advance position but Cosby is retaining full guard.
Cosby is pulling down on Sol Brotha's head to control his posture.
Sol Brotha stays in close to Cosby's body and controls the position.
Cosby is controlling Sol Brotha's posture.
Sol Brotha scoring with some ground and pound.
Sol Brotha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha preventing the sweep.
Cosby is working hard here to advance position.
Sol Brotha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cosby's guard.
Sol Brotha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura here.
Sol Brotha is keen to just control but Cosby is a slippery customer.
Cosby is pressing down on Sol Brotha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cosby continues to stall.
Cosby is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby controlling Sol Brotha's posture.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol Brotha is looking to work some ground and pound but Cosby has wrist control.
Sol Brotha wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
Cosby pulls Sol Brotha in close to prevent any damage.
Sol Brotha connects with a couple of short punches.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby keeping full guard, as Sol Brotha tries to pass.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha preventing the sweep.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
More hug and hope from Cosby.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol Brotha forces his way into half guard.
Sol Brotha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cosby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cosby has his hands clasped together around Sol Brotha's back. He's all about the action.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four 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.
Sol Brotha passes to full mount!
Cosby prevents Sol Brotha from taking his back.
Cosby is working to get back to half guard.
Cosby sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cosby trying to control from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sol Brotha working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sol Brotha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cosby taking some punishment here, with Sol Brotha in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby tries to roll over but Sol Brotha keeps him under control.

Sol Brotha is working for a submission of some sort.

Sol Brotha seems to be looking for submissions.
Cosby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sol Brotha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sol Brotha's back!
Sol Brotha is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but YB Sol Brotha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha'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.

Sol Brotha shoots in and gets a takedown into Cosby's guard.
Cosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sol Brotha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sol Brotha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cosby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sol Brotha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cosby is not content to let Sol Brotha control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sol Brotha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol Brotha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cosby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sol Brotha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cosby keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sol Brotha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cosby tries to roll over but Sol Brotha keeps him under control.
Cosby is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sol Brotha jumps into side control!
Cosby isn't going anywhere.
Cosby is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sol Brotha connects with a decent elbow.
Cosby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sol Brotha tries to advance to mount but can't.

Sol Brotha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cosby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sol Brotha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby sneaks back into half guard.
Cosby is trying to maintain the position but Sol Brotha is very close to passing his half guard.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sol Brotha is keen to just control but Cosby is a slippery customer.
Sol Brotha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sol Brotha wants to control but Cosby is keeping him busy.
Cosby gets back to full guard.
Cosby is pulling down on Sol Brotha's head. It's preventing any offense from Sol Brotha, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby keeping full guard, as Sol Brotha tries to pass.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sol Brotha is one step ahead there.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sol Brotha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sol Brotha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby keeping moving, preventing Sol Brotha from controlling successfully.
Cosby has his hands on Sol Brotha's head, controlling the position.
Sol Brotha throwing strikes but missing.

That's four 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.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
Cosby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cosby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Sol Brotha looking for submissions off his back.

Sol Brotha actively working from the bottom here.
Cosby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cosby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sol Brotha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

YB Sol Brotha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cosby misses with a looping right.
Sol Brotha lands a leg kick that knocks Cosby off balance momentarily.
Sol Brotha tries to land a leg kick but Cosby saw it coming and moves away.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Brotha moves away.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Brotha moves away.
Sol Brotha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cosby misses with a straight right.
Cosby throws a body punch but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Cosby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sol Brotha at a distance.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol Brotha.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Sol Brotha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cosby.
Sol Brotha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby thuds a left hand into Sol Brotha's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sol Brotha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cosby to the ground. Sol Brotha is now in Cosby's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosby controlling the position.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby pulls Sol Brotha in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha works over Cosby with some ground and pound from guard.
Cosby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cosby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sol Brotha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sol Brotha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cosby controlling from the top position.
Sol Brotha keeping moving, preventing Cosby from controlling successfully.
Cosby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bill Cosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby looking to pass the guard.
Cosby wants to control from the top but Sol Brotha keeps moving.
Cosby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Sol Brotha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cosby defends it easily.
Cosby stands and throws Sol Brotha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cosby remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cosby looking to control but instead Sol Brotha has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby prevents Sol Brotha from improving his position.
Cosby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sol Brotha tries to roll over but Cosby keeps him under control.
Cosby controlling the action here.

Sol Brotha actively working from the bottom here.
Cosby moves nicely into side control.
Cosby in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four 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.
Sol Brotha is looking to reverse the position.

Cosby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sol Brotha trying to remain calm as Cosby controls from the top position.

Cosby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sol Brotha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sol Brotha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sol Brotha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cosby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sol Brotha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Brotha!
A relieved looking YB Sol Brotha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.