PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cook
vs
Kafka

184 cm
41
197 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

183 cm
32
192 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 14 - 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 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka thows a body shot but no joy.

Kafka feints and as Cook raises his hands in defense, Kafka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kafka content to stall in guard here.
Cook pulls Kafka in close to his closed guard and prevents Kafka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kafka won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Kafka trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook is looking to sweep but instead, Kafka has passed into half guard.
Cook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kafka not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Cook wants to get back to full guard.

Cook actively working from the bottom here.
Cook tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kafka has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kafka looking to control but Cook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cook working to try and regain half guard.
Cook is squirming around, avoiding Kafka's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kafka content just to control the position here.
Kafka with shots to the head and body - Cook looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cook tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kafka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cook hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cook wants to control but Kafka is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is keen to just control but Cook is a slippery customer.
Cook gets back to full guard.
Cook is trying to keep Kafka in close.
Kafka preventing the sweep.
Cook seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Cook had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kafka defends it easily.
Cook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kafka is one step ahead there.

Cook looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cook is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook wants to improve his position but instead Kafka has moved into half guard.
Cook is trying to maintain the position but Kafka is very close to passing his half guard.
Kafka is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Kafka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kafka throws a hook but Cook blocks it.

Cook throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kafka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cook is in Kafka's guard.
Cook throwing strikes but missing.
Cook being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cook throws a big right hand that misses.
Kafka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.
Cook throwing strikes from guard but Kafka blocks nicely.
Cook lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka pulls Cook in close to prevent any damage.
Kafka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kafka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kafka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cook is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.
Cook throwing strikes from guard but Kafka blocks nicely.
Kafka has Cook pulled in close to control his posture.
Cook postures up in Kafka's guard and throws a big left but Kafka blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kafka trying to keep a closed guard but Cook is proving a slippery customer.
Cook is looking to work some ground and pound but Kafka has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a big right hand that misses.
Cook postures up and lands a big shot to Kafka's brow.
Kafka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kafka trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kafka.
Kafka wants to pass the guard but Cook is defending well.
Cook is trying to control but can't.
Cook gets full guard.

Cook is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kafka is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cook working for submissions but it's allowed Kafka to get to half guard.
Kafka working Cook over with strikes.
Kafka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cook wants to control but Kafka is keeping busy.
Cook is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kafka connects with a nice short shot to Cook's temple.
Kafka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cook slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook wants to improve his position but instead Kafka has moved into half guard.
Cook wants to improve his position but Kafka is controlling well.
Cook manages to get to full guard.
Kafka pushing down on Cook's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kafka is looking to advance position but Cook won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook is trying to get back to full guard.
Kafka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Orion Cook will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kafka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kafka.
Kafka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cook if he has to take too many more of those.
Kafka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook checks a low kick from Kafka.
Kafka misses with an uppercut

and Cook counters with a shoot takedown. Kafka fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook throws a strike but Kafka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cook trying to keep a closed guard but Kafka is proving a slippery customer.
Cook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kafka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Orion Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cook looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kafka passes into side control.
Cook is trying to get back to half guard.
Cook is not content to let Kafka control the position.
Cook tries to buck Kafka off but Kafka is having none of it.
Cook is not content to let Kafka control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to buck Kafka off but Kafka is having none of it.
Kafka working away.
Cook is trying to improve his position.
Cook is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kafka off and has taken his back!
Kafka trying to control the hands but Cook breaks the grip.
Kafka turns into Cook and is now in his guard.
Cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cook is trying to keep Kafka in close.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Kafka from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook wants to sweep here but Kafka controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka pushes down on Cook's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cook is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kafka jumps into side control!
Cook is trying to control Kafka's posture but Kafka avoids it.
Cook is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Cook's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cook is trying to improve his position.
Cook is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka working away.
Kafka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kafka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Kafka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kafka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cook is trying to control Kafka's posture but Kafka avoids it.
Kafka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kafka trying to control the action but Cook is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orion Cook.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Orion Cook!
An out of breath Orion Cook thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.