PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesher Gordon Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Levitt has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cole
vs
Gordon Levitt

190 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmett Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hesher Gordon Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gordon Levitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gordon Levitt misses the jab.
Gordon Levitt looks gassed!
Cole throws a hook to the side of Gordon Levitt's head but Gordon Levitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon Levitt moves away from the strike by Cole.

Gordon Levitt moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Cole goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon Levitt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Cole tries to keep at a distance but Gordon Levitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gordon Levitt lands an uppercut.
Gordon Levitt wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon Levitt tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon Levitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon Levitt lands a body shot.
Gordon Levitt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmett Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gordon Levitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon Levitt tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Gordon Levitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Gordon Levitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt stops a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole tries to pull guard but Gordon Levitt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cole blocks a body shot from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon Levitt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cole is keeping busy.
Cole tries for a takedown but Gordon Levitt manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon Levitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gordon Levitt to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gordon Levitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gordon Levitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Gordon Levitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon Levitt misses with a punch to the body.
Cole blocks a body shot from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon Levitt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gordon Levitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon Levitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon Levitt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cole wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Cole is working for takedown but Gordon Levitt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gordon Levitt prevents the takedown attempt.
Gordon Levitt gets underhooks to prevent Cole's takedown attempt.
Gordon Levitt misses with a body punch.
Gordon Levitt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gordon Levitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon Levitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hesher Gordon Levitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmett Cole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gordon Levitt defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emmett Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws a combination that misses
and Gordon Levitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Hesher Gordon Levitt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Gordon Levitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cole lands a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gordon Levitt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gordon Levitt is breathing heavily.

Cole dives in and scores a takedown into Gordon Levitt's guard.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon Levitt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole passes Gordon Levitt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gordon Levitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.
Cole wants to control but Gordon Levitt is keeping him busy.
Cole sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gordon Levitt has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gordon Levitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gordon Levitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon Levitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cole.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Gordon Levitt's temple.
Cole is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordon Levitt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole thows a huge punch but Gordon Levitt dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cole.
Cole with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Gordon Levitt's head.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Cole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole stalling.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Gordon Levitt's hands, connecting with Gordon Levitt's forehead.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon Levitt keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gordon Levitt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Cole dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.

Cole scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cole is controlling the pace.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gordon Levitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Cole there.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gordon Levitt is refusing to be controlled, as Cole sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gordon Levitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cole works his way into full mount!
Cole dominating with strikes here.
Gordon Levitt is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Gordon Levitt is rocked!
Cole raining down shots from the mount!
Gordon Levitt is still in real trouble! Can Cole finish him?
Cole controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Gordon Levitt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon Levitt can do to turn this around?
Cole postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gordon Levitt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gordon Levitt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emmett Cole!
Our winner, Emmett Cole, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.