PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cosme
vs
Kaho

186 cm
32
250 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

190 cm
25
260 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Key Clothing LLC
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daouda Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho throws an off balance right hand
and Cosme counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cosme counters with an inside leg kick.

Cosme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kaho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Cosme counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaho throws a shot from downtown. Cosme moves away and avoids it.
Cosme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cosme attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaho misses with a hook. Cosme ducked under it nicely.
Kaho misses with a hook
and Cosme counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cosme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaho misses with a hook
and Cosme counters with a solid body kick.
Kaho connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho throws a front kick aimed at Cosme's knee but Cosme avoids it well.
Kaho cracks Cosme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaho throws a front kick aimed at Cosme's knee but Cosme avoids it well.
Kaho throws a lazy uppercut
and Cosme counters with a head kick. That will keep Kaho thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No joy there for Kaho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaho misses with a hook. Cosme ducked under it nicely.
Cosme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cosme dodges the punch combination from Kaho.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cosme. That's going to slow Kaho down.
Kaho throws a hook to the side of Cosme's head but Cosme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaho wants to land a leg kick but Cosme is out of range.
Kaho's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cosme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaho checks it well.
Kaho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaho misses with the combination.
Daouda Kaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Cosme counters with a good, hard body kick but Kaho shrugs it off.
Cosme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaho throws the left hand but Cosme avoids the punch easily.
Kaho misses with a looping left.
Cosme misses with a low kick.
Cosme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho throws a leg kick
and Cosme counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Kaho lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosme off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Kaho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cosme tries to clinch up but Kaho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cosme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaho's calf.
Kaho throws a hook but Cosme avoids it easily.
Kaho throws a lazy uppercut
and Cosme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cosme can pounce on him.
Kaho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cosme dodges the punch combination from Kaho.

Cosme closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cosme stalling.
Kaho is trying to push Cosme away but Cosme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Kaho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cosme Cosme will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cosme closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Cosme darts in and clinches Kaho up against the cage.
Cosme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Kaho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cosme avoiding damage.
Cosme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cosme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cosme throws a leg kick but Kaho checks it.
Kaho misses with a double jab
and Cosme counters with a body kick that stops Kaho in his tracks momentarily.
Cosme looks to land a body kick but Kaho moved away.
Cosme feints and then cracks Kaho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaho down.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Cosme counters with a thumping low kick.
Cosme checks a leg kick.
Kaho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cosme connects with a body shot.
Kaho misses with a lunging right hand
and Cosme counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme slips a straight right by Kaho.
Kaho loads up on a big right hand but Cosme slips the punch.
Cosme blocks a low kick nicely.
Cosme tests Kaho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daouda Kaho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kaho misses.
A combination from Kaho does no damage.
Kaho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaho misses with a double jab.
Kaho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cosme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaho misses with a double jab
and Cosme counters with a big head kick but Kaho shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosme throws a wild body kick that Kaho sees coming a mile off.
Kaho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cosme circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaho misses with a right hand
and Cosme counters with a low kick, right behind Kaho 's knee.
Kaho throws a poor cross that misses
and Cosme counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaho thinking.
Kaho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cosme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaho throws a poor cross that misses
and Cosme counters with an inside leg kick.
Cosme throws a chopping leg kick but Kaho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Cosme.
Kaho swings widly with a right hand
and Cosme counters with a good low kick that Kaho was not able to check.
Cosme Cosme is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosme scores with a hook to the body. Kaho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Cosme blocks the leg kick.
Kaho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cosme lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Daouda Kaho has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cosme.
Kaho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cosme counters with a series of strikes. Kaho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaho is breathing heavily.
Kaho throws a hook to the side of Cosme's head but Cosme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Cosme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosme throws a low kick but Kaho moves out of range easily.
Cosme scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaho misses with a two punch combination.
Kaho throws a shot from downtown. Cosme moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Cosme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosme Cosme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daouda Kaho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kaho misses with a leg kick
and Cosme counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaho misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cosme, right into the meat.
Cosme slips under a jab from Kaho.
Kaho misses with an uppercut

and Cosme counters by moving into the clinch.
Cosme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kaho wants to get back to striking at distance but Cosme won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cosme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaho misses with a double jab
and Cosme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cosme lands a leg kick that knocks Kaho off balance momentarily.
Kaho throws a right hand that misses
and Cosme counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaho misses with an uppercut
and Cosme counters with a nice body shot.
Kaho thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cosme checks it well.
Kaho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cosme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cosme slips a straight right by Kaho.
Kaho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaho throws a poor cross that misses
and Cosme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosme connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaho throws a hook but Cosme blocks it.
Kaho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cosme.
Cosme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cosme counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cosme tries to land a front kick but Kaho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Cosme catches Kaho right on the button with a cross.
Cosme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosme.
Kaho misses with a double jab.
Kaho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cosme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kaho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Cosme darts in and clinches Kaho up against the cage.
Kaho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cosme prevents Kaho from breaking the clinch.
Kaho letting Cosme take a breather here.
Kaho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cosme Cosme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaho wants to break free but Cosme has control.
Kaho has had enough of the clinch but Cosme keeps him there for the moment.
Kaho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaho is trying to break the clinch but Cosme is controlling him.
Kaho working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosme slows down the pace here.
Daouda Kaho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cosme Cosme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosme 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosme Cosme!