PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Sakurabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayne Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Hero of Canton. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sakurabu
vs
Cobb

183 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazuki Sakurabu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jayne Cobb!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Cobb catches Sakurabu right on the button with a cross.
Cobb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakurabu.
Cobb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cobb.
Jayne Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb digs a good body shot into Sakurabu's ribs.
Cobb cracks Sakurabu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sakurabu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurabu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sakurabu throws a head kick that misses
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakurabu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakurabu doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Cobb catches Sakurabu right on the button with a cross.
Sakurabu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
Sakurabu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sakurabu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobb tests Sakurabu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cobb.
Cobb digs a good hook to Sakurabu's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Sakurabu's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb blocks a head kick by Sakurabu.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Cobb avoids the head kick by Sakurabu.
Cobb cracks Sakurabu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakurabu's sensitive parts.
Sakurabu misses with a wild combination.
Sakurabu is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cobb!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cobb.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a really nice looking cross but Sakurabu seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Sakurabu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cobb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cobb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
Cobb scores with a three punch combo!
Cobb digs a good hook to Sakurabu's body.
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!
Sakurabu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobb cracks the inside of Sakurabu's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakurabu on the side of the head.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakurabu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sakurabu misses with a double jab
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobb thumps Sakurabu with a low kick.
Cobb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sakurabu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobb, as that shot connected.
Sakurabu throws a right and a left that Cobb avoids nicely.
Cobb tests Sakurabu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakurabu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobb connects with the punch.
Cobb moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cobb scores with a head kick.

Sakurabu is rocked!
Cobb throws a quick head kick that knocks Sakurabu silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Cobb is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jayne Cobb!