PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobain comes to the ring accompanied by Smell Like Teen Spirit. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cobain
vs
Kubiak

185 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Kubiak!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cobain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cobain showed some decent athleticism there.
Kubiak is trying to stand back up but Cobain is controlling him
Cobain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Cobain decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kubiak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cobain moves into range and clinches up with Kubiak.
Cobain trying to control the position but instead, Kubiak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobain into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kubiak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kubiak. Those never looked like landing.
Cobain tries to move into range but Kubiak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Cobain with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Cobain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kubiak misses with a wild combination.
Michael Kubiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubiak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kubiak tries to avoid it but Cobain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kubiak to the ground. Kubiak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kubiak fails to land with a series of punches.
Kubiak scores with a three punch combo!
Kubiak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cobain shoots in but no luck this time.
Cobain is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kubiak lands a two punch combo.
Kubiak cracks Cobain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kubiak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kubiak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kubiak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kubiak duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubiak throws a series of punches but Cobain avoids them all with ease.
Kubiak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kubiak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cobains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kubiak connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Kubiak.
Kubiak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cobain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cobain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kubiak.
Cobain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kubiak swinging wildly here.

Cobain pushes Kubiak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cobain tries to score a body lock takedown but Kubiak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cobain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kubiak's efforts to push away.

Kubiak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kubiak misses with a head kick.
Kubiak stalks Cobain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cobain's face. Cobain staggers backwards, shaken.
Cobain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cobain eats them both and turns towards Kubiak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice jab there from Kubiak.
Kubiak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kubiak looks to land a combination but Cobain avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cobain.
Cobain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cobain tries to clinch up but Kubiak circles away and keeps his distance.
Kubiak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kubiak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kubiak stuns Cobain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kubiak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kubiak lands the left hand.
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!
Kubiak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kubiak does it's job there.
Kubiak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cobain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kubiak.
Kubiak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cobain backs up against the ropes.
Some wild striking there from Kubiak.
Kubiak throws a right hand that Cobain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobain also avoids with ease.
Cobain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cobain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cobain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kubiak wants to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cobain tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kubiak struggling a bit here.
Cobain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kubiak keeps working.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kubiak defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kubiak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kubiak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cobain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick misses from Kubiak.
Kubiak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kubiak scores with a jab to the head.
Kubiak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobain in his tracks.
Kubiak shoots in for a double leg but Cobain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kubiak digs a good body shot into Cobain's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kubiak.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cobain throws a body punch but Kubiak moves out of range.
Cobain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Cobain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kubiak's half guard.
Kubiak is refusing to be controlled, as Cobain sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurt Cobain.
Kubiak throws out a powerful jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobain shoots in for a double leg but Kubiak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cobain dives in and grabs Kubiak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kubiak pushes down on Cobain's head and hops out.
Kubiak digs a good body shot into Cobain's ribs.
Kubiak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Kubiak.
Kubiak lands a jab-cross combination.
Kubiak cracks Cobain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kubiak misses with a few strikes there.
Kubiak misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobain misses the shot to the body.
Kubiak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cobain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kubiak avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kubiak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kubiak catches Cobain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kubiak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Kubiak scores with a four punch combination!
Kubiak lands with a hook. Cobain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kubiak cracks Cobain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kubiak cracks Cobain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kubiak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kubiak looks to land a combination. Cobain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cobain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kubiak avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Cobain misses.
Kubiak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cobain shoots in for a takedown but Kubiak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kubiak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubiak tries to work over Cobain's front leg with a kick but Cobain checks it.
Kubiak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobain doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Kubiak.
Kubiak works over Cobain's head and body with a nice combination.
Cobain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubiak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Kubiak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cobain pushes Kubiak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cobain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kubiak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Cobain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kubiak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubiak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kubiak duly obliges.
Cobain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kubiak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain throws a head kick that misses.
Kubiak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cobain back to the ropes. Kubiak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot lands for Kubiak.
Cobain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubiak shoots in for a takedown but Cobain shows good takedown defense.
Kubiak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobain.
A jab lands there for Kubiak.
Kubiak throws a right and a left that Cobain avoids nicely.
Kubiak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kubiak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain shoots in looking for a takedown but Kubiak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cobain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cobain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kubiak works over Cobain's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a series of wild punches.
Kubiak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kubiak.
Kubiak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cobain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kubiak somewhat.
Kubiak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubiak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cobain backs up against the ropes.

Cobain has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kubiak manages to break the clinch.
Kubiak lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kubiak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobain.
Cobain shoots in for a takedown but Kubiak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kubiak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobain moves in looking to clinch but Kubiak pushes him off.
A combination from Kubiak does no damage.
Kubiak throws a right and a left that Cobain avoids nicely.
Kubiak connects with a body shot.
Cobain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kubiak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kubiak works the jab nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Kubiak scores with a four punch combination!
Cobain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kubiak!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak lands a really nice looking cross but Cobain seems unphased.
Cobain throws the kick towards the body but Kubiak avoids it.
Donk. Kubiak catches Cobain right on the button with a cross.
Kubiak is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kubiak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kubiak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kubiak lands the left hand.
Kubiak lands with a nice combination. Cobain backs away looking to recover.
Cobain is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kubiak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cobain eats them both and turns towards Kubiak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kurt Cobain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kubiak throws a head kick that misses.
Kubiak lands a jab-cross combination.
Kubiak misses with a two punch combination.
Cobain misses with a few strikes there.
Cobain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cobain takes one to the chin there.
Kubiak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobain has time to react.
Kubiak lands with a good body shot.
Kubiak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kubiak lands with a straight right. Cobain didn't see that one coming.
Michael Kubiak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kubiak throws a series of punches but Cobain avoids them all with ease.
Cobain slips a jab and a cross from Kubiak.
Kubiak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kubiak wants it to stay on the feet.
Kubiak swinging wildly here.
Cobain fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Kubiak. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubiak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kubiak.
Kubiak throws a series of strikes that have Cobain backpedaling.
Kubiak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cobain circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Kubiak. No joy for Cobain on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kubiak.
Kubiak moves out of range as Cobain strikes.
Cobain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Kubiak catches Cobain right on the button with a cross.
Kubiak misses with a two punch combination.
Kubiak swinging wildly here.
Kubiak misses with a double jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Cobain clinches up with Kubiak and pushes him back against the ropes.

Kubiak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kubiak gets caught napping as Cobain dives in and scores a takedown. Kubiak manages to retain guard.
Cobain wants to control from the top but Kubiak keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurt Cobain.
Cobain throws a series of punches but Kubiak moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubiak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cobain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kubiak is trying to defend but Cobain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kubiak tries to kick Cobain off but Cobain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak is not content to let Cobain control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurt Cobain.
Cobain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubiak throws a series of strikes that have Cobain backpedaling.
Kubiak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cobain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurt Cobain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobain misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kubiak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kubiak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Michael Kubiak!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Michael Kubiak!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Michael Kubiak!

Michael Kubiak wins by unanimous decision!