PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigfredo Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Cormega - built for this. Pineda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Now or Never by Dope. Sigfredo Pineda has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cook
vs
Pineda

225 cm
29
312 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

200 cm
31
287 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sigfredo Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda throws a head kick that misses.
Cook checks a low kick from Pineda.
Pineda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pineda manages to avoid it.
Pineda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pineda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pineda connects with a leg kick. Cook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pineda shoots in and drives through. Cook sprawls well.
Cook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pineda on the side of the head.

It looks like Sigfredo Pineda has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pineda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pineda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Chris Cook has been cut.
Cook tries to work over Pineda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pineda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
Cook tries to land knees in the clinch but Pineda avoids the damage to the body.
Pineda tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Pineda back against the cage.
Cook misses with some punches.
Pineda trying to land knees to the body.
Pineda tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.

Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pineda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cook takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.
Pineda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pineda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pineda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sigfredo Pineda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pineda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pineda ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Pineda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pineda throws a leg kick but Cook checks it.
Pineda moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Pineda misses with a head kick.
Pineda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pineda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pineda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pineda. That's going to slow Cook down.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Cook lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Pineda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pineda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pineda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pineda fails to land with a series of punches.
Pineda slips a jab and a cross from Cook.
Cook staying out of range there.
Cook is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pineda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook blocks a head kick by Pineda.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Pineda's shoulder, as Pineda tries to avoid the shot.

Pineda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pineda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Pineda misses with a knee to the head.
Pineda trying to land knees to the body.
Pineda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pineda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook blocks the elbow strike.
Pineda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pineda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
Pineda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a nice looking body shot.
Pineda looks winded!
Pineda wants to land a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Cook cracks Pineda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That has opened up Sigfredo Pineda's cut even more.
Pineda avoids the body shot from Cook.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook throws a good cross that connects.

Cook feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pineda sprawling to the canvas! Pineda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cook finish him?!

The cut above Sigfredo Pineda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pineda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Cook has cracked Pineda with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Cook lands another huge swinging hook and Pineda tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Pineda, before Cook can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Cook!