PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bunyon (ranked 7391 p4p, 515 weight class) and Iosif Cobzone (ranked 2195 p4p, 250 weight class). Iosif Cobzone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bunyon
vs
Cobzone

200 cm
27
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

220 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Bunyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iosif Cobzone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobzone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cobzone misses with a few strikes there.
Cobzone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bunyon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobzone misses with a wild body shot.
Bunyon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Cobzone misses.
Cobzone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobzone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bunyon on the side of the head.

It looks like Paul Bunyon has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobzone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunyon to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Iosif Cobzone has been cut.
Bunyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyon misses with a hook
and Bunyon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyon walks into a straight right hand from Cobzone.
Bunyon swings for the body but Cobzone moves out of range.
A combination from Cobzone does no damage.
Bunyon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobzone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Cobzone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bunyon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobzone.
Cobzone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunyon.
Bunyon misses with a straight left.
Cobzone throws out a counter right but Bunyon avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobzone misses with a straight left.
Cobzone scores with a jab. Bunyon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunyon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunyon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Cobzone.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cobzone misses with a wild body shot.
Cobzone throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunyon misses with a hook. Cobzone ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyon defending well as Cobzone loads up on a big left hand.
Cobzone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunyon moves away.
Cobzone throws a body punch but Bunyon moves out of range.
Cobzone throws a looping overhand right but Bunyon ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunyon misses the target.
Bunyon throws out a loose jab but Cobzone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobzone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobzone misses with a hook
and Bunyon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunyon lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Bunyon misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyon scores with a nice strike.
Cobzone misses with a wild body shot.
Bunyon throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobzone counters with a stiff right hand.

Paul Bunyon's cut is getting worse.
Bunyon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobzone just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobzone avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iosif Cobzone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bunyon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobzone.
Bunyon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cobzone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunyon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bunyon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunyon misses with a body shot
and Cobzone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobzone throws an overhand right that lands on Bunyon's shoulder, as Bunyon tries to avoid the shot.
Bunyon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobzone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyon misses with a right hand
and Cobzone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobzone with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobzone throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunyon.
Bunyon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobzone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunyon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobzone ducks under a wild hook from Bunyon.
Bunyon throws a lazy right hand but Cobzone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunyon throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobzone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Cobzone misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Paul Bunyon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cobzone misses with a right hand
and Bunyon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobzone was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyon.
Iosif Cobzone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunyon. Cobzone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunyon throws a poor cross that misses

and Cobzone counters with a crisp one two that drops Bunyon! Cobzone thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bunyon to his feet! Bunyon is in big trouble!
Cobzone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunyon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobzone counters with a huge left! Bunyon is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cobzone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bunyon from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cobzone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosif Cobzone!
Iosif Cobzone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.