PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jembe Kobra (ranked 4563 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoko Hook (ranked 4555 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kobra
vs
Hook

189 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jembe Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hoko Hook!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hook tries to keep at a distance but Kobra has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kobra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hook misses with a head kick.
Hook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra tries to clinch there but Hook circles away.
Hook fails to land the takedown.
Kobra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hook throws a leg kick but Kobra moved away.

Kobra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kobra wants to stand but Hook has his arm trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kobra throws an elbow but Hook slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hook prevents Kobra from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kobra creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hook sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kobra scoring with punches from side control.
Kobra tries to stand but Hook is controlling his head.
Hook is looking to regain half guard here but Kobra keeps moving and retains side control.
Hook prevents Kobra from moving into mount.
Hook is trying to get back to half guard.
Hook is trying to control Kobra's posture but Kobra avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hook pushes Kobra away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kobra gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hook wants to control but Kobra postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kobra tries to score with some ground and pound. Hook controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hook tries to improve position but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hook fails with a takedown attempt.

Kobra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kobra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hook shoots in for a takedown but Kobra shows good takedown defense.
Jembe Kobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoko Hook.
Kobra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hook wants to clinch.
Kobra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hook tries to clinch up but Kobra circles away and keeps his distance.
Hook shoots in for a takedown but Kobra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hook fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hook looks winded!
Hook tries to clinch but Kobra moves out of range.

Hook has closed the distance and engaged Kobra in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is looking for a takedown.
Kobra is working for takedown but Hook is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kobra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hook being controlled against the cage.

Kobra jumps guard.
Kobra controlling Hook's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hook stopping the sweep attempt from Kobra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jembe Kobra 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.

Hook scores with a nice strike.

Kobra pushes Hook up against the cage in a clinch.

Kobra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hook throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kobra's waist but Kobra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hook off to one side.
Kobra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hook swivels and escapes.
Hook fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Kobra shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobra throwing shots but Hook is blocking nicely.
Hook is looking to control Kobra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hook avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra wants to control but Hook is keeping him busy.
Kobra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hook can do to turn this around?
Kobra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hook knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hook trying to hold on to Kobra's head to control him but Kobra postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kobra in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kobra is keen to just control but Hook is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice takedown defense from Kobra. No joy for Hook on that attempt.
Jembe Kobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoko Hook.
Kobra moves in looking to clinch but Hook pushes him off.
A nice side step and Hook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kobra shoots in for a takedown but Hook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hook.

Hook fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kobra sprawls well initially but Hook persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kobra wants to get back to full guard.
Kobra is trying to stand up here but Hook is controlling him well.
Kobra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kobra is trying to control the position but Hook postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook won't allow Kobra to sweep him here.
Kobra keeping moving, preventing Hook from controlling successfully.
Kobra wants to sweep here but Hook controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kobra tries to score with a low kick but Hook moves his leg out of the way.
Jembe Kobra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kobra gets a double leg takedown into Hook's guard.
Kobra throwing strikes but missing.
Hook wants to hit a switch here but Kobra passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hook there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook tries to hold on but Kobra pushes him away.
Jembe Kobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hook keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kobra controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hook is just holding on here. Kobra manages to take his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jembe Kobra dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kobra clinches.
Kobra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kobra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hook is defending well for now.
Kobra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Kobra breaks from the clinch.
Kobra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kobra has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook dives in for a single leg takedown but Kobra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hook tries to clinch but Kobra moves out of range.
Kobra swings for the body but Hook moves out of range.
Hook tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra throws the left hand but Hook avoids the punch easily.
Kobra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hook leaves Kobra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jembe Kobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Kobra. No joy for Hook on that attempt.
Jembe Kobra is winning the standup battle so far.
Hook fails with the takedown

and Kobra counters with a takedown into side control.
Hook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hook takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kobra is looking to take a break and control but Hook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kobra tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hook's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra taking a breather here.

Hook is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kobra's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Kobra! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Hook has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jembe Kobra!
A very excited looking Jembe Kobra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.