PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Old Spice Guy Intro. Cook has chosen I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Guy
vs
Cook

189 cm
36
186 lbs
33 - 18 - 2

182 cm
32
181 lbs
23 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook checks a low kick from Guy.
It seemed like Cook was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guy moves away from the strike by Cook.
Cook checks the leg kick.
Guy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cook is able to avoid easily.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Guy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Cook throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Guy misses its target.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Cook swings widly with a right hand
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy scores with a hook to the body. Cook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Cook misses.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Cook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Guy misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Guy's ribs.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Guy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cook is out of range and Guy settles back down.
Cook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been informed that Cook has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cook's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Cook blocks the low kick.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Cook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.

Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cook's efforts to push away.
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooks head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Our sources have told us that Guy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Guy wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.
Guy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guy throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy lands with a cross.
Guy moves away from the strike by Cook.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Cook throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cook swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy thows a leg kick but Cook checks it
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook looks to land a body kick but Guy moved away.
Guy scores with a sloppy right hand. Cook should have avoided that one.
Cook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cook misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy tests Cook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Guy cracks Cook with an open hand slap.
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy checks a leg kick.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Guy tries to keep at a distance but Cook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cook takes a shot to the head.
Guy blocks a body shot from Cook.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Cook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy gets through Cook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
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 The Guy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Cook moves away from the strike by Guy.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Cook misses with a combination
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Cook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Guy takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Cook throws a fast counter high kick but Guy manages to duck under it in time.
Cook scores with a decent looking hook.
Cook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Guy throws a hook but Cook avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guy digs a good body shot into Cook's ribs.
Cook throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cook's sensitive parts.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
Cook takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guy takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Cook misses the jab.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook throws the kick towards the body but Guy avoids it.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Cook misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Guy misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cook misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy scores with a shot to the body.
The Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cook looks to land a body kick but Guy moved away.
Guy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Cook is predictable there
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
Guy connects with an inside leg kick.
Cook tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Guy connects with a high kick.
Cook misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Guy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook misses with a straight left.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook scores with a jab. Guy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cook in his tracks.
Cook is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cook wants to clinch.
Cook moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guy can pounce on him.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now.
Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Cook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guy doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cook doesn't seem phased though.
Cook digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Cook throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Cook manages to avoid it.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
Guy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cook just manages to avoid it.
Cook throws a body kick that misses.
Guy is looking to counter punch.
Cook throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Cook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Cook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Cook down.
Guy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Dane Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy blocks a head kick by Cook.
Guy throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Cook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Guy instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Guy lands with a right to the head.

Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guy lands a body shot.
Guy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Guy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy jabs at Cook's body.
Guy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cook throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Cook misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Guy as he connects with a hook.
Cook throws a wild body kick that Guy sees coming a mile off.
Cook misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guy, right into the meat.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy tries to clinch up but Cook circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guy lands with an overhand left.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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 The Guy.
Well Guy 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Guy!
The Guy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.