PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Mundi (ranked 425 p4p, 59 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 908 p4p, 122 weight class). Mundi comes to the cage accompanied by Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Cobb has chosen You dropped the Bomb on me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mundi
vs
Cobb

184 cm
35
262 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

212 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Cobb.
Mundi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Mundi avoids nicely.
Mundi misses the shot to the body.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
Cobb with a jab.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Mundi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Cobb clinches up against the cage.
Mundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi misses with a body punch.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundi.
Mundi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cobb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mundi has him pressed against the cage.
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.

Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mundi connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Mundi takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Mundi.

It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mundi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mundi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Mundi.
Mundi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cobb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mundi misses its intended target.
Mundi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Mundi looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Mundi dodges the punch combination from Cobb.
Mundi blocks a jab.
It looked like Mundi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Cobb finds it's way through Mundi's defenses.
A big right from Cobb misses.
A quick step to the side and Mundi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mundi counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobb connects with the punch.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mundi.
Mundi takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws a right hand that Mundi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mundi also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Mundi misses the target.
Mundi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Mundi cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobb stuns Mundi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb misses with a body shot

and Mundi counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Mundi.
Mundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundi manages to avoid it.
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mundi misses with a wild body shot.
Mundi misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Mundi.
Mundi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mundi throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.

Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Mundi fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Cobb misses
and Mundi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Semmy Cobb's cut even more.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mundi slips a straight right by Cobb.

Mundi clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the cage.
Mundi blocks an uppercut.
Cobb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mundi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cobb can turn it around.
Mundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb misses with the head strike.

Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Cobb moves into range and connects with a jab.

Mundi has Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.
Mundi misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mundi.
Cobb wants to get back to striking at distance but Mundi won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.

Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mundi.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Mundi defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Mundi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Mundi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target.
A jab from Cobb misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a right hand that Mundi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mundi also avoids with ease.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mundi.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses
and Mundi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb clobbers Mundi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Mundi's head back.
Mundi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Mundi moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mundi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Mundi counters with a straight right hand.

Cobb is rocked!

The cut above Semmy Cobb's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Mundi scores with a counter punch that sends Cobb to the canvas! Mundi smells blood - he's punishing Cobb with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cobb has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Mundi!
A relieved looking Gordon Mundi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.