PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Morales (ranked 915 p4p, 140 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 947 p4p, 144 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Morales
vs
Cobb

189 cm
26
220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Conviction

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobb moves into the clinch.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Cobb.
Morales is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Morales works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.

Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Morales tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Morales.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Morales keeps it at a distance.

Cobb has managed to clinch.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb working Morales over with knees to the body.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Cobb has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Morales is rocked!
Morales is trying to break free.
Oh Morales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Morales seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb lands an uppercut.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a big uppercut that drops Morales! More strikes from Cobb and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morales lies dazed against the cage as Cobb celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wallace Cobb!
Wallace Cobb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.