PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timu Shaboof (ranked 4175 p4p, 455 weight class) and Ben Cock (ranked 8740 p4p, 688 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shaboof
vs
Cock

188 cm
25
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timu Shaboof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Cock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shaboof sprawls well initially but Cock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shaboof is looking to improve his position.
Cock trying to control the pace.
Shaboof is refusing to be controlled, as Cock sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cock wants to stand but Shaboof has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Shaboof won't allow Cock to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shaboof is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shaboof tries to hold on but Cock pushes him away.
Cock trying to control but Shaboof is having none of it.
Shaboof manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaboof defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaboof trying to control from the bottom.
Shaboof wants to get back to full guard.
Cock is nestled in close to Shaboof, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shaboof is refusing to be controlled, as Cock sits in half guard.
Shaboof is looking to control Cock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaboof avoid being mounted?
Cock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shaboof in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock wants to control the pace but Shaboof is squirming around nicely.

Cock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shaboof can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cock wants to control the pace but Shaboof is squirming around nicely.
Shaboof can't escape the position.
Cock looking to control but Shaboof is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cock raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaboof is squirming around, avoiding Cock's attempts to control the action.
Cock lands a couple of good shots and Shaboof has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cock punches the canvas rather than the man.

Cock has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Shaboof has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Shaboof trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Will Cock go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Cock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shaboof throws a series of punches but Cock avoids them all with ease.

Cock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaboof on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaboof's guard now, I'm sure.
Cock throwing strikes but missing.
Cock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Shaboof is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cock stays in close to Shaboof's body and controls the position.

Shaboof is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cock is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cock trying to control but Shaboof is working from the bottom.
Shaboof working a defensive guard here.

Shaboof looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Shaboof working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cock wants to pass the guard but Shaboof is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cock controlling from the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shaboof swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cock.

Cock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shaboof looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cock is one step ahead there.
Ben Cock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cock sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock preventing the sweep.
Cock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaboof is keeping the position for now.
Shaboof being controlled here, momentarily.
Shaboof can't keep his opponent in guard - Cock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaboof tries to roll over but Cock keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shaboof does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Cock is trying to work for a kimura but Shaboof is defending well.
Shaboof wants to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Shaboof looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaboof slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Cock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shaboof misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cock.
Cock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cock stuffs the takedown.
Shaboof dips to his left and cracks Cock with an uppercut!
Shaboof throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shaboof quickly recovers to half guard.
Cock controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaboof is looking to control Cock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaboof avoid being mounted?

Shaboof actively working from the bottom here.
Cock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaboof wants to control but Cock is keeping busy.
Cock controlling the pace.

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.
Cock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shaboof is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaboof is trying to control but Cock passes into side control!

Cock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaboof knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cock wants to control but Shaboof is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaboof wants to control but Cock postures up.

Cock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaboof knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaboof manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shaboof is refusing to be controlled, as Cock sits in half guard.
Cock is pressing down on Shaboof's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shaboof is holding on for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Cock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cock trying to control the action but Shaboof is working from the bottom.
Cock working away.
Timu Shaboof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Cock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cock trying to control the position but Shaboof is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Cock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cock 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Cock!