PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 1190 p4p, 1436 weight class) and Jaden Saint (ranked 181 p4p, 214 weight class). Cobb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cobb
vs
Saint

180 cm
36
187
33 - 20 - 0

190 cm
32
196
15 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Saint!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Saint moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick from Cobb lands but Saint takes it in his stride.

It looks like Jaden Saint has been cut.

Saint gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cobb throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.

Saint breaks the clinch.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.

Saint has Cobb up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint.

Cobb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Cobb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I was talking to Cobb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.

Saint breaks the clinch.

Saint moves into the clinch.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb has Saint pressed against the ropes, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.

Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Cobb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Saint just manages to avoid it.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.

Saint tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cobb presses Saint against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Saint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.

Saint breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.

Saint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb throws an elbow but it misses.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Saint is blocking nicely.

Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb cracks Saint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saint clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Saint is blocking nicely.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Saint is blocking nicely.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body.
Saint blocks an uppercut.
Saint wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Saint dodges an elbow strike from Cobb.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaden Saint's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaden Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Cobb misses with a body shot.

Saint rushes Cobb and presses him up against the ropes.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cobb tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb lands a nice uppercut.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
Saint doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb with a nice calf kick.
Cobb thumps Saint with a low kick.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saint tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.

Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb half committed to a counter leg kick.

Saint darts in and clinches Cobb up against the ropes.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Saint blocks with his arms.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Saint tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the ropes.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Saint lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Cobb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Saint manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Cobb.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Cobb connects with the punch.

Saint fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cobb, pushing him back against the ropes.

Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saint tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Saint takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cobb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Saint has Cobb up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cobb prevents Saint from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saint breaks from the clinch.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Saint moves into the clinch.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Saint breaks the clinch.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.

Saint moves into range and clinches up with Cobb.

Saint breaks the clinch.
Cobb lands a nice hook to Saint's body. Saint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saint is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Cobb feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Cobb moves into the clinch successfully.
Saint blocks an elbow strike from Cobb.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.

Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb scores with a head kick.

Saint rushes Cobb and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint blocks an uppercut.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
Cobb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cobb with a nice calf kick.
Saint tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.

Saint darts in and clinches Cobb up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint.

Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Saint clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marciano Cobb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaden Saint's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint tries to clinch but Cobb moves away
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cobb counters with a left and a right that stings Saint.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Saint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb throws a nice head kick!
Saint doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Cobb.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.

Saint moves into the clinch successfully.
Saint wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.

Saint breaks from the clinch.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.

Saint tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cobb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint or not.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Cobb keeps him there for the moment.
Marciano Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
Saint blocks an elbow strike from Cobb.
Cobb landing knees to the body.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Saint clinches up against the ropes.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobb has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saint pushes Cobb back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Saint wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.

Saint breaks the clinch.
Cobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saint darts in trying to clinch
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Cobb backs off Saint throws a huge counter combo but Cobb manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint is looking to clinch.
Jaden Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marciano Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Marciano Cobb!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Marciano Cobb!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Marciano Cobb!

Marciano Cobb wins by unanimous decision!
Marciano Cobb retains his middleweight title!
Marciano Cobb 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.