PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 1082 p4p, 138 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 747 p4p, 86 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby - Southside. Hughes has chosen Slam - By: Onyx as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cook
vs
Hughes

169 cm
34
161 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

170 cm
34
154 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Cook slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cook lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hughes throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes wants to counter the offense by Cook and move into the clinch position.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cook scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Cook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Hughes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Cook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cook throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cook misses with a kick to the body.
Cook takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Cook.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Hughes does it's job there.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Cook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Cook ducks down to avoid it.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hughes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cook was covering up waiting for the punch and Hughes finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Hughes has gone for a leg lock! Cook slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hughes's guard.

Hughes keeping moving, preventing Cook from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Cook decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hughes, up you get!
Hughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cook on the side of the head.
Cook misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hughes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cook has time to react.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Cook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cook had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bob Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes misses the jab.
Cook cracks Hughes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Cook throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cook slips under a jab.
Cook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Cook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Bob Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Hughes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cook sprawls well initially but Hughes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Cook manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hughes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.

Hughes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Cook manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cook misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes slips a jab from Cook.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook stuns Hughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cook blocks the low kick.
Cook swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Cook misses with a hook.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Hughes wants to counter the offense by Cook and move into the clinch position.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hughes, right into the meat.
Cook defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.

Hughes looking to score a takedown here. Cook is defending well but Hughes drives through and ends up in Cook's guard.

Cook has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hughes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Cook.
Hughes throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Cook counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes tries to bum rush Cook with a series of wild strikes but Cook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cook connects with a nice looking jab.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Jab by Cook.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
A quick step to the side and Cook tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cook can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cook darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hughes tries to bum rush Cook with a series of wild strikes but Cook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Hughes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughes. That's going to slow Cook down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Cook ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes throws a hook but Cook avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Cook tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hughes checks a low kick from Cook.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cook counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook jabs at Hughes's body.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hughes thumps Cook with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Bronson Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cook counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cook counters with a good, hard body kick but Hughes shrugs it off.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Cook connects with a leg kick. Hughes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Cook stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cook misses with a head kick.
Hughes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cook takes one to the chin there.
Hughes throws a hook but Cook avoids it easily.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hughes throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Cook jabs at Hughes's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hughes throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Cook dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hughes lands with a nice body punch.
Cook takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Cook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Cook throws a body kick that misses.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
A big right from Hughes misses.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Cook blocks a jab.
A big left from Hughes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Hughes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hughes.
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Cook makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cook defends it nicely.
Hughes lands with a cross.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cook lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cook.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Hughes had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cook.
Nice body kick from Cook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cook. Cook obviously looking to wear him down.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes tries to work over Cook's front leg with a kick but Cook checks it.
Cook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Hughes thuds his right hand into Cook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Cook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Cook throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Cook staying out of range there.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Cook as Hughes shoots in.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Cook throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hughes there.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown but Cook manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Cook fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Hughes.
Hughes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hughes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cook misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Cook defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Cook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick
and Cook counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Cook is out of range.
Cook throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
As Hughes backs away, Cook returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook stuns Hughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bronson Hughes.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bob Cook!
Our winner, Bob Cook, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.