PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kaz
vs
Cook

186 cm
30
175 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

182 cm
34
181 lbs
25 - 20 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook tries to clinch there but Kaz circles away.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Kaz.
Cook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Cook tries to bum rush Kaz with a series of wild strikes but Kaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaz at a distance.
Kaz misses with a body shot.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Kaz.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Kaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaz.
Some bone on bone action there as Cook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Kaz tries to land a front kick but Cook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaz cracks a nice hook into Cook's ribs.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
Kaz lands with a nice body punch.
Kaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cook circles away quickly and effectively.
Cook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kaz. That one must have hurt.
Kaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Kaz counters with a quick kick to the body but Cook blocks it.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
Kaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Cook lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two 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!
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Kaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cook is out of range and Kaz settles back down.
Kaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Cook counters with a left to the body.
Kaz slips a straight right by Cook.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Cook has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaz.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaz misses with a leg kick
and Cook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaz is looking to wear down Cook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kaz.
Cook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cook throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
Cook throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cook let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Kaz's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a jab to Kaz's midsection.
Kaz misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Cook blocks the low kick.
Cook lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kaz.
Cook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaz swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Kaz - just one landing.
Cook misses with a hook. Kaz ducked under it nicely.
Cook jabs Kaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cook's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Kaz.
Good leg kick by Kaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaz tries to clinch up but Cook circles away and keeps his distance.
Cook throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Cook stalks Kaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaz's face. Kaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Cook sizes up Kaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook lands with a right hand.
Kaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaz misses with a body shot.
Kaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cook takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook throws a right hand that misses
and Kaz counters with a straight right hand.
Cook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaz counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Max Kaz will probably get the nod.
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.

Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaz misses with a low kick as Cook jumps back.
Kaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cook throws a combination that misses
and Kaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cook really felt that one!
Kaz throws an off balance right hand
and Cook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cook throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it.
Cook throws a head kick but Kaz moves out of range.
Cook thumps Kaz with a low kick.
Kaz wants to clinch
and Cook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaz looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz lands a nice looking body shot.

Kaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kaz.
Kaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cook.
Knees to the body from Kaz.
Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Kaz.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Cook avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaz obliges.
Cook is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Cook tries to stall but Kaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cook lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kaz.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Kaz.
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!
Kaz has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Kaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaz's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kaz as the two fighters clinch.
Kaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaz prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.

Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook digs a good hook to Kaz's body.

Cook pushes Kaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook blocks an elbow strike.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands with a light punch inside.
Cook blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Kaz.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cook is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Kaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaz is working Cook over against the cage.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Kaz has him pressed against the cage.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Kaz lands an uppercut.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Kaz keeps control of Cook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to break free but Kaz pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Cook checks a low kick from Kaz.

Kaz closes the distance and pushes Cook back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Kaz - that landed with a thud.
Cook tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Kaz avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Kaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cook tries to circle away but Kaz has him pinned against the cage.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cook scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Kaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kaz blocks a jab.
Cook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Kaz's head but Kaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cook checks a leg kick.
Cook misses with a shot to the body
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cook slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaz tries to clinch up.
Cook walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaz.
Cook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Cook is rocked!
Kaz misses with a body shot.
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaz finish him?
Cook throws a right hand that misses
and Kaz counters with a straight right hand.
Kaz pounces like a tiger and cracks Cook with a vicious hook! Cook is down but not out! Kaz follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Max Kaz!
Max Kaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.