PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 1451 p4p, 218 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 932 p4p, 146 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruno Aires was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cobblepot
vs
Aires

185 cm
30
206 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

188 cm
35
205 lbs
30 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires misses with a body shot.
Aires misses with a takedown
and Cobblepot counters with an inside leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Aires moves out of range.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Aires as he connects with a hook.
Aires is looking to chop away at Cobblepot's legs.
Cobblepot lands a head shot.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the body kick from Aires.
Aires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aires throws the left hand but Cobblepot avoids the punch easily.
Aires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cobblepot's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobblepot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aires rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobblepot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aires thinking.
Cobblepot throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
Aires misses with a looping left.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobblepot.
Aires scores with a leg kick.
Aires missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aires scores with a nice strike.
Aires misses with a straight right.
Cobblepot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobblepot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Cobblepot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot blocks a head kick by Aires.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobblepot blocks the leg kick.
Aires fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobblepot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aires looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aires takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throwing a counter right hand but Aires manages to avoid it.
Aires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobblepot was well out of range. Poor timing from Aires.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobblepot misses the target.
Cobblepot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aires misses with a body shot
and Cobblepot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobblepot.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires thows a leg kick but Cobblepot checks it
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot scores with a hook to the body. Aires takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aires connects with a looping right hand.
Cobblepot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aires. That one must have hurt.
Aires lands a nice hook to Cobblepot's body. Cobblepot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Aires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aires misses with a jab to the body
and Cobblepot counters with a stiff right hand.
Aires throws an off balance right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aires swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cobblepot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aires jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aires swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cobblepot to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires fails with the takedown
and Cobblepot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oswald Cobblepot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been told by Cobblepot's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cobblepot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aires throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick that knocks Aires off balance momentarily.
Aires throws a body punch but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Aires throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cobblepot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aires misses the body punch
and Cobblepot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Aires. Beautiful body shot.
Aires shoots and misses
and Cobblepot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aires, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires connects with an inside leg kick.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aires throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Aires misses
and Cobblepot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobblepot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oswald Cobblepot is winning the standup battle so far.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Cobblepot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aires is looking to score with low kicks.
Aires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aires swings widly with a right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a low kick, right behind Aires 's knee.
Aires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aires gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.
Cobblepot throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
Aires looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a slapping body shot.
Aires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobblepot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cobblepot's guard.
Aires stopping the sweep attempt from Cobblepot.
Aires throws a strike but Cobblepot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cobblepot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Aires looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aires throws a right hand that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.
Aires misses with a takedown
and Cobblepot counters with a nice uppercut.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobblepot moves away.
Aires misses with a right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aires shoots and misses
letting Cobblepot counter with a right hand.
Oswald Cobblepot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Aires.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Cobblepot counters with a nice uppercut.
Aires walks into a left hand.
Aires lands a head shot.
Cobblepot is looking to clinch.
Aires throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aires can do to turn this around?
Aires works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cobblepot misses with a looping right.
Aires lands a body shot.
Aires looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobblepot is fending him off so far but Aires persists. Nope, Cobblepot circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobblepot misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Oswald Cobblepot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobblepot connects with a body shot that sends Aires's belly button to the back.
Aires misses with a right hand
enabling Cobblepot to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cobblepot throws a good cross that connects.
Cobblepot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aires. Aires circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aires takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aires looks to throw a body kick
and Cobblepot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aires rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot slips a jab from Aires.
Good leg kick by Cobblepot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oswald Cobblepot dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aires thows a leg kick but Cobblepot checks it
and Cobblepot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aires stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aires jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
Aires takes a swing at Cobblepot's ribcage but misses.
Cobblepot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Aires.
Cobblepot checks a low kick from Aires.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobblepot misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Cobblepot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot throws a jab but it's blocked by Aires.
Aires throws a leg kick but Cobblepot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cobblepot lands with a cross.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aires scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aires comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cobblepot checks a leg kick.
Aires slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Aires throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aires misses with a body shot
letting Cobblepot counter with a right hand.
Aires tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobblepot defends well and Aires ends up having to push Cobblepot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aires misses with a body shot.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Cobblepot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aires misses with a body shot.
Oswald Cobblepot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Aires changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cobblepot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Cobblepot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cobblepot managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aires.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires is looking to take a break and control but Cobblepot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aires working the head with strikes.
Cobblepot pushes Aires away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Aires gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Aires throws a strike aimed at the side of Cobblepot's head but Cobblepot avoids it well.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aires wants to control but Cobblepot is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Aires crashes against the mat.
Cobblepot struggling a bit here.
Aires in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cobblepot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aires asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cobblepot tries to bench press Aires off him but Aires keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cobblepot is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cobblepot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aires working the ground and pound but Cobblepot is defending the strikes.
Cobblepot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cobblepot is trying to maintain the position but Aires is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires thows a huge punch but Cobblepot dodges it nicely.

Aires is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
During a confident post fight interview, Oswald Cobblepot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.