PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CoCo Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Go to sleep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kid
vs
Ware

190 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

190 cm
22
217 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[MMABR] WIN Nutritional

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CoCo Ware!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ware avoids the head kick by Kid.
Ware needs to keep his hands up - Kid had a free shot at his head there.
Ware looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ware.
Kid avoids the head kick by Ware.
Ware throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kid misses with a body shot.
Kid throws and low kick but Ware moves out of range easily.
Kid throws a right and a left that Ware avoids nicely.
Ware is looking to clinch.
Ware swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Ware misses with a kick to the body.
Kid slips a straight right by Ware.
Kid throws a push kick but Ware slaps the foot to one side.

Ware moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ware.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ware controls his hands.
Ware lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ware lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Ware - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ware.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ware.
Ware tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ware.
A head punch on the inside from Ware fails to land.
Kid tries to pull guard but Ware holds him up against the cage and eventually Kid drops back down to his feet.
Kid stalling in the clinch.
Ware lands a right hand.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Kid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ware just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karate Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kid tries a body shot but Ware blocks it.
Kid looking to stall.
Kid lands a shot to the body.
Ware lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ware is keeping busy.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ware controls his hands.
Kid tries to pull guard but Ware won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ware's elbow.
A short uppercut from Ware.
Ware blocks a body shot from Kid.
Kid tries to throw a body punch but Ware avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ware lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kid.
Kid tries to throw a body punch but Ware avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage.
Kid takes a shot to the head.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ware controls his hands.
Ware lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ware.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ware working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ware.
Ware's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Kid.
Ware lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ware just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Ware lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ware lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ware slows down the pace here.
Ware lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid tries to pull guard but Ware won't allow it.
Ware is looking to control Kid's arms but Kid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ware has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ware.
Kid being controlled against the cage.
Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ware lands with a light punch inside.
Kid throws a head punch that misses.
Ware misses with a punch on the inside.
Ware prevents a body shot from Kid.
Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Kid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ware lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kid or not.
Kid taking a breather.
Kid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ware blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ware throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kids head.
Ware lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kid pulls Ware into guard.
Kid is controlling Ware's posture.
Kid is trying to control the position but Ware postures up.
Ware must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ware is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kid pulls Ware in close to prevent any damage.
Kid has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ware won't allow Kid to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CoCo Ware dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ware scoring well with a low kick there.
CoCo Ware seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Ware misses the target.
Ware scores with a punch to the head.
Kid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kid connects with a high kick.
Kid slips under a jab from Ware.
Kid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ware finds it's way round the side to connect with Kid's head.
Kid throws a sloppy head kick
and Ware counters with an outside leg kick.
Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ware.
Ware scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ware.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ware misses with an uppercut. Kid saw that one coming.
Kid walks into a jab.
Kid throws a series of punches but Ware moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kid.
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Kid counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ware moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ware throws a head kick that misses.
Kid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kid defending well as Ware loads up on a big left hand.
Ware with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ware moves out of range as Kid throws a body kick.
Kid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ware!
Kid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ware working to try and regain half guard.
Kid throwing strikes but Ware bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Ware is retaining full guard.
Kid throws a strike but Ware rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
Kid 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.
Ware is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kid trying to control but Ware is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kid throws a strike but Ware rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kid has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ware has passed into side control.
Kid is trying to work for a sweep but Ware has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kid tries to control the position but Ware now has his back.
Kid trying to control the hands but Ware won't let him.
Ware biding his time, controlling Kid.
Ware keeps control of the position as Kid tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid trying to control the action but Ware just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CoCo Ware showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Kid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kid misses with a low kick.
Ware uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kid.
Ware lands a slapping body shot.
Kid takes one on the button.
Ware throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ware lunges at Kid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kid's hand.
Ware uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kid.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ware throws a combination. Kid tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Ware has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ware lands a nice shot to the body.
CoCo Ware seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Ware scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ware is pushing Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ware is working Kid over against the cage.
Ware takes a shot to the head.
Ware lands with a short shot to the head.
Kid misses with the head strike.
Kid misses with the head strike.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ware controls his hands.
Ware blocks a body shot from Kid.
Kid misses with a body punch.
Ware lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Ware lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Karate Kid has been cut.
Kid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ware controls his hands.
Ware lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ware as Kid tries to tie him up.
Ware blocking some punches.
A short right from Ware on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ware lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Ware blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kid tries to throw a body punch but Ware avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Ware lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kid misses with some punches.
Ware is stalling here.
Kid cracks Ware with a nice body shot.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ware's elbow.
Ware stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Ware.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ware as Kid tries to tie him up.
Ware lands an elbow inside that Kid shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Ware.
Ware lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kid jumps guard but Ware stands there with Kid around his waist. Kid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kid tries to pull guard but Ware won't allow it.
Kid tries to work over Ware's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kid struggles to land a body shot inside as Ware controls his hands.
Ware lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kid lands with a short shot to the head.
Ware lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kid.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kid pulls Ware into guard.
Ware controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ware wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Ware showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kid pulls Ware in to control the position.
CoCo Ware is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ware stands and throws Kid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ware is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
CoCo Ware comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ware 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CoCo Ware!