PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cook
vs
Bjj

184 cm
38
197 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Bjj!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjj.
Bjj misses with a wild combination.
Bjj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bjj misses the jab.
Cook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjj.
Bjj tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
A cross from Bjj lands.
Bjj missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj misses with a right hand
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjj.
Bjj misses with a body punch
and Cook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cook closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bjj circles away.
Bjj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjj misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Bjj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjj thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimmy Bjj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bjj has closed the distance and engaged Cook in a clinch.

Bjj pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjj swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjj.
Bjj tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjj bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Bjj misses.
Bjj slips under a jab from Cook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj looks to land a left hand but Cook moved out of range nicely.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjj misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Bjj misses with an uppercut
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Jimmy Bjj has been cut.
Bjj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjj.
Jab from Bjj.
A shot to the body from Bjj misses

and Cook counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bjj!

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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Cook tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cook has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bjj tries to buck Cook off but Cook is having none of it.
Cook in side control, throwing shots but Bjj defends.

Cook thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cook in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Cook crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Bjj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Bjj's cut.
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.

Bjj throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjj digs a good body shot into Cook's ribs.
Cook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cook doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjj jabs at Cook's body.
Bjj just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Bjj.
A combination from Bjj does no damage.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Bjj moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook cracks Bjj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bjj swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Bjj lands a lovely overhand right.
Bjj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Bjj moved out of range.
A left lands for Bjj.
Bjj wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.
Jimmy Bjj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Bjj slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjj.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Bjj tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjj tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Bjj.
Cook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bjj to score with a decent uppercut.
Cook misses with a takedown attempt
and Bjj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bjj.
Bjj throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Bjj scores with a jab.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Bjj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bjj closes the distance and pushes Cook back into the cage.
Cook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bjj fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bjj misses with a wild body shot.
Cook is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjj.
Bjj tries to clinch up.
Bjj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Bjj. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bjj.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Bjj is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjj tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjj throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Bjj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Bjj's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Cook throws a hook but Bjj avoids it easily.
Bjj tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.

Cook drives through with a takedown into Bjj's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cook trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cook lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bjj trying to control the position.
Cook is in close to Bjj's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a big right hand that misses.
Cook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cook has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cook passes Bjj's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bjj's head.

Cook seems to be looking for submissions.
Cook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjj defending well though.

Cook is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orion Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj wants to get back to his feet.
Cook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjj defending well though.

Cook looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bjj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cook is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bjj has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cook misses with a head shot. Bjj uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cook postures up in Bjj's guard and throws a big left but Bjj blocks it.
Bjj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cook throws a big elbow that misses.

Cook has gone for a leg lock! Bjj slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cook's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bjj's guard.
Cook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjj is keeping the position for now.
Bjj looking to control.
Cook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook throwing strikes from guard but Bjj blocks nicely.
Cook works over Bjj with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orion Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjj 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Bjj!
Jimmy Bjj managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sex Panther Supplements, into his post fight interview.