PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 1690 p4p, 200 weight class) and Bob Cook (ranked 2189 p4p, 242 weight class). Mirzaev comes to the cage accompanied by Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mirzaev
vs
Cook

170 cm
30
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

169 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasul Mirzaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Cook!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook throws a series of punches but Mirzaev moves out of range.
Mirzaev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mirzaev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mirzaev throws a head kick that misses.
Mirzaev connects with a leg kick. Cook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Mirzaev slips the punch.
Mirzaev defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mirzaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cook pushes Mirzaev away with a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cook works Mirzaev's body with a nice hook.
Mirzaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirzaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Cook blocks the leg kick.
Cook connects with a solid leg kick.
Cook throws a hook but Mirzaev blocks it.
Mirzaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirzaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook moves away from the strike by Mirzaev.
Cook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mirzaev's head.

It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Cook. That snapped Mirzaev's head back.
Cook goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Cook instigates a clinch.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirzaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mirzaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Mirzaev is out of range.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirzaev jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mirzaev wants to slow Cook down by chopping away at his legs.
Mirzaev wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.
Mirzaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cook. That's going to slow Mirzaev down.
Cook throws a body kick that misses.
Mirzaev lunges at Cook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cook's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook wants to clinch up but Mirzaev keeps it at a distance.
Mirzaev misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mirzaev. Those never looked like landing.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Mirzaev misses the target.
Mirzaev stalks Cook and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cook's face. Cook staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mirzaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mirzaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mirzaev tries to break free but Cook pushes him back against the cage.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mirzaev's efforts to push away.

Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Mirzaev.

Mirzaev clinches up against the cage.

Cook breaks from the clinch.
Cook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev tries to bum rush Cook with a series of wild strikes but Cook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mirzaev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Mirzaev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cook.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev throws out a powerful jab.
Mirzaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mirzaev ducks right into an uppercut from Cook.
Cook is looking to chop away at Mirzaev's legs.
Cook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cook throws a hook but Mirzaev avoids it easily.
Mirzaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook lands with a good body shot.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Mirzaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirzaev ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Cook blocks the body kick.

Cook gets a clinch.
Mirzaev is trying to push Cook away but Cook has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Cook.
Mirzaev tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Mirzaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev is trying to push Cook away but Cook has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cook misses with an elbow strike.
Mirzaev blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirzaev working hard to break the clinch.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
Mirzaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook tries to stall but Mirzaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mirzaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev can't break the clinch.
Mirzaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cook tries to work over Mirzaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirzaev blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Cook.
Cook tries to work over Mirzaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mirzaev's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirzaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Mirzaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Cook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasul Mirzaev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cook blocks a jab.
Mirzaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Mirzaev staying out of range there.
Mirzaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mirzaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirzaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Mirzaev misses with a straight right.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Mirzaev is out of range.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirzaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook connects with a body shot.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirzaev is just out of range.
Mirzaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Mirzaev moved out of range.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Mirzaev saw that one coming.
Bob Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirzaev tests Cook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mirzaev walks into a jab.
Cook's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mirzaev under the eye.
Mirzaev connects with a leg kick. Cook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook misses with a shot to the body
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Mirzaev ducks down to avoid it.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Mirzaev's shoulder, as Mirzaev tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mirzaev finds it's way through Cook's defenses.
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!
Mirzaev 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 fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirzaev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirzaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Cook misses.
Cook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mirzaev finds it's way round the side to connect with Cook's head.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Mirzaev misses with a two punch combination.
Mirzaev misses with a wild body shot.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mirzaev.
Cook takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mirzaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cook throws a right hand that Mirzaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Mirzaev also avoids with ease.
Mirzaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirzaev misses with a body shot.
Mirzaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cook on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Cook finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Cook.
Cook lands with a nice body punch.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Mirzaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cook darts in and clinches Mirzaev up against the cage.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Mirzaev avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Cook.
Cook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mirzaev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cook lands a damaging elbow.
Cook lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
Cook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cook pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirzaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mirzaev wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev takes an elbow to the forehead.

Rasul Mirzaev's cut is getting worse.
Cook is working Mirzaev over against the cage.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirzaev's elbow.
Mirzaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cook keeps control of Mirzaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mirzaev blocks a body shot from Cook.
Mirzaev trying to stall but Cook improves his position.
Cook lands an elbow just above Mirzaev 's eye.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Cook.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.

Mirzaev is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Oh Mirzaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Cook lands a big elbow that drops Mirzaev! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mirzaev is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Cook!
Bob Cook took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.