PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 3397 p4p, 407 weight class) and Kim Babbitt (ranked 2642 p4p, 333 weight class). Kim Babbitt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cook
vs
Babbitt

169 cm
28
175 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

184 cm
24
186 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Babbitt !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook lands an overhand right.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Cook throws a jab when Babbitt was well out of range.
Babbitt misses with a kick to the body.
Babbitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cook moves away from the strike by Babbitt .
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babbitt .
Babbitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Babbitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick from Babbitt .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook throws a right hand that Babbitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Babbitt also avoids with ease.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Babbitt 's head but Babbitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cook connects with the punch.
Babbitt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babbitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Babbitt is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
Bob Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babbitt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Cook checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babbitt throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Babbitt .
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babbitt throws a push kick but Cook slaps the foot to one side.
Babbitt looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Babbitt manages to avoid it.
Babbitt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Babbitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Babbitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babbitt throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babbitt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babbitt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babbitt is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Babbitt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Babbitt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Babbitt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cook slips under a jab from Babbitt .
Cook checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Babbitt - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Babbitt .
Babbitt misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Babbitt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Babbitt pushes Cook away with a front kick.
Babbitt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babbitt .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babbitt slips under a jab.
Cook misses with a hook. Babbitt ducked under it nicely.
Cook checks a low kick from Babbitt .
Babbitt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Babbitt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Babbitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Babbitt tries to get set, Cook tries to push him back and clinch up but Babbitt manages to avoid the attempt.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Babbitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babbitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babbitt staying out of range there.
Cook throws a body punch but Babbitt moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Babbitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cook misses with a hook
and Babbitt counters with a straight right hand.
Babbitt misses with a body kick.
Babbitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babbitt thumps Cook with a low kick.
Cook tests Babbitt 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babbitt cracks the inside of Cook's front leg.
Babbitt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kim Babbitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babbitt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Babbitt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Babbitt throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbitt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babbitt .
Babbitt throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Babbitt takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babbitt misses the shot to the body.
Babbitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Babbitt unleashes a big counter combination but Cook bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Babbitt misses with a body shot.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babbitt .
Cook takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cook is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Babbitt thinks about the counter body kick.
Babbitt misses with a head kick.
It looked like Cook was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Babbitt .
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Babbitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Babbitt there.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Cook checks a low kick from Babbitt .
Cook moves out of range as Babbitt throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook swings for the body but Babbitt moves out of range.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Babbitt feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babbitt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Babbitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babbitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Babbitt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Babbitt misses with an elbow over the top.

Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cook.
Cook wants to slow Babbitt down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cook.
Cook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Babbitt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cook on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook lands a jab.
Cook takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Babbitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Babbitt .
Bob Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babbitt tries to land a leg kick but Cook saw it coming and moves away.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Cook as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Babbitt .
Babbitt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babbitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babbitt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Babbitt jabs Cook right on the nose. Cook blinks but takes it well.
Babbitt scores with a jab to the body.
Babbitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Babbitt slips the punch.
Babbitt connects with a high kick.
Cook misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babbitt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cook.
Babbitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babbitt scores with the left hand. Cook knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Cook misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook lands with a shot to the body.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babbitt .
Good exchange - Babbitt coming out on top.
Babbitt misses with a lunging right hand
and Cook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Babbitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Babbitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Cook is rocked!
Babbitt misses the jab.
Oh Cook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cook clobbers Babbitt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cook seems to have got his legs back now.
Babbitt scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook scores with a nice strike.

Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim Babbitt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Babbitt .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babbitt scores with a sloppy right hand. Cook should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Cook. Those never looked like landing.
Babbitt throws a head kick that Cook semi-blocks.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook misses with a hook. Babbitt ducked under it nicely.
Babbitt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Babbitt tests Cook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babbitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babbitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Babbitt .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Babbitt slips the punch.
Babbitt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Babbitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Babbitt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Babbitt !
Bob Cook spoke after the fight, saying 'I m retiring from MMA I m going to kt'.