PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 2276 p4p, 239 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 1492 p4p, 172 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped the Bomb on me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cobb
vs
Kueller

212 cm
29
265 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

201 cm
25
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
Cobb dips to his left and cracks Kueller with an uppercut!
Kueller misses with the body kick
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kueller throws a right and a left that Cobb avoids nicely.
Kueller misses with a body shot.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb works Kueller's body with a nice hook.
Kueller throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb takes a swing at Kueller's ribcage but misses.
Kueller ducks right into an uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kueller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb lands a jab to Kueller's midsection.
Cobb lands a really nice looking cross but Kueller seems unphased.
Kueller tries to land a leg kick but Cobb saw it coming and moves away.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb blocks a low kick nicely.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kueller was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Kueller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kueller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cobb.
Cobb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobb's calf.
Cobb jabs Kueller right on the nose. Kueller blinks but takes it well.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kueller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cobb is able to avoid easily.
Kueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Kueller misses the shot to the body.
Kueller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kueller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb controlling Kueller's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cobb is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
My spies in Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes inform me that Kueller has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cobb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kueller trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kueller controls the pace.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Kueller from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb has a closed guard, preventing Kueller from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Semmy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Kueller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kueller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb throws a shot to the body.
Kueller feints a jab promting Cobb to slip. Kueller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cobb slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Kueller.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb takes a swing at Kueller's ribcage but misses.
Kueller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kueller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cobb checks it well.
Kueller looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Kueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kueller rushes Cobb and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kueller is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kueller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kueller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kueller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kueller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kueller tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobb avoids the damage to the body.
Kueller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kueller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kueller tries a knee to the head but Cobb blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Semmy Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cobb misses with a body punch
and Kueller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kueller on the side of the head.
Kueller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobb jabs at Kueller's body.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Kueller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kueller lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Cobb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kueller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kueller.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick.
Cobb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
A big right from Kueller misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kueller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kueller thumps Cobb with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kueller scores with a body shot.
Kueller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobb has time to react.
Cobb jabs Kueller to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Kueller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cobb has one foot on Kueller's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Semmy Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kueller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobb as he jumps to the side.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Kueller scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Kueller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Semmy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Kueller. Those never looked like landing.
Kueller loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Kueller throws a leg kick but Cobb moved away.
Cobb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
and Kueller counters with an outside leg kick.
Cobb works Kueller's body with a nice hook.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
Cobb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Kueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kueller slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Kueller misses with a kick to the body.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Kueller throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Kueller circles away.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Kueller avoids nicely.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Kueller.
Kueller fails with the takedown
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Kueller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cobb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cobb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kueller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kueller throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Kueller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kueller counters with a left and a right that stings Cobb.

Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.

Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kueller throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
Kueller is looking to land body kicks.
Kueller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kueller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kueller moves into range and clinches up with Cobb.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kueller swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kueller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Cobb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kueller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb tests Kueller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kueller tries to bum rush Cobb with a series of wild strikes but Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Kueller.
Cobb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Kueller looks to move away, Cobb throws a big counter combo but Kueller just gets out of the way.
Kueller throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Kueller misses
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kueller tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb sizes up Kueller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Kueller misses
and Cobb counters with a nice body shot.
Kueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobb moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Kueller is predictable there
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kueller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller lands a jab.
Kueller throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kueller tries to clinch but Cobb moves away
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Cobb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cobb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kueller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Kueller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cobb eats them both and turns towards Kueller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobb, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kueller.
Kueller ducks right into an uppercut from Cobb.

Kueller is rocked!
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Benjamin Kueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kueller in his tracks.
Kueller is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Kueller throws a head kick that misses.
Kueller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
BOOM! Cobb lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kueller. Kueller tries to recover but Cobb is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kueller lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Cobb!
After the fight, Semmy Cobb was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.