PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 934 p4p, 758 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 131 p4p, 105 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gregor
vs
Coco

178 cm
33
210
21 - 27 - 1

195 cm
39
217
26 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Core Combat
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco swings widly with a right hand
and Gregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Coco throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregor walks into a straight right hand from Coco.

It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coco just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coco fakes the leg kick and cracks Gregor in the body.
Gregor checks the leg kick.
Coco lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Coco lands with a slapping head kick.
Coco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Coco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coco connects with a nice looking jab.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Coco lands with a good body shot.
Coco connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gregor blocks the low kick.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Fanta Coco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coco throws a right and a left that Gregor avoids nicely.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Coco.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Coco.
A combination from Coco does no damage.
Gregor connects with a jab.
Gregor slips a jab from Coco.
Coco thumps Gregor with a low kick.
Gregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
Coco unleashes a big counter combination but Gregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coco tries to score with a low kick but Gregor moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Gregor misses the target.
Coco thuds his right hand into Gregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gregor misses with a few strikes there.
Coco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coco slips under a jab from Gregor.
Coco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gregor's sensitive parts.
Coco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coco looks to throw a body kick
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coco catches Gregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gregor defending well as Coco loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coco thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coco cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
A punch lands to the side of Coco 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Fanta Coco's cut even more.
Gregor throws an overhand right that lands on Coco's shoulder, as Coco tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Coco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coco misses with a hook to the body
and Gregor counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Coco connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Coco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fanta Coco dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Coco thuds his shin into the meat of Gregor's side.
A left lands for Coco.
Coco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Coco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Gregor backs off Coco throws a huge counter combo but Gregor manages to avoid it all.
Coco scores with a jab.
Coco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coco.
Coco just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor throwing a counter right hand but Coco manages to avoid it.
Gregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coco has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gregor throws a hook but Coco blocks it.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Gregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coco.
Gregor goes for a double leg but Coco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coco continues to drive forward.
Coco unleashes a big counter combination but Gregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gregor blocks a head kick by Coco.
Gregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
Coco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coco tries a low kick but Gregor avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coco. That's going to slow Gregor down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coco.
Gregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coco throws a push kick but Gregor slaps the foot to one side.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Coco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coco.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coco.
Coco throws a head kick but Gregor moves out of range.
Gregor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gregor avoids the head kick by Coco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gregor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coco as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coco scoring well with a low kick there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gregor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Coco misses with a double jab.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coco.
Coco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coco lands a head kick!

Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fanta Coco!
During a confident post fight interview, Fanta Coco thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.