PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Paredao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra's entrance music is Rooster. A fine choice. Paredao has chosen If you want blood - ACDC as his entrance music. Alexander Paredao has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cobra
vs
Paredao

194 cm
22
209 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
211 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition
Battalion Athletics

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Paredao!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cobra shoots for a double leg takedown but Paredao sprawls well. He's pushed Cobra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cobra fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobra staying out of range there.
Cobra scores with a shot to the body.
Paredao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobra slips a jab and a cross from Paredao.
Cobra slips under a jab from Paredao.
Cobra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paredao lands a nice hook to Cobra's body. Cobra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown but Paredao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Paredao misses.
Cobra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobra staying out of range there.
Cobra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paredao circles away.
Paredao misses with an uppercut.
Cobra thuds a left hand into Paredao's body.
Paredao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobra momentarily.
Paredao throws a hook to the side of Cobra's head but Cobra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paredao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredao throws a shot to the body.
Alexander Paredao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Paredao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cobra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cobra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paredao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cobra!
Paredao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is looking to get to half guard.
Paredao has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cobra's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paredao blocks Cobra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cobra throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paredao. What's that going to do exactly?
Paredao cracks Cobra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cobra is trying to escape the mount.
Cobra bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cobra forces his way into half guard.
Cobra with the ground and pound but Paredao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cobra tries to free his leg and advance position but Paredao is retaining full guard.
Cobra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is looking to work some ground and pound but Paredao has wrist control.
Cobra lands a couple of digs.
Paredao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cobra manages to get himself to full guard.
Paredao throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.

Cobra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paredao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Cobra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paredao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paredao trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cobra's head.

Cobra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paredao defends well.

Cobra has his foot on Paredao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paredao works his way back into a safe position though.
Cobra is breathing heavily.
Paredao trying to control but Cobra is working from the bottom.
Cobra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Cobra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Cobra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paredao is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobra striking off his back but it's not causing Paredao any problems.
Paredao lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cobra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cobra fails with a takedown attempt.
Paredao throws a hook but Cobra avoids it easily.
Cobra lands a jab to Paredao's midsection.
Paredao scores with a punch to the head.
Paredao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paredao punishes Cobra's body with a nice straight punch.
Paredao throws a right and a left that Cobra avoids nicely.
Paredao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paredao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paredao leaves Cobra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cobra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paredao misses with a hook. Cobra ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Paredao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paredao.
Paredao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paredao throws a jab when Cobra was well out of range.
Cobra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paredao finds it's way round the side to connect with Cobra's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown but Paredao shows good takedown defense.
Cobra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paredao tries to avoid it but Cobra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paredao to the ground. Paredao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paredao looks to land a right hand but Cobra moved out of range.
Paredao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Cobra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cobrais looking to pass into half guard but Paredao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Paredao is in guard.
Paredao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cobra's head.
Cobra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paredao is in close to Cobra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cobra is on top in guard.
Paredao keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
Paredao is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra postures up in Paredao's guard and throws a big left but Paredao blocks it.
Cobra stopping the sweep attempt from Paredao.
Paredao can't keep his opponent in guard - Cobra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cobra not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is looking to advance position but Paredao won't allow it.
Cobra is working hard here to advance position.
Cobra throwing shots but Paredao is blocking nicely.

Cobra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paredao defends it well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paredao misses with a hook to the body
and Cobra counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobra scores with a leg kick.
Paredao looks to throw the jab but Cobra is out of range.
Cobra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paredao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cobra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paredao misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Paredao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paredao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobra. Cobra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cobra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paredao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cobra somewhat.
Paredao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobra.
Cobra blocks a jab.
Paredao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobra shoots in but no luck this time.
Cobra connects with a solid leg kick.
Paredao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cobra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexander Paredao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobra lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paredao pinned against the cage. Paredao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paredao jabs at Cobra's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Paredao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cobra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paredao.
Cobra moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paredao but Paredao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cobra looks for a takedown but Paredao sprawls well.
Cobra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paredao scores with the left hand. Cobra knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobra thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Cobra misses
and Paredao counters with a nice uppercut.
Paredao misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Paredao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cobra scores with a nice right hand.

Cobra shoots in and bounces Paredao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cobra looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cobra is looking to work some ground and pound but Paredao has wrist control.
Paredao wants to get back to his feet but Cobra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paredao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cobra postures up in Paredao's guard and throws a big left but Paredao blocks it.
King Cobra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Cobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Paredao keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paredao scores with a nice strike.
Paredao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paredao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cobra tries for a takedown but Paredao circles away easily
and Paredao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paredao misses with a hook. Cobra ducked under it nicely.
Cobra lands a really nice looking cross but Paredao seems unphased.
Paredao scores with a nice head shot.
Cobra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paredao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paredao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paredao throws a lazy right hand but Cobra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paredao throws out a loose jab but Cobra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paredao scores with a three punch combo!

Cobra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paredao's guard.
Cobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra postures up in Paredao's guard and throws a big left but Paredao blocks it.
Paredao trying to control the position here.
Cobra throwing strikes but missing.
Alexander Paredao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paredao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cobra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Cobra has gone for a leg lock! Paredao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cobra's guard.
Paredao trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Paredao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cobra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paredao has managed to get both his arms back between Cobra's legs - danger averted.

Cobra working for a triangle but Paredao defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paredao wants to stand but Cobra is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cobra tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Paredao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paredao 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Paredao!