PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Funkhouser
vs
Cotto

196 cm
24
222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto sizes up Funkhouser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkhouser is just out of range.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Funkhouser misses with a body shot.
Cotto scores with a body shot.
Cotto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Cotto misses.
Funkhouser throws a sloppy body shot
and Funkhouser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funkhouser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Funkhouser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkhouser.
Cotto throws a lazy uppercut
and Funkhouser counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Cotto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Funkhouser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Funkhouser throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Funkhouser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkhouser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cotto stalks Funkhouser and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Funkhouser's face. Funkhouser staggers backwards, shaken.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funkhouser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cotto takes one on the button.
Funkhouser takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funkhouser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Funkhouser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Cotto has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Funkhouser is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkhouser prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Funkhouser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cotto is keeping busy.
Cotto scores with a shot to the side of Funkhouser's head.
Cotto lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkhouser backwards.
Funkhouser tries for a takedown but Cotto manages to get underhooks.

Funkhouser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Funkhouser.
A telegraphed right hand from Funkhouser misses the target.
Funkhouser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkhouser.
Cotto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miguel Cotto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotto lands a slapping body shot.
Funkhouser misses with a body shot.
Funkhouser is looking to wear down Cotto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Funkhouser moved out of range nicely.
Cotto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funkhouser's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Funkhouser - just one landing.
Funkhouser moves forwards but Cotto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Funkhouser lands a jab to Cotto's midsection.
Funkhouser fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cotto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Funkhouser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funkhouser takes one to the chin there.
Funkhouser blocks a jab.
Funkhouser is looking to counter punch.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cotto.
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Funkhouser misses its target.
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!
Funkhouser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Funkhouser there.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Funkhouser is rocked!
Funkhouser misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Funkhouser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funkhouser misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Funkhouser seems to have got his legs back now.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto thuds a left hand into Funkhouser's body.
Nice straight punches there by Cotto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cotto.
Funkhouser has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cotto.
A lazy left from Cotto finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
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.

Cotto takes a swing at Funkhouser's ribcage but misses.
Miguel Cotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkhouser was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Funkhouser misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkhouser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Funkhouser in his tracks.
Funkhouser dives in and grabs Cotto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cotto pushes down on Funkhouser's head and hops out.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Funkhouser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Funkhouser was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Funkhouser counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkhouser.
Cotto scores with a nice head shot.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Cotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser misses the shot to the body.
Cotto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Funkhouser shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Funkhouser throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Cotto misses.
Cotto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funkhouser scores with a jab. Cotto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funkhouser takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funkhouser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Funkhouser moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto digs a good hook to Funkhouser's body.
Cotto misses with a double jab
and Funkhouser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkhouser looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkhouser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
Cotto scores with a hook to the body. Funkhouser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto thuds a left hand into Funkhouser's body.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Funkhouser slips the punch.
Funkhouser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Funkhouser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Funkhousers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cotto misses with a hook.
It looked like Funkhouser was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cotto.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Funkhouser.
Cotto misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Cotto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkhouser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkhouser takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cotto lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funkhouser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Cotto cracks Funkhouser with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cotto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Funkhouser to stand back up!
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!
Cotto swings for the body but Funkhouser moves out of range.
Funkhouser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funkhouser throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a nice body shot.
Funkhouser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotto slips under a jab from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Funkhouser with that takedown attempt.
Cotto thows a body kick. Funkhouser tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cotto jabs at Funkhouser's body.
Cotto misses with a straight left.

Oooooh!!! Cotto has knocked Funkhouser down with a huge combo! Cotto steps away and waves a wobbly Funkhouser back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Funkhouser takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
BOOM! Cotto lands a beautiful left hook that drops Funkhouser. Funkhouser tries to recover but Cotto is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Funkhouser lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Cotto!
A very excited looking Miguel Cotto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.