PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Michael Levesque (ranked 5371 p4p, 83 weight class) and Gin Kobra (ranked 5455 p4p, 84 weight class). Paul Michael Levesque has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Michael Levesque
vs
Kobra

193 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Michael Levesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gin Kobra!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael Levesque. Michael Levesque gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Levesque shoots in for a double leg but Kobra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michael Levesque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Michael Levesque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Kobra misses.
Kobra looks to land a combination but Michael Levesque avoids it well.
Kobra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael Levesque paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Michael Levesque feints and as Kobra raises his hands in defense, Michael Levesque changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kobra manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Michael Levesque with a poor takedown
and Kobra counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kobra thuds a left hand into Michael Levesque's body.
Michael Levesque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobra.
Kobra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Levesque fails to land with a series of punches.
Kobra lands with a straight right. Michael Levesque didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Levesque shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kobra defends it nicely.
Michael Levesque moves out of range of the body kick.
Michael Levesque tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobra connects with the punch.
Paul Michael Levesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael Levesque misses the jab.
Michael Levesque could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kobra misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Michael Levesque or perhaps it was just good defense by Kobra, which made it look bad.
Michael Levesque takes one to the side of the head.
Michael Levesque takes one to the side of the head.
Michael Levesque fails to land the takedown.
Kobra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kobra as Michael Levesque shoots in.
Michael Levesque misses with a few strikes there.
As Michael Levesque backs off Kobra throws a huge counter combo but Michael Levesque manages to avoid it all.
Kobra scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael Levesque looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Levesque is breathing heavily.

Kobra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michael Levesque takes a shot to the head.
Kobra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michael Levesque backwards.

Kobra manages to break the clinch.
Michael Levesque misses with a takedown attempt - Kobra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kobra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Michael Levesque misses with a combination
and Kobra counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kobra misses.
Kobra misses with a two punch combination.

Michael Levesque scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kobra pushes Michael Levesque off and gets back to his feet.
Michael Levesque is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kobra.
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!
Michael Levesque shoots in looking for a takedown. Kobra tries to sprawl out of it but Michael Levesque keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kobra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kobra lands a jab.
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kobra as he jumps to the side.
Michael Levesque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kobra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Kobra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael Levesque, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Levesque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michael Levesque leaves Kobra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michael Levesque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kobra finds it's way round the side to connect with Michael Levesque's head.
Michael Levesque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michael Levesque shoots in looking for a takedown. Kobra tries to sprawl out of it but Michael Levesque keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kobra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kobra.
Michael Levesque misses with a double jab
and Kobra counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gin Kobra 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.

Kobra throws a nice looking combination but Michael Levesque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michael Levesque.
Michael Levesque tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobra looks to land a body kick but Michael Levesque moved away.
Nice shot lands for Kobra.
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown but Kobra shows good takedown defense.
Kobra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kobra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobra let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kobra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Michael Levesque changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kobra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michael Levesque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael Levesque in side control, throwing shots but Kobra defends.
Kobra gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kobra taking some punishment here, with Michael Levesque in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Levesque with the ground and pound but Kobra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kobra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michael Levesque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kobra wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Michael Levesque is looking to work some ground and pound but Kobra has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kobra holds on and takes a little breather.
Michael Levesque with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paul Michael Levesque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobra has momentary wrist control but Michael Levesque slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael Levesque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kobra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michael Levesque.
Michael Levesque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra looking for a sweep. Not yet Kobra, not yet.
Michael Levesque throws an elbow that misses. Kobra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Michael Levesque's guard. Nice move by Kobra!

Michael Levesque is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kobra defends well.
Kobra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Michael Levesque throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Michael Levesque throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Michael Levesque keeping moving, preventing Kobra from controlling successfully.
Kobra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Michael Levesque haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra postures up in Michael Levesque's guard and throws a big left but Michael Levesque blocks it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kobra tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael Levesque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michael Levesque shoots and misses
and Kobra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Michael Levesque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown but Kobra shows good takedown defense.
Michael Levesque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michael Levesque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michael Levesque tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kobra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michael Levesque somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kobra! But no joy.
Kobra lands with an uppercut that bounces Michael Levesque off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael Levesque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kobra works Michael Levesque's body with a nice hook.
Kobra throws a sloppy head kick and Michael Levesque moves out of range easily.
Michael Levesque gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kobra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Michael Levesque misses with a takedown
and Michael Levesque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael Levesque fails to land the takedown.
Kobra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michael Levesque.
Kobra cracks Michael Levesque with a good jab.
Michael Levesque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kobra to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gin Kobra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kobra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kobra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael Levesque looks to land a right hand but Kobra moved out of range.
Kobra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kobra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Michael Levesque tries to move into range but Kobra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michael Levesque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kobra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michael Levesque doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Kobra.
Kobra looks to land a combination. Michael Levesque sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michael Levesque has his takedown stuffed
and Kobra counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobra.
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobra as he avoids it easily.
Kobra lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Michael Levesque.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michael Levesque prevents a body shot from Kobra.
Michael Levesque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice left hand lands by Kobra.
Michael Levesque looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Michael Levesque. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kobra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobra avoids the head kick by Michael Levesque.
Kobra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Michael Levesque.
Michael Levesque gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kobra counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra jabs at Michael Levesque's body.
Sloppy strikes from Kobra. Those never looked like landing.
Kobra lands a jab.
Michael Levesque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kobra dips to his left and cracks Michael Levesque with an uppercut!
Michael Levesque fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Kobra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael Levesque. Michael Levesque gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michael Levesque changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kobra tries to avoid it but Michael Levesque manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kobra to the ground. Kobra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Kobra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michael Levesque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michael Levesque blocks the body kick.
Kobra misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Michael Levesque with that takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Michael Levesque
and Kobra counters with a straight right hand.
Kobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael Levesque. Michael Levesque gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Kobra.
Michael Levesque misses with a takedown attempt
and Kobra counters with a left and a right that stings Michael Levesque.
Some wild striking there from Kobra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael Levesque throws a head kick but Kobra moves out of range.
Kobra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kobra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael Levesque shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Kobra.
Michael Levesque has a takedown stuffed.
Kobra connects with a looping right hand.
Kobra lands a nice looking body shot.
Kobra is looking to land body kicks.
Paul Michael Levesque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gin Kobra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick from Michael Levesque is predictable there
and Kobra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gin Kobra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gin Kobra!
Gin Kobra decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.