PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 580 p4p, 75 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 627 p4p, 80 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby - Southside. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cook
vs
Kane

169 cm
31
169 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

178 cm
30
158 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 17 - 13 - 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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Kane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cook moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
That kick from Kane tenderised Cook's leg. Cook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Cook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook takes one on the button.

Kane clinches with his opponent.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cook's defenses.
Kane tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
I was talking to Cook's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Cook back against the cage.
Cook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kane.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cook misses with a left hand
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cook moves away from the strike by Kane.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Cook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane wants to clinch
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to clinch up but Cook circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Cook misses.
Kane throws a lazy body kick
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kane throws the kick towards the body but Cook avoids it.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Kane manages to avoid it.
Kane moves out of range as Cook throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane dominated that round.
That's time! Cook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cook moves out of range as Kane throws a body kick.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Cook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Cook off balance momentarily.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kane scores with a punch to the head.
Kane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Kane tenderised Cook's leg. Cook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Cook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane throws a front kick aimed at Cook's knee but Cook avoids it well.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane blocks a jab.
Cook throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.

Kane rushes Cook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Cook.

Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook misses with a right hand
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Cook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kane doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Kane looks to throw a body kick
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
Cook takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Kane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cook counter with a right hand.
Cook blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cook thinking.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Kane is looking to slow Cook down with leg kicks.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cook finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kane has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane misses with a two punch combination.
Cook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kane connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Cook misses with a hook
and Kane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.
Cook swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane lands with a hook. Cook tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cook staying out of range there.
And Cook counters with a quick kick to the body but Kane blocks it.
Cook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Cook lands with a good body shot.
Cook takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kane.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
It looked like Cook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Cook on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kane doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
Cook avoids a kick to the body.
Cook looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Kane should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane connects with a jab.
A jab from Kane misses.
Cook throws a combination that misses
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Cook.
Kane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Kane scores with a four punch combination!
Cook takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kane.
Cook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Cook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kane misses with a left hand
and Cook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kane throws a leg kick that misses.
Kane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Kane!
Harry Kane decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.