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The Island Season 9, 265 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cobra (ranked 100 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Mayhem (ranked 257 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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243 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mayhem wants to clinch.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayhem to the mat! Mayhem manages to get full guard.
Cobra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cobra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayhem has momentary wrist control but Cobra slips an elbow through the middle.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
Cobra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cobra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra landing with the ground and pound.
Cobra throws an elbow that misses. Mayhem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cobra's guard. Nice move by Mayhem!
Cobra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayhem's guard.
Cobra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cobra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Cobra throws an elbow that misses. Mayhem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cobra's guard. Nice move by Mayhem!
Cobra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cobra is on top in guard.
Cobra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cobra passes Mayhem's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cobra is nestled in close to Mayhem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra drops an elbow to the side of Mayhem's head.
Cobra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayhem defending well though.
Cobra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cobra.
Mayhem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobra throws a strike but Mayhem avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mayhem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cobra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayhem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cobra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayhem's head.
Cobra is working Mayhem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayhem holds on and takes a little breather.
Cobra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra throwing strikes from guard but Mayhem blocks nicely.
Cobra throwing strikes but missing.
Cobra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobra passes Mayhem's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayhem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cobra winds up and cracks Mayhem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cobra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cobra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayhem knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Cobra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mayhem is looking to clinch but Cobra is avoiding it.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown.
Cobra fails with a takedown attempt.
Cobra shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayhem tries to sprawl out of it but Cobra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayhem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Cobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobra connects with a body shot.
Cobra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mayhem on his heels. He'll look to pass Mayhem's guard now, I'm sure.
Cobra throws a big elbow that misses.
Cobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra is working Mayhem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cobra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cobra throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Cobra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cobra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cobra is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayhem has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cobra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cobra stands and throws Mayhem's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mayhem parries the strikes from Cobra easily there. Cobra is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mayhem to escape.
Mayhem felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cobra throws an elbow but Mayhem slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cobra is looking to take a break and control but Mayhem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cobra misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra lands a nice forearm strike.
Cobra working the ground and pound but Mayhem is defending the strikes.
Mayhem holds on to Cobra's head and controls the position momentarily.
Mayhem is not content to let Cobra control the position.
Cobra lands a few punches from side control.
Cobra working the ground and pound.
Cobra misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra is chipping away with strikes.
Cobra is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra advances nicely into full mount.
Cobra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cobra misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cobra breaks from Mayhem's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayhem is rocked!
Cobra loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mayhem scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cobra land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cobra stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Cobra!
A relieved looking Kyle Cobra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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FIGHT
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