PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andy Coooie Cobber (ranked 22896 p4p, 20838 weight class) and KarateO Masuta (ranked 699 p4p, 678 weight class). Masuta has chosen We Can Dance as his entrance music. Andy Coooie Cobber had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Coooie Cobber
vs
Masuta

190 cm
24
190
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
28
203
8 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Coooie Cobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KarateO Masuta !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coooie Cobber wants to clinch up but Masuta keeps it at a distance.
Coooie Cobber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coooie Cobber throws a one two combo.
Coooie Cobber doesn't manage to clinch there - Masuta circles away.
Masuta throws a fast counter high kick but Coooie Cobber manages to duck under it in time.
Coooie Cobber is looking to clinch but Masuta is avoiding it.

Coooie Cobber clinches with his opponent.

Masuta breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coooie Cobber moves to clinch but Masuta breaks away
and Masuta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coooie Cobber thinking.
Coooie Cobber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Masuta counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masuta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Coooie Cobber has taken the fight to the clinch.

Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Coooie Cobber. Those never looked like landing.
Masuta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up
and Masuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masuta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up.
Masuta feints a counter leg kick.
Coooie Cobber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masuta counters with a stiff right hand.
Coooie Cobber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Coooie Cobber gets a clinch.
Masuta working hard to break the clinch.

Masuta 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coooie Cobber misses with a double jab
and Masuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Coooie Cobber is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch but Masuta moves out of range.
Masuta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coooie Cobber with a body shot.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that misses.
Coooie Cobber is looking to clinch but Masuta is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Masuta blocks the low kick.
Masuta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coooie Cobber lands a two punch combo.
Coooie Cobber throws a series of punches but Masuta avoids them all with ease.
Coooie Cobber wants to clinch up but Masuta keeps it at a distance.
Masuta is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Coooie Cobber darts in trying to clinch
and Masuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber with the inside leg kick.
Coooie Cobber throws a lazy head kick
and Masuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Coooie Cobber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab, jab by Coooie Cobber - just one landing.
Coooie Cobber seems to have got his legs back now.

Coooie Cobber has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Masuta manages to break the clinch.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Masuta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coooie Cobber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masuta blocks a head kick by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andy Coooie Cobber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up.
Masuta feints a counter leg kick.

Coooie Cobber drives through and clinches with Masuta against the ropes.

Masuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick but Masuta moves out of range.
Masuta steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Coooie Cobber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masuta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Coooie Cobber doesn't manage to clinch there - Masuta circles away.
Coooie Cobber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Masuta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Masuta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch up.
Coooie Cobber tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Coooie Cobber throws a nice looking combination but Masuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masuta raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coooie Cobber throws a right and a left that Masuta avoids nicely.
Coooie Cobber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Masuta eats them both and turns towards Coooie Cobber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Masuta is rocked!
Coooie Cobber lands a nice looking body kick.
Masuta is still on wobbly legs! Can Coooie Cobber finish him?
Coooie Cobber throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Masuta crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Coooie Cobber!
KarateO Masuta spoke after the fight, saying 'Arigoto'.