PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 688 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 103 p4p, 172 weight class). Williams has chosen Choose Life as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Cosby
vs
Williams

185 cm
40
199
23 - 6 - 0

170 cm
40
135
23 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Cosby drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Cosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Robin Williams has been cut.
That kick from Williams tenderised Cosby's leg. Cosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Cosby ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Cosby slips the punch.
Cosby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams blocks a jab.
Cosby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cosby takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cosby moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Cosby scores with a leg kick.
Cosby looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams tests Cosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Cosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams stuns Cosby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Cosby takes one to the chin there.
Cosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams slips under a jab.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cosby throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams's coach down at Special Ops N7 Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cosby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosby throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams prevents a body shot from Cosby.
Cosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams misses with some punches.
Cosby blocks a body shot from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Cosby controls his hands.

Cosby manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws out a counter right but Cosby avoids it with no problem.
Cosby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams with the inside leg kick.
Cosby throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Cosby in a clinch.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Cosby avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cosby connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Cosby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cosby ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cosby. That did some damage!
Cosby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosby swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cosby thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Cosby saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cosby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cosby with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cosby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cosby moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams jabs Cosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Williams.

Cosby closes the distance and clinches.
Williams working aggressively here.
Cosby pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosby tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Cosby lands with a left to the head.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robin Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Cosby.
Cosby lands a shoulder strike.
Williams tries a body shot but Cosby blocks it.
Cosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cosby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams tries a body shot but Cosby blocks it.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
Cosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams blocks a body shot from Cosby.
Cosby tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Cosby goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosby connects with a crisp jab.
Cosby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Cosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Cosby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cosby doesn't seem phased though.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Cosby.
A jab from Williams misses.
Cosby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cosby walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Cosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams thumps Cosby with a low kick.
Cosby avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosby misses with a straight left.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosby to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Williams.
Cosby throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Cosby moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cosby.
Williams moves out of range as Cosby strikes.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams cracks Cosby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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.
Williams defending well as Cosby loads up on a big left hand.

Cosby pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Cosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cosby blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Cosby lands a body shot.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams blocking some punches.
Cosby misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robin Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cosby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Cosby there.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams lands a jab to Cosby's midsection.
Williams misses with a hook. Cosby ducked under it nicely.
Cosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Cosby's front leg but catches the back leg as Cosby tries to avoid it.
A cross from Cosby lands.
Williams thuds his right hand into Cosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a lazy body kick
letting Cosby counter with a right hand.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Cosby scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cosby throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That kick from Williams tenderised Cosby's leg. Cosby is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cosby.

Cosby has clasped his hands together around Williams's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here.
Cosby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cosby wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams tries to buck Cosby off but Cosby is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Bill Cosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Cosby politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cosby prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cosby is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Cosby has control of the leg.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Cosby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to hold on to Cosby's head to control him but Cosby postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Cosby's head back.
Cosby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams sizes up Cosby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosby off the cage and back into range.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams thumps Cosby with a low kick.
Cosby throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Cosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Cosby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cosby throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Cosby misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
A big right from Cosby misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands a jab to Cosby's midsection.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cosby misses the shot to the body.
Cosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Cosby moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Cosby's belly button to the back.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Cosby back into the cage.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robin Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.