PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theban comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Orion Cook has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Orion Cook seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cook
vs
Theban

184 cm
26
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
24
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcaeus Theban!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theban misses with a series of wild punches.
Theban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Theban misses with a double jab.
Theban misses with a looping left.
Theban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Theban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Theban misses.
Cook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Theban's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theban misses with a body shot.
Theban leaves Cook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cook stuns Theban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alcaeus Theban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban fails to land with a series of punches.
Theban tests Cook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Theban lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Cook.
Cook moves out of range as Theban strikes.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Theban ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cook, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theban misses with a jab to the body
and Cook counters with a two punch combo.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Theban moved out of range.
Cook misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cook throws the left hand but Theban avoids the punch easily.
Cook fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Cook misses.
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Theban had a free shot at his head there.
Theban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Cook misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theban misses with a straight left.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theban.
Theban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Theban throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Theban throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
Theban lands with a shot to the body.
Theban punishes Cook's body with a nice straight punch.
Cook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Cook defending well as Theban loads up on a big left hand.
Theban throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theban throws a combination that misses

and Cook counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Theban's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Theban has his feet on Cook's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A punch combination from Theban misses.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Theban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Theban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Theban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cook circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Theban moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Theban throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Theban blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Theban.
Theban cracks Cook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Theban misses with a combination
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Theban slips a jab from Cook.
Theban jabs at Cook's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theban misses with a combination
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook dodges the punch combination from Theban.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theban slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Theban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cook staying out of range there.
Alcaeus Theban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Theban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Theban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook shoots in for a takedown but Theban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Theban lands a two punch combo.
Alcaeus Theban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Theban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theban misses with a few strikes there.
Theban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theban throws a series of strikes that have Cook backpedaling.
Theban stuffs the takedown attempt from Cook. Cook gets slowly back to his feet.
Cook slips under a jab from Theban.
Cook walks into a straight right hand from Theban.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Theban.
Theban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook scores with a nice right hand.
Cook shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook dodges the punch combination from Theban.
Theban blocks a jab.
Theban misses with a series of wild punches.
Theban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Theban.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook has a takedown stuffed.
Theban throws a series of punches but Cook moves out of range.
Theban swinging wildly here.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook avoids the body shot from Theban.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theban misses with a two punch combination.
Theban throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
Cook swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Theban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alcaeus Theban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Theban throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
Theban throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cook counter with a right hand.
Theban misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Theban throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cook is keen to just control but Theban is a slippery customer.
Theban tries to kick Cook off but Cook keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Theban is defending against the submission attempts here by Cook.
Cook has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cook looking to secure an arm triangle but Theban defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theban is trying to stand.

Cook goes for an armbar but Theban turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Theban.
Theban tries to stand but Cook is controlling from the bottom.
Cook looking to control but Theban passes into half guard.
Theban prevents Cook from improving his position.
Alcaeus Theban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Theban decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
No joy there for Theban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Theban slips a straight right by Cook.
Cook misses with a head kick.
Theban misses with a double jab
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Theban lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Theban misses with a wild body shot.
Theban stuffs the takedown.
Cook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Theban lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Theban.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Theban.
Cook fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Theban.
Orion Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice combination there by Theban.
Theban's corner calls for a 1-2. Theban obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Theban falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cook counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theban wants to stand up but Cook is controlling him.

Cook drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Theban dives on top into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook is looking to sweep but instead, Theban has passed into half guard.
Theban is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alcaeus Theban.
I've got Theban 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcaeus Theban!