PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1864 p4p, 2360 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 282 p4p, 332 weight class). Cobb has chosen Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. as his entrance music. Marciano Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beukeboom
vs
Cobb

185 cm
35
194
30 - 19 - 0

180 cm
39
187
36 - 24 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beukeboom throws out the jab.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beukeboom misses the body punch
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beukeboom works the jab nicely.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Beukeboom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beukeboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beukeboom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beukeboom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a counter combo.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beukeboom lands a jab to Cobb's midsection.
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beukeboom throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb tries a quick counter leg kick but Beukeboom is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb throws a counter combo.
Beukeboom swings widly with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beukeboom thinking.
Beukeboom lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beukeboom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beukeboom misses with a straight left.
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beukeboom to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobb moves out of range as Beukeboom strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Beukeboom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb flicks out a counter leg kick but Beukeboom steps away.
Beukeboom throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb flicks out a counter leg kick but Beukeboom steps away.
Beukeboom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beukeboom throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Beukeboom scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a one-two to the body.
Beukeboom swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beukeboom misses the body punch
and Cobb counters with an inside leg kick.
Marciano Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot
and Cobb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beukeboom thinking.

Beukeboom drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Cobb onto his butt! Cobb pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.

It looks like Marciano Cobb has been cut.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a left and a right that stings Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Beukeboom throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a thumping low kick.
Beukeboom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobb has time to react.
Bill Beukeboom is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Cobb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beukeboom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
Beukeboom lands a glancing blow to the side of Cobb's head.
A slow jab from Beukeboom misses its intended target.
Cobb lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beukeboom.
Cobb throws a fast counter high kick but Beukeboom manages to duck under it in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Beukeboom will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Marciano Cobb'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.

Beukeboom connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Cobb onto his butt! Cobb bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Beukeboom throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beukeboom with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
Cobb thinks about the counter body kick.
Beukeboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Cobb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Beukeboom.
Cobb raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Beukeboom misses with a hook
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Beukeboom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beukeboom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Beukeboom misses with a straight right.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobb shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beukeboom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beukeboom throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb throws a counter combo.
Beukeboom throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Beukeboom takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Marciano Cobb's cut.
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.

Beukeboom misses with a right hand
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beukeboom cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.

Beukeboom rushes Cobb and presses him up against the ropes.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Cobb pushes Beukeboom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beukeboom.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Beukeboom avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the ropes.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Beukeboom fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beukeboom tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Marciano Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beukeboom scores with the left hand. Cobb knows he should have avoided that one.
Beukeboom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beukeboom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beukeboom misses with a straight left.
Beukeboom misses with a wild body shot.
Beukeboom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beukeboom to score with a decent uppercut.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Beukeboom avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bill Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marciano Cobb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Beukeboom swings widly with a right hand
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marciano Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beukeboom throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Beukeboom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobb slips a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beukeboom cracks Cobb with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Cobb get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Cobb looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

Cobb is rocked!
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!
Beukeboom cracks Cobb with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Cobb is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Cobb is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Cobb could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Bill Beukeboom retains his middleweight title!