PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Verreira (ranked 508 p4p, 751 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 72 p4p, 101 weight class). Cobain has chosen Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Verreira
vs
Cobain

180 cm
27
160
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
158
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Verreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verreira sizes up Cobain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Verreira scores with a nice head shot.
Verreira connects with a body shot.
Cobain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vinicius Verreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verreira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Verreira has managed to clinch.

Cobain breaks from the clinch.
Verreira tries for a takedown but Cobain circles away easily
and Cobain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Verreira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Verreira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cobain to the ground. Verreira is now in Cobain's guard.
We've been hearing that Verreira has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Verreira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Verreira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cobain has Verreira pulled in close to control his posture.
Cobain tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two 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.
Cobain keeping full guard, as Verreira tries to pass.
Verreira throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cobain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cobain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Verreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobain throws out a counter right but Verreira avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Verreira, as that shot connected.
Verreira cracks a nice hook into Cobain's ribs.
Cobain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verreira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cobain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Verreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot by Verreira.
Verreira lands with a good body shot.
Verreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Verreira throws a body punch but Cobain moves out of range.

Verreira gets the takedown into side control.
Verreira working the strikes but Cobain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Verreira trying to mount his opponent but Cobain defends it.
Cobain tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Verreira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain holds on, trying desperately to control.
Cobain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Verreira dominating with strikes here.
Verreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Verreira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Verreira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobain under the eye.
Vinicius Verreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Verreira misses with a hook to the body
and Cobain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Verreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verreira misses with a jab to the body
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
Verreira is looking to wear down Cobain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Verreira misses with a body shot.
Verreira backing away here, and Cobain unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Verreira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Verreira working the strikes but Cobain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verreira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Verreira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cobain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Verreira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobain defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain is in trouble now - Verreira has advanced to mount!
Cobain is looking to get to half guard.
Verreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobain can do to turn this around?
Verreira trying to control but Cobain is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobain is wriggling around trying to escape.

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.
Verreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cobain is looking to escape.

Verreira swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cobain is now in Verreira's guard. A big mistake from Verreira there, giving up the dominant position!

Verreira working for a triangle but Cobain defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cobain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verreira looking to control.
Cobain preventing the sweep.
Verreira is working hard here to advance position.
Verreira has a closed guard, preventing Cobain from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Verreira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobain's guard.

Verreira postures up.
Verreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Verreira preventing the sweep.
Cobain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verreira content to stall in guard here.
Verreira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Verreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verreira wants to pass the guard but Cobain is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cobain is on top in guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Good exchange - Verreira coming out on top.
Verreira lands a nice shot that snaps Cobain's head back.
Verreira sizes up Cobain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cobain walks into a left hand.
Verreira wants to clinch up but Cobain keeps it at a distance.
Verreira looks to land a right hand but Cobain moved out of range.
Cobain flicks out a counter leg kick but Verreira steps away.
Verreira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobain defends well and Verreira ends up having to push Cobain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobain swings wildly with an uppercut but Verreira uses good head movement to avoid it.

Verreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verreira punishes Cobain's body with a nice straight punch.

Verreira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cobain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verreira looking to sit in guard and control but Cobain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cobain tries to stand but Verreira is controlling from the bottom.
Verreira wants to sweep but no luck.
Cobain wants to stand and escape but instead Verreira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Verreira is stalling in the full guard.
Verreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain being controlled here, momentarily.
Verreira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cobain's guard.
Verreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobain keeps working.
Verreira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobain's head.
Verreira is trying to control the action in half guard but Cobain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cobain is looking for a sweep. Verreira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain keeps trying to improve his position.
Verreira is trying to control. Cobain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cobain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Verreira lands strikes from half guard.
Verreira is thwarting Cobain's attempts to control the position.

Verreira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cobain is not content to let Verreira control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Cobain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verreira takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
Cobain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Verreira misses the body punch
and Cobain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Verreira takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
Cobain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cobain slips a jab from Verreira.
Verreira connects with a single shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verreira closes the distance and clinches up with Cobain, looking for a takedown. Verreira pushes Cobain against the cage but Cobain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Verreira misses with a hook to the body
and Cobain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Verreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Verreira 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Verreira!
After the big win, Vinicius Verreira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.