PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cosby (ranked 166 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 6 p4p, 53 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by I Want Your Sex. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cosby
vs
Nti

194 cm
26
277
14 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
220
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Vegan Gains

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti moves out of range as Cosby strikes.
Nti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cosby on the side of the head.
Cosby misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Nti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cosby throws the left hand but Nti avoids the punch easily.
Cosby tries to bum rush Nti with a series of wild strikes but Nti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosby throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Cosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Nti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cosby.
Cosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Nti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Nti throws a hook but Cosby blocks it.
Phil Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby misses the jab.
No joy there for Cosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
A nice side step and Nti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Cosby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosby looks to land a left hand but Nti moved out of range nicely.
Nti connects with a right hand. Cosby shakes it off.
Nti swings for the body but Cosby moves out of range.
Nti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cosby.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Nti misses.
Nti walks into a straight right hand from Cosby.

It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Nti.
A jab lands there for Nti.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
Cosby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti digs a good body shot into Cosby's ribs.
Cosby misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nti throws an overhand right that lands on Cosby's shoulder, as Cosby tries to avoid the shot.
Cosby misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Nti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Cosby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nti doesn't seem phased though.
Cosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosby looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cosby looks to land a combination. Nti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cosby misses with a wild combination.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Nti.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Nti misses.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cosby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nti scores with a hook to the body. Cosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nti cracks Cosby with a good jab.
Nti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosby.
Nti slips under a jab from Cosby.
Cosby lands with an overhand left.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Nti misses.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Nti blocks a jab.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
and Cosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nti misses with a looping right.
Nti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cosby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Cosby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Nti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti throws out a powerful jab.
Cosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cosby missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Nti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nti cracks Cosby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nti tries to clinch up but Cosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Nti works Cosby's body with a nice hook.
Nti lands a really nice looking cross but Cosby seems unphased.
A big left from Cosby misses.
Cosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cosby, pushing him back against the cage.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Cosby misses with a hook
and Nti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cosby missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Nti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nti thuds a left hand into Cosby's body.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti slips under a jab.
Nti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby walks into a jab.
Nti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Cosby.
Nti connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Cosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwame Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Nti needs to keep his hands up - Cosby had a free shot at his head there.
Nti misses with a hook. Cosby ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Nti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nti slips a jab and a cross from Cosby.
Cosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cosby's hands.
Cosby throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Nti finds it's target.
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nti misses the jab.
Cosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
As Cosby backs off Nti throws a huge counter combo but Cosby manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nti to score with a decent uppercut.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosby misses with the combination.
Nti punishes Cosby's body with a nice straight punch.
Nti lands a glancing blow to the side of Cosby's head.
Nti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosby misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cosby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cosby misses with a hook.
Cosby walks into a stiff left hand from Nti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti with a nice cross.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Nti lunges at Cosby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cosby's hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cosby ducks right into an uppercut from Nti.
A punch lands to the side of Cosby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nti sizes up Cosby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Nti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nti moves away from the strike by Cosby.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a left to the body.
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!
Cosby catches Nti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cosby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cosby throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Nti darts in and clinches Cosby up against the cage.

Cosby has picked Nti up - he's going for a ride! Cosby dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cosby trying to mount his opponent but Nti defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti is controlling Cosby's trapped leg to prevent Cosby from advancing to side control.

Cosby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nti is refusing to be controlled, as Cosby sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nti can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cosby is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Nti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nti connects with a body shot.
Cosby looks to land a combination but Nti avoids it well.
Cosby throws a right hand that Nti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nti also avoids with ease.
Nti lands with a good body shot.
Nti thuds a left hand into Cosby's body.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Cosby scores with the left hand. Nti knows he should have avoided that one.
Nti slips under a jab from Cosby.
Nti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cosby circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby catches Nti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cosby tries to move into range but Nti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cosby under the eye.
Cosby swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nti's corner calls for a 1-2. Nti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nti lands with a shot to the body.
Cosby misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cosby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nti lands a nice shot that snaps Cosby's head back.
Nti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nti throws out a counter right but Cosby avoids it with no problem.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cosby at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nti scores with a hook to the body. Cosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Phil Cosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti connects with a body shot.
Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosby throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Nti works over Cosby's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, jab by Nti - just one landing.
Cosby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Nti jabs Cosby right on the nose. Cosby blinks but takes it well.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosby throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cosby misses.
Cosby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosby takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Cosby is rocked!
Nti lands an overhand right.
Oh Cosby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nti digs a good hook to Cosby's body.
A lazy left from Nti finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosby misses with a left hand
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti cracks Cosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cosby doesn't seem bothered though.

Nti clinches up against the cage.
Nti scores with a hook to the body.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cosby's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cosby drops to his knees and Nti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Nti!
In his post fight interview, Kwame Nti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.