PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Cougar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa Magilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magilla has chosen Primer 55-Big FU as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cougar
vs
Magilla

178 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Bushido Clothing
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Cougar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killa Magilla!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magilla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Killa Magilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cougar throws a right and a left that Magilla avoids nicely.
Magilla fails to land the takedown.
Cougar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cougar misses with a two punch combination.
Cougar misses with a series of wild punches.
Magilla fails with the takedown.
Magilla slips a jab and a cross from Cougar.

Cougar feints and as Magilla raises his hands in defense, Cougar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cougar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cougar postures up in Magilla's guard and throws a big left but Magilla blocks it.

Magilla had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cougar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Magilla Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cougar's back instead.

Cougar defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Magilla doesn't have the hooks in and Cougar manages to turn into his guard.

Cougar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magilla working for submissions but it's allowed Cougar to get to half guard.

Cougar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Magilla actively working from the bottom here.
Magilla looks gassed!
Cougar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magilla does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cougar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Magilla!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cougar has control of Magilla's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Magilla regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Magilla is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cougar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Magilla hang on?
Magilla can't escape the position.

Cougar has hold of Magilla's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Magilla manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cougar lands a big shot there that rocks Magilla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cougar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magilla is wriggling around trying to escape.

Cougar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Magilla has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cougar wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

Cougar has control of Magilla's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Magilla regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Magilla stops Cougar from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Magilla tries to reverse the position but Cougar maintains control.
Cougar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cougar 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cougar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Magilla is rocked!

Cougar looking for a guillotine from mount but Magilla is having none of it.
Cougar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Magilla is still in real trouble! Can Cougar finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cougar working for a submission but Magilla is keeping him at bay.
Magilla has given up his back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cougar. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Cougar tightening his grip on Magilla, looking for the choke.
Magilla seems to have recovered his senses.
Magilla turns into Cougar and is now in his guard.

Cougar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magilla trying to control but Cougar is working from the bottom.

Magilla has gone for a leg lock! Cougar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magilla's guard.
Cougar advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magilla is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cougar off and has taken his back!
Can Cougar hold on?! Magilla is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Magilla is persistently looking for the submission but Cougar is defending it well.

Cougar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cougar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Magilla's guard. Nice work there by Cougar.
Magilla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cougar's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magilla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Magilla stands up from Cougar's guard - Magilla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Magilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Cougar dominated that round.
That's time! Cougar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Magilla with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cougar counters with a takedown into side control.
Cougar advances to mount.
Magilla looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

Cougar goes for an armbar but Magilla turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Magilla.

Cougar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magilla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magilla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cougar is keeping the position for now.
Magilla trying to control but Cougar is working from the bottom.

Cougar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cougar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magilla is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cougar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magilla passes into half guard.
Cougar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cougar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cougar throws a couple of heel strikes.

Cougar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magilla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magilla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Magilla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cougar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cougar has escaped and now he's on top!
Cougar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magilla looking to control.

Cougar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cougar stands up over Magilla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Cougar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Magilla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cougar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Magilla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Magilla has escaped and now he's on top!
Da Cougar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cougar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Magilla stands up from Cougar's guard - Magilla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Magilla clinches but Cougar breaks the clinch
and Cougar counters with an inside leg kick.
Magilla has his takedown stuffed

and Cougar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Magilla's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Magilla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cougar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cougar advances position into side control!
Magilla is looking to reverse the position.
Cougar landing a few strikes.
Magilla regains half guard.
Magilla gets back to full guard.
Magilla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cougar is trying to get back to full guard.

Magilla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cougar is looking to improve his position.
Cougar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cougar controls Magilla momentarily but Magilla frees himself.
Cougar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magilla manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Magilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cougar scores with a couple of nice shots.

Cougar seems to be looking for submissions.
Magilla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cougar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magilla keeping moving, preventing Cougar from controlling successfully.
Cougar looking to pass the guard.
Magilla wants to sweep here but Cougar controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cougar wants to pass the guard but Magilla is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Cougar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cougar misses with a few strikes there.
Magilla doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cougar counter with a right hand.
Magilla has his takedown stuffed

and Cougar counters by clinching up.
Magilla misses with a knee strike.

Cougar manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cougar.
Cougar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cougar.
Cougar lands with a kick to the temple. Magilla shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Magilla has his takedown stuffed
and Cougar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Da Cougar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa Magilla.
Some wild striking there from Cougar.

Magilla drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Magilla drops back looking for a leg! Cougar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cougar manages to kick Magilla off! Magilla jumps back into Cougar's guard.
Magilla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cougar being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Cougar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cougar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cougar looking for a guillotine here but Magilla defends easily.
Magilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Cougar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cougar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Magilla with a poor takedown
and Cougar counters with a two punch combo.

Magilla gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cougar advances position into side control!

Cougar tries for a kimura but Magilla is defending well.
Cougar advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cougar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Magilla manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Magilla regains half guard.
Magilla is pressing down on Cougar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Magilla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Magilla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cougar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Magilla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cougar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cougar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cougar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cougar tries to free his leg and advance position but Magilla is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cougar is squirming around, avoiding Magilla's attempts to control the action.

Magilla goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cougar is on top in guard.

Magilla is looking for a triangle but Cougar pushes his legs off easily.
Cougar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cougar controlling from the top position.
Magilla wants to sweep but no luck.
Cougar tries to free his leg and advance position but Magilla is retaining full guard.
Cougar passes Magilla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Magilla wants to get back to full guard.

Magilla is defending against the submission attempts here by Cougar.
Magilla trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cougar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cougar passes to full mount!
Magilla wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Magilla is really stuck here.
Cougar doesn't have the hooks in and Magilla manages to turn into his guard.
Magilla wants to control from the top but Cougar keeps moving.

Cougar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Killa Magilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Cougar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magilla landing some decent shots from guard.
Magilla slips nicely into half guard.

Magilla seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Da Cougar.
Well Cougar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Cougar!