PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 1334 p4p, 169 weight class) and Vinnie Danzig Jr. (ranked 2617 p4p, 298 weight class). Danzig Jr. has chosen Gouryella - Tenshi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cook
vs
Danzig Jr.

169 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

172 cm
35
165 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

Bullet Proof System

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 10 - 10 - 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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Danzig Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig Jr. lands with a good body shot.

Danzig Jr. gets a clinch.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Danzig Jr..
Cook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Danzig Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danzig Jr. counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Danzig Jr. was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Danzig Jr..
Cook throws a wild body kick that Danzig Jr. sees coming a mile off.
Danzig Jr. fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danzig Jr. avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danzig Jr. checks a leg kick.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Cook.
Cook throws the kick towards the body but Danzig Jr. avoids it.
Danzig Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Danzig Jr. clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. blocks the elbow strike.

Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Danzig Jr.'s defenses.
A lazy left from Cook finds it's target.
Danzig Jr. fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cook avoids it really well and circles away.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig Jr..
A kick lands to the mid section there for Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
And Danzig Jr. responds with a good body kick, but Cook manages to step out the way in time.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danzig Jr. moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danzig Jr. missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook scores with a hook.
Danzig Jr. scores with a hook.
Danzig Jr. takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danzig Jr. appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook throws a body punch but Danzig Jr. moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Danzig Jr. tenderised Cook's leg. Cook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danzig Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cook as he avoids it easily.
Danzig Jr. jabs Cook to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Cook as he connects with a hook.
Danzig Jr. walks into a stiff left hand from Cook.
Danzig Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Danzig Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cook.
Cook throws the left hand but Danzig Jr. avoids the punch easily.
Danzig Jr. dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Cook throws a hook but Danzig Jr. avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Cook.
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Danzig Jr..
Cook tries to clinch but Danzig Jr. moves out of range.
Danzig Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Danzig Jr. misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danzig Jr..
Cook slips a jab from Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. darts in looking for a takedown but Cook gets double underhooks and turns Danzig Jr. into the cage.
Cook is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bob Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Danzig Jr..
Cook throws a hook but Danzig Jr. blocks it.
Cook misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Danzig Jr. misses.
Cook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danzig Jr. scores with the left hand. Cook knows he should have avoided that one.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Cook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danzig Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danzig Jr. appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danzig Jr. shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cook sprawls well. Cook wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danzig Jr. gets slowly back to his feet.
Danzig Jr. takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danzig Jr. checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Cook. Those never looked like landing.
Cook throws a series of punches but Danzig Jr. moves out of range.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig Jr. misses with a double jab
and Cook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danzig Jr. throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danzig Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danzig Jr. showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cook.
Cook moves in looking to clinch but Danzig Jr. pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Cook 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.

Danzig Jr. throws a nice head kick!
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Danzig Jr.'s face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danzig Jr. backwards.

Danzig Jr. manages to break the clinch.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook scores with a nice head shot.
Cook lands a head shot.
Danzig Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.
Danzig Jr. turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danzig Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Danzig Jr. misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danzig Jr. fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cook on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Cook scores with a four punch combination!
Cook avoids the head kick by Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. throws a head kick but Cook moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danzig Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Cook tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Danzig Jr.! But no joy.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Danzig Jr. is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Cook there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danzig Jr. shoots in for a takedown but Cook shows good takedown defense.
Cook feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danzig Jr. can do to turn this around?
Danzig Jr. with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danzig Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danzig Jr. checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cook works the jab nicely.
Cook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danzig Jr. in his tracks.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cook misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook misses with a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An inside leg kick from Cook misses.
Danzig Jr. avoids a kick to the body.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Danzig Jr. swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Cook misses.
Danzig Jr. swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Danzig Jr. there.
Cook attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danzig Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danzig Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danzig Jr. fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cook on the side of the head.
Danzig Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cook misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danzig Jr..
Bob Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzig Jr. misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Cook tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danzig Jr. lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danzig Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danzig Jr. swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Cook.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danzig Jr. swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook delivers a nice body kick.
Cook checks the leg kick.
Cook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cook throws a leg kick but Danzig Jr. checks it.
Cook throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danzig Jr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Cook there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danzig Jr. throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Danzig Jr.'s defenses.
Cook scores with a nice head shot.
Danzig Jr. throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Danzig Jr. slips a straight right by Cook.
Danzig Jr. slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Danzig Jr.'s face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cook. That's going to slow Danzig Jr. down.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig Jr.. Those never looked like landing.
Danzig Jr. misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig Jr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Danzig Jr. is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Danzig Jr. is just out of range.
Danzig Jr. is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cook throws a wild body kick that Danzig Jr. sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig Jr.. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Cook dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Danzig Jr. moves in looking to clinch but Cook pushes him off.
Cook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cook throws a leg kick but Danzig Jr. sees it coming and moves out of range.
Danzig Jr. pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danzig Jr. throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cook closes the distance and clinches.

Danzig Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Cook throws a hook but Danzig Jr. avoids it easily.
Cook lands a jab to the head.
Cook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cook scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cook tries to bum rush Danzig Jr. with a series of wild strikes but Danzig Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cook scores with a jab. Danzig Jr. acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danzig Jr. moves in looking to clinch but Cook pushes him off.
Cook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danzig Jr. finds it's way round the side to connect with Cook's head.
Cook misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.

Danzig Jr. moves into the clinch.
Cook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danzig Jr. backwards.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Danzig Jr.'s head.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cook.
Nice elbow from Cook.
Danzig Jr. tries to pull guard but Cook won't allow it.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.

Danzig Jr. breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danzig Jr. lands with an uppercut that bounces Cook off the cage and back into range.
Danzig Jr. feints and then cracks Cook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cook down.
Danzig Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danzig Jr. at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danzig Jr. lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. walks into a stiff left hand from Cook.
Nice body punch from Danzig Jr..
Cook throws a wild body kick that Danzig Jr. sees coming a mile off.
Danzig Jr. takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danzig Jr. works Cook's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danzig Jr. looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Danzig Jr. persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danzig Jr. manages to avoid it.
Cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danzig Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Danzig Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danzig Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cook throws a lazy body kick
and Danzig Jr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cook throws the left hand but Danzig Jr. avoids the punch easily.
Danzig Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cook misses the jab.
Danzig Jr. throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danzig Jr.'s hands.
Danzig Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danzig Jr. moves away.
Cook goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cook throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Danzig Jr. is just out of range.
Danzig Jr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danzig Jr. scores with a nice strike.
Danzig Jr. clobbers Cook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danzig Jr. lands a jab to the nose.
Cook throws a hook but Danzig Jr. avoids it easily.
Danzig Jr. looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danzig Jr. connects with a body shot.
Cook feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danzig Jr.s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cook, as that shot connected.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook scoring well with a low kick there.
Danzig Jr. tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danzig Jr. avoids the body shot from Cook.
Danzig Jr. thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danzig Jr. clobbers Cook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Danzig Jr. throws out a counter right but Cook avoids it with no problem.
Nice takedown defense from Cook. No joy for Danzig Jr. on that attempt.
Bob Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cook - that will leave a mark!
Cook scores with a head kick. Danzig Jr. tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danzig Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danzig Jr. lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Cook as he connects with a hook.
Danzig Jr. blocks the body kick.
Cook cracks Danzig Jr. with an open hand slap.
Danzig Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Cook!
A victorious Bob Cook thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight but I'll be back fir that belt!'.