PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cobra (ranked 2457 p4p, 251 weight class) and Android Eleven (ranked 2995 p4p, 307 weight class). Kyle Cobra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Android Eleven's chin.

Cobra
vs
Eleven

195 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Eleven!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eleven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Eleven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobra is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Eleven prevents Cobra from improving his position.
Eleven has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobra is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra manages to get to full guard.
Cobra throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cobra looking for a sweep. Not yet Cobra, not yet.
Cobra trying to control the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Eleven gets caught flat footed, as Cobra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eleven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cobra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eleven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Eleven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobra postures up.
Cobra wants to pass the guard but Eleven is keeping the position.
Cobra advances position into side control!
Eleven avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cobra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eleven prevents Cobra from moving into mount.
Cobra working the ground and pound.
Cobra landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Cobra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cobra tries to score with some ground and pound. Eleven controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Eleven parries the strikes from Cobra easily there. Cobra is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eleven to escape.
Cobra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eleven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cobra trying to control the position but Eleven is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eleven trying to remain calm as Cobra controls from the top position.
Cobra passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Eleven!
Cobra raining down shots from the mount!
Eleven tries to reverse the position but Cobra maintains control.
Eleven wants to hold on but Cobra pushes him away.
Eleven in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cobra looking to ground and pound but Eleven is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eleven's face.
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!
Cobra misses with a head shot.
Eleven is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Cobra 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.

Cobra moves into the clinch successfully.

Eleven jumps into guard, dragging Cobra to the mat.
Cobra pushes down on Eleven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cobra trying to control from half guard but Eleven is working away.
Cobra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cobra thows a huge punch but Eleven dodges it nicely.
Cobra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eleven trying to control but Cobra postures up.
Eleven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cobra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cobra is taking a breather. Eleven says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kyle Cobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra works his way into side control.
Cobra throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eleven defending against the ground and pound.
Cobra tries to score with some ground and pound. Eleven controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cobra taking a breather here.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eleven gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Eleven in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eleven because Cobra loaded up on that one.
Cobra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cobra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eleven can do to turn this around?
Cobra misses with a head shot.
Cobra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eleven is looking to escape.
Cobra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eleven because Cobra loaded up on that one.
Eleven manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Eleven, under a barage of strikes from Cobra.
Cobra trying to pass the guard but Eleven defending well.
Cobra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cobra thowing shots but they're missing.
Eleven is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cobra misses with a head shot.
Eleven is trying to stand up.

Cobra is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Eleven has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Eleven!
Eleven won't allow Cobra to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eleven's guard.

Eleven has momentary wrist control but Cobra slips an elbow through the middle.
Cobra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eleven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cobra trying to control but Eleven is working from the bottom.
Cobra is in close to Eleven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobra is pushing down on Eleven's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eleven is fighting to maintain full guard but Cobra has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cobra tries to pass to full mount but Eleven defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eleven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Cobra dominated that second round.
That's time! Cobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cobra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eleven sprawls well initially but Cobra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eleven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobra.
Eleven is pressing down on Cobra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cobra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eleven throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Eleven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra trying to control but Eleven is working from the bottom.
Cobra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra tries to free his leg and advance position but Eleven is retaining full guard.
Eleven keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
Eleven wants to stand and escape but Cobra is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cobra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eleven is trying to control but can't.
Eleven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cobra.
Cobra works his way into side control.
Eleven is trying to control Cobra's posture but Cobra avoids it.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eleven is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cobra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Eleven is trying to control Cobra's posture but Cobra avoids it.
Cobra misses with the ground and pound.
Cobra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eleven keeps working.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobra controls the position from side control.
Cobra working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cobra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cobra punching from mount but Eleven doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Cobra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cobra thowing shots but they're missing.
Cobra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eleven because Cobra loaded up on that one.
Eleven wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cobra.
Cobra throwing strikes here but Eleven is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kyle Cobra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cobra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Eleven tries to reverse the position but Cobra maintains control.
Eleven tries to hold on but Cobra postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Android Eleven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eleven tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Cobra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobra 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Kyle Cobra!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Kyle Cobra!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Kyle Cobra!

Kyle Cobra wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kyle Cobra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.