PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coco Cobb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Darwin's chin.

Cobb
vs
Darwin

181 cm
19
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Coco Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.
Darwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
Darwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb lands a knee to the head.
Darwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darwin is trying to stall.
Cobb landing knees to the head.
Cobb is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cobb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cobb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cobb is keeping busy.
Cobb stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cobb prevents Darwin from breaking the clinch.
Darwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Cobb gets an underhook and turns Darwin into the cage.
Darwin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Cobb has denied him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Darwin.

Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Darwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobb has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb stalling the fight.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.

Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb checks a leg kick nicely.
Darwin moves out of range as Cobb throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Darwin misses.
Darwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobb blocks the leg kick.
Cobb tries to work over Darwin's front leg with a kick but Darwin checks it.
Cobb motions for Darwin to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Cobb pushes Darwin up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Cobb avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Darwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb working Darwin over with knees to the body.
Cobb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Cobb slows down the pace here.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darwin working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Darwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Darwin looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb landing knees to the head.

Darwin is rocked!
Cobb working the clinch nicely. Darwin is working for position but Cobb cracks him with a big knee to the head! Darwin crumples up against the cage and Cobb lands two more shots before the ref can save Darwin! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Coco Cobb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.