PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Grammaticus (ranked 23023 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 730 p4p, 282 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobb's choice of entrance music: Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Grammaticus
vs
Cobb

180 cm
38
185
25 - 19 - 4

180 cm
38
187
35 - 23 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a solid body kick.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
Grammaticus throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Cobb flicks out a counter leg kick but Grammaticus steps away.
Cobb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grammaticus punishes Cobb's body with a nice straight punch.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crunch! Cobb slams his shin into Grammaticus 's torso.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grammaticus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grammaticus .
Cobb misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grammaticus . That's going to slow Cobb down.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Grammaticus avoids nicely.
Grammaticus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Grammaticus misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Grammaticus .
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cobb slips a straight right by Grammaticus .
Cobb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grammaticus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grammaticus with the inside leg kick.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Cobb throws a fast counter high kick but Grammaticus manages to duck under it in time.
Cobb tries to bum rush Grammaticus with a series of wild strikes but Grammaticus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grammaticus jabs Cobb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grammaticus is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Grammaticus moved out of range nicely.
Grammaticus misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grammaticus .
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
Grammaticus wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Grammaticus throws a good cross that connects.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Grammaticus misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grammaticus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cobb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grammaticus moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Grammaticus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grammaticus throws a shot to the body.
Grammaticus 's corner calls for a 1-2. Grammaticus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Grammaticus counters with a straight right hand.
Grammaticus wants to clinch.
Grammaticus throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grammaticus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Grammaticus slips a jab from Cobb.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Grammaticus is just out of range.
Cobb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Grammaticus drops his hands momentarily and Cobb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb misses with a combination
and Grammaticus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus misses with a body shot.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .
Cobb wants to clinch but Grammaticus slips to the side
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grammaticus takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Grammaticus thuds a left hand into Cobb's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Grammaticus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grammaticus blocks it with crossed arms.
Grammaticus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grammaticus misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb avoids a wild elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cobb breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Grammaticus .
John Grammaticus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Cobb misses
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grammaticus swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grammaticus with a nice calf kick.
Cobb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grammaticus just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus catches Cobb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab by Grammaticus .

Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Grammaticus misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Grammaticus throws an elbow but misses.
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb lands a left hand.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Grammaticus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Cobb avoids a wild elbow strike from Grammaticus .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Grammaticus .
A shot in the inside from Grammaticus .

Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grammaticus drops his hands momentarily and Cobb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus throws a chopping leg kick but Cobb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grammaticus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Grammaticus moved out of range.
Grammaticus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Grammaticus .
A decent looking cross lands there for Grammaticus .
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grammaticus .

Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Grammaticus lands with a right to the head.
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Grammaticus .
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus lands an uppercut.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grammaticus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cobb can turn it around.
Grammaticus tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Grammaticus back against the ropes.
Cobb blocks the elbow strike.
Grammaticus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grammaticus working aggressively here.
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Grammaticus tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
A short left from Grammaticus .
Cobb dodges an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws an elbow but it misses.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Grammaticus controls the action.
Cobb takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Cobb.
Grammaticus avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Cobb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grammaticus s head.
A short right from Grammaticus on the inside.
Grammaticus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb lands a right hand.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Grammaticus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grammaticus 's face.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Grammaticus blocking some punches.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grammaticus backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Grammaticus throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Grammaticus .
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Grammaticus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb is looking to slow Grammaticus down with leg kicks.
Grammaticus blocks a leg kick.
Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grammaticus . That did some damage!
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Grammaticus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grammaticus connects with a looping right hand.
Grammaticus moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cobb drives through and clinches with Grammaticus against the ropes.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grammaticus is defending well for now.
Grammaticus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Grammaticus .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grammaticus - that landed with a thud.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grammaticus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Grammaticus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grammaticus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grammaticus backwards.
Cobb blocks the elbow strike.
Grammaticus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grammaticus lands a right hand.
Grammaticus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Grammaticus misses with a punch on the inside.
Grammaticus throws an elbow but it misses.
Cobb lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Grammaticus .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grammaticus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grammaticus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grammaticus .
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grammaticus blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobb landing knees to the head.
Grammaticus tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Grammaticus back against the ropes.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grammaticus s head.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the head.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Grammaticus scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grammaticus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grammaticus .
Cobb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb tries to break free but Grammaticus pushes him back against the ropes.
Grammaticus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb avoids the elbow strike from Grammaticus , against the ropes.
Cobb has had enough of the clinch but Grammaticus keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cobb throws an elbow but misses.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grammaticus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grammaticus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grammaticus 's elbow.
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grammaticus blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grammaticus avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobb.
Grammaticus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grammaticus .
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
Grammaticus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grammaticus tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Grammaticus back against the ropes.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grammaticus misses with some punches.
Grammaticus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grammaticus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Cobb throws a hook but Grammaticus avoids it easily.
Cobb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grammaticus lands a nice shot to the body.
Grammaticus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cobb rushes Grammaticus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grammaticus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grammaticus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Grammaticus prevents a body shot from Cobb.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Grammaticus .
Well Grammaticus 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 George Francis scores the fight for John Grammaticus !
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for John Grammaticus !
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for John Grammaticus !

John Grammaticus wins by unanimous decision!