PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 917 p4p, 779 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 133 p4p, 119 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cosby
vs
Tsuruta

185 cm
31
202
13 - 4 - 0

192 cm
31
209
18 - 10 - 1

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Cosby misses.
Cosby throws a front kick aimed at Tsuruta's knee but Tsuruta avoids it well.
Cosby avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.

Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cosby pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cosby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cosby looking for a sweep. Not yet Cosby, not yet.
Cosby is pulling down on Tsuruta's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsuruta, at least for the moment.
Cosby 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is stalling in the full guard.
Tsuruta is fighting to break Cosby's control of his arms but Cosby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cosby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cosby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsuruta preventing the sweep.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Cosby pulls Tsuruta in to control the position.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta sitting in guard here, content to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsuruta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tsuruta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tsuruta won't allow Cosby to sweep him here.
Tsuruta postures up in Cosby's guard and throws a big left but Cosby blocks it.
Tsuruta looking to pass the guard.
Tsuruta is fighting to break Cosby's control of his arms but Cosby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
Cosby pulls Tsuruta in close to his closed guard and prevents Tsuruta from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tsuruta won't allow Cosby to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cosby's head.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta won't allow Cosby to sweep him here.
Tsuruta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby seems keen to control Tsuruta's posture.
Cosby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cosby has Tsuruta pulled in close to control his posture.
Cosby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tsuruta tries to get to full guard but Cosby has control of the leg.
Tsuruta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cosby wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping him busy.
Tsuruta trying to control but Cosby postures up.
Cosby has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cosby wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is working to get back to half guard.
Cosby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tsuruta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cosby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cosby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cosby wants to control the pace but Tsuruta is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomomisan Tsuruta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice uppercut lands for Tsuruta. That snapped Cosby's head back.
A big right from Cosby misses.
A shot to the body from Cosby misses
and Tsuruta counters with a nice body shot.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
An attempted straight right counter from Cosby misses the target.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Nice cross by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Tsuruta cracks Cosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Tsuruta throws a shot to the body.
Cosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosby.
Tsuruta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cosby looks to land a left hand but Tsuruta moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosby. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cosby as Tsuruta shoots in.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Cosby.
Tsuruta wants to counter with a clinch but Cosby pushes him away.
Cosby lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Cosby.
Cosby cracks Tsuruta with an open hand slap.
Cosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
Cosby digs a good body shot into Tsuruta's ribs.
Tsuruta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cosby rather than just go for the knockout.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cosby swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Cosby is looking to clinch but Tsuruta is avoiding it.
Tsuruta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Tsuruta is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cosby as he connects with a hook.
Tsuruta jabs Cosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta shoots for a takedown but Cosby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bill Cosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Cosby moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby lands a body shot.
Cosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Cosby lands a right hook to the body.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tsuruta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tsuruta scores with the left hand. Cosby knows he should have avoided that one.
Cosby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsuruta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Tsuruta.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Tsuruta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cosby.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Cosby scores with a nice head shot.
Cosby misses with a hook to the body

and Tsuruta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tsuruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cosby throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Cosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tsuruta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Cosby clinches up with Tsuruta and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
Tsuruta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosby.
Cosby working aggressively here.
Tsuruta tries to circle away but Cosby has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
Cosby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cosby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
Cosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cosby lands with a right to the head.

Tsuruta is rocked!
Cosby has Tsuruta pressed against the cage. He pushes Tsuruta back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Cosby throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tsuruta crashing to the floor! Cosby piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tsuruta is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.