PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Lignarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lignarski has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koiBNXqG3pk&feature=related as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Przemyslaw Lignarski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seb Cole's chin.

Cole
vs
Lignarski

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Przemyslaw Lignarski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cole duly obliges.
Cole leaves Lignarski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lignarski at a distance.
A left and a right from Cole both land. Nice combination.
Lignarski fails with the takedown.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole misses with a head kick.
Cole throws a right hand that Lignarski ducks under and follows up with a left that Lignarski also avoids with ease.

Cole has managed to clinch.
Cole missing with knees to the body.

Lignarski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lignarski's calf.
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!
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lignarski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lignarski tries to clinch but Cole moves out of range.
Lignarski throws a body kick that misses.

Lignarski moves into the clinch.
Lignarski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cole just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seb Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Lignarski.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole lands an elbow that stopped Lignarski in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lignarski manages to break the clinch.
Cole lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lignarski misses with a body kick.
Lignarski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.

Lignarski instigates a clinch.
Cole lands a knee to the head.
Lignarski stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Cole lands a knee to the body.
Lignarski looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Cole lands a nice knee to the body.
Cole lands a good knee to the midsection. Lignarski won't want to take too many of those.
Cole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cole just leaning against Lignarski, taking a breather.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lignarski is defending well for now.
Cole lands an elbow inside.
Lignarski avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Lignarski avoids the damage to the body.
Lignarski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lignarski.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Lignarski shrugs off.
Cole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Lignarski is blocking nicely.
Lignarski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole lands a good knee to the midsection. Lignarski won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lignarski's face.
Cole crunches a lovely knee into Lignarski's ribcage.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lignarski.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the temple.
Lignarski is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole scores a nice knee to the body.
Cole lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Cole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lignarski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lignarski's face.
Cole lands a damaging elbow.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lignarski's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lignarski is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Lignarski into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lignarski tries to pull guard but Cole holds him up against the cage and eventually Lignarski drops back down to his feet.
Cole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lignarski's defenses.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lignarski managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
Lignarski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cole smiles and moves away.

Cole has managed to clinch.
Lignarski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lignarski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cole.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Cole lands a nice knee to the body.
Cole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lignarski is defending well for now.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Cole connects with a knee to the head.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lignarski's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lignarski decides to pull guard.
Cole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Cole decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lignarski, up you get!
Lignarski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole keeps Lignarski at a distance using the push kick.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lignarski looks to land a combination but Cole avoids it well.

Cole rushes Lignarski and presses him up against the cage.
Cole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole lands a damaging elbow.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lignarski.
Cole lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Cole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lignarski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cole pinned against the cage. Cole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cole wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Cole rushes Lignarski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seb Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Lignarski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lignarski.
A head kick from Cole lands but Lignarski takes it in his stride.
Cole connects with a high kick.
Cole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cole connects with a high kick.

Cole rushes Lignarski and presses him up against the cage.
Lignarski tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lignarski blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Lignarski blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Lignarski managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lignarski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the temple.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lignarski is defending well for now.
Lignarski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Seb Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Lignarski.
Cole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lignarski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Lignarski blocks with his arms.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lignarski avoids it.
Lignarski managing to block the knees to the body from Cole.
Lignarski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole working Lignarski over with knees to the body.
Cole prevents Lignarski from breaking the clinch.
Lignarski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole working Lignarski over with knees to the body.
Cole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lignarski can't break the clinch.
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cole with a knee to the head.
Cole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lignarski is defending well for now.

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.
Lignarski wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lignarski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lignarski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lignarski showed some decent athleticism there.
Lignarski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cole pushes Lignarski off looking to stand but Lignarski dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Lignarski seems content to control.
Cole is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lignarski seems to be working for a kimura but Cole defends the submission attempt.
Cole is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lignarski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Cole forces Lignarski back against the cage and clinches.
Cole lands a knee to the body.
Lignarski is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole taking a breather.
Lignarski fails to pull guard.
Lignarski is trying to break free.
Cole scores with a knee to the head.
Cole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cole tries a knee to the head but Lignarski blocks it.
Cole misses with an elbow over the top.
Lignarski tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cole prevents Lignarski from breaking the clinch.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Lignarski avoids the damage to the body.
Lignarski has Cole pushed against the cage.
Cole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cole takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Lignarski shrugs off.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lignarski avoids it.
Lignarski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Lignarski avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lignarski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lignarski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole lands an elbow just above Lignarski 's eye.

Lignarski breaks from the clinch.
Cole throws a head kick that Lignarski semi-blocks.
Cole throws a series of punches but Lignarski moves out of range.
Lignarski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Lignarski is predictable there
and Cole counters with a thumping low kick.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Cole dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Cole.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lignarski.
Seb Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Lignarski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cole pinned against the cage. Cole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cole lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Cole.
Lignarski dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Cole lands a head kick!
Lignarski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cole lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Cole clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lignarski tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Cole scores with a knee to the head.
Lignarski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seb Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Lignarski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cole.
Cole lands an elbow just above Lignarski 's eye.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lignarski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lignarski working hard to break the clinch.
Lignarski tries to pull guard but Cole holds him up against the cage and eventually Lignarski drops back down to his feet.
Cole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lignarski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cole lands a nice elbow.
Lignarski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lignarski is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lignarski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cole lands a nice elbow.
Lignarski avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Lignarski avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lignarski has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Lignarski shrugs off.
Lignarski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lignarski is trying to break free.
Cole lands an elbow just above Lignarski 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Cole lands an elbow that stopped Lignarski in his tracks for a moment.
Lignarski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole lands an elbow that stopped Lignarski in his tracks for a moment.
Cole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lignarski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Lignarski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lignarski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lignarski wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lignarski avoids it.
Lignarski working hard to break the clinch.
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lignarski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cole walks away with a smile on his face. Lignarski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Lignarski's front leg but catches the back leg as Lignarski tries to avoid it.

Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Lignarski blocks with his arms.
Cole has Lignarski pressed against the cage, preventing Lignarski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lignarski.
Lignarski wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole working Lignarski over with knees to the body.
Lignarski is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Seb Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lignarski wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the temple.
Cole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cole has Lignarski pressed against the cage, preventing Lignarski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole working Lignarski over with knees to the body.
Cole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lignarski's defenses.
Cole unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lignarski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lignarski takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Cole.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cole obliges.
Lignarski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lignarski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lignarski tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
Cole stalls.
Lignarski tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Lignarski shrugs off.
Lignarski misses with a knee to the head.
Przemyslaw Lignarski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lignarski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Cole!