PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Tism (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole's entrance music is I Won't Back Down. A fine choice. Tism has chosen Greg! The Stop Sign as his entrance music. Michael Cole is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cole
vs
Tism

175 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Tism!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Tism takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greg Tism seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole walks into a left hand.
Tism pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tism moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tism misses with a hook.
Tism looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Tism throws a poor cross that misses

and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. Tism fights it but they end up in guard.
Cole sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Tism blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tism looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cole seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tism for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tism scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Tism lands with an uppercut that bounces Cole off the cage and back into range.
Greg Tism is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Tism.
Tism swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tism misses with a hook

and Cole counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tism!
Cole misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cole misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tism gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Cole there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cole throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole with good strikes from the mount here!
Cole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tism keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cole putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cole misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tism really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cole putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cole takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cole thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Tism but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tism is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tism takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cole throwing strikes here but Tism is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cole prevents Tism from getting the reversal.
Cole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cole throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tism moves away.
Tism has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tism throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tism's head backwards.
Cole slips a jab from Tism.
Cole changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tism looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tism.
The fighters circling - Tism throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Cole. Beautiful body shot.
Tism bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tism.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tism misses with a double jab

and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tism is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Tism is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to work over Tism's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cole leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole.
Tism is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tism wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tism takes a shot to the head.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cole - that landed with a thud.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Tism is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tism wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole stalling the fight.
Tism tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Cole is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Cole has Tism pressed against the cage, preventing Tism from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole slowing the pace effectively.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tism can do to turn this around?
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tisms head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole pushes Tism back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tism backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is stalling here.
Cole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cole for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tism is trying to push Cole away but Cole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole is leaning against Tism and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tism backwards.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Tism's head.
Tism has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Cole.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tism is trying to break free.
Tism is trying to break free.
Tism has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Cole to work.
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!
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tism's elbow.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Tism wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tism throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cole counters with a takedown into side control.
Cole throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cole 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.
Cole takes a little break here. Tism wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Michael Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tism stops Cole from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tism parries the strikes from Cole easily there. Cole is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tism to escape.
Cole working the strikes but Tism uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cole controlling the action here.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cole wants to pass to mount but Tism is defending the position.
Tism is trying to get back to full guard.
Greg Tism has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole is taking a breather. Tism says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tism's head.
Cole works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cole unloads with some shots from mount but Tism bucks and avoids them well.
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tism looks a forlorn figure.
Cole lands a couple of good shots and Tism has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with punches to the body.
Cole avoiding Tism 's attempts to control his hands.
Tism takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Cole punches the canvas rather than the man.
Good control from Cole.
Cole has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Tism.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tism is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Can Tism hold on?! Cole is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cole scores with punches to the body.
Tism is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cole.
Cole has the hooks in. Tism is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole connects with a big shot to the side of Tism's head.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
In his post fight interview, Michael Cole started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.