PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 316 p4p, 210 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 48 p4p, 32 weight class). Cobain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smells Like Teen Spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Crow
vs
Cobain

176 cm
29
165
16 - 9 - 1

178 cm
29
158
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Crow.
Cobain misses with a wild combination.
Cobain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cobain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crow.
Cobain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobain as he jumps to the side.
Cobain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow slips under a jab from Cobain.
Crow is looking to counter punch.
Cobain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobain lands with a shot to the body.
Cobain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crow on the side of the head.
Crow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a three punch combo that has Cobain backing up. Cobain nods at Crow to acknowledge the strikes.
Cobain blocks a leg kick.
Crow misses with an uppercut
and Cobain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cobain 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.
Cobain with a jab.
Crow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crow is looking to counter punch.
Cobain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crow tries to land a leg kick but Cobain saw it coming and moves away.
Cobain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Good shot there by Cobain.
Cobain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cobain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobain dodges the punch combination from Crow.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crow rushes Cobain and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cobain fails to land.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobain tries a body shot but Crow blocks it.
Cobain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cobain lands a nice uppercut.
Crow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crow lands with a left to the head.
Cobain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crows head.
Crow misses with some punches.
Cobain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobain misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crow.
Crow blocking some punches.
Crow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobain misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobain.
Cobain lands a hook that snaps the head of Crow backwards.

Crow gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain wants to control but Crow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cobain is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Crow there.
Cobain wants to control but Crow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crow stalling.
Cobain controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cobain is refusing to be controlled, as Crow sits in half guard.
Cobain trying to control here.
Cobain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crow is stalling here. Cobain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Crow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cobain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cobain content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cobain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Crow tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cobain presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Crow tries to hold on but Cobain pushes him away.
Cobain controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Cobain has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Cobain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cobain throws a chopping leg kick but Crow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Crow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobain, as that shot connected.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobain.
Cobain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crow was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobain.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobain moves away from the strike by Crow.
Cobain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobain.
Crow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cobain motions for Crow to come forward. Cobain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobain as he avoids it easily.
Cobain misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
Crow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cobain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobain looks to land a left hand but Crow moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a looping left.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobain.
Crow throws a big counter combination but Cobain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Crow rushes Cobain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cobain blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Crow.
Cobain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crow lands a body shot.

Crow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cobain regains guard.
Cobain trying to control the position here.
Crow works over Cobain with some ground and pound from guard.
Crow lands a couple of digs.
Cobain pulls Crow in close to his closed guard and prevents Crow from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crow content to stall in guard here.
Cobain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobain has Crow pulled in close to control his posture.
Crow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crow trying to control but Cobain is working from the bottom.
Crow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cobain controlling Crow's posture.
Crow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crow wants to control from the top but Cobain keeps moving.
Crow being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobain is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow throwing strikes from guard but Cobain blocks nicely.
Cobain trying to keep a closed guard but Crow is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cobain is on top in guard.

Crow wants to sweep here but Cobain controlling him for the moment.
Crow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cobain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobain stays in close to Crow's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crow is trying to control the position but Cobain postures up.
Cobain is fighting to break Crow's control of his arms but Crow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobain finds it's way round the side to connect with Crow's head.
Cobain misses with a body shot.
Cobain throws a low kick, looking for Crow's leg but Crow calmly moves out of range.
Crow misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Cobain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cobain just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cobain with a jab.
Crow lands a lovely overhand right.
Crow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cobain pinned against the cage. Cobain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good work by Cobain as he checks the leg kick.
Cobain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crow.
Cobain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crow at a distance.
Crow tries to move into range but Cobain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain dips to his left and cracks Crow with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Cobain.
Cobain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Cobain tenderised Crow's leg. Crow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain leaves Crow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Crow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Cobain catches Crow right on the button with a cross.
Cobain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobain lands with a cross.
Crow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Crow misses
and Cobain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Cobain.
Kurt Cobain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobain thuds his right hand into Crow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cobain moves away from the strike by Crow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobain jabs at Crow's body.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobain misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with an inside leg kick.
Cobain connects with a body shot.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobain throws a leg kick but Crow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cobain throws a solid leg kick but Crow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cobain.
Cobain throws a hook to the side of Crow's head but Crow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crow avoids the body shot from Cobain.
Cobain jabs Crow right on the nose. Crow blinks but takes it well.
Crow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crow tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Red Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurt Cobain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crow looks to land a left hand but Cobain moved out of range nicely.
Cobain scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Cobain as he checks the leg kick.
Cobain throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Cobain tries a quick counter leg kick but Crow is wise to it.
Cobain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crow's sensitive parts.
Cobain scores with a nice head shot.
Crow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crow misses with a low kick.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A bone on bone clash there as Crow blocks the leg kick.
Cobain lands a body shot.
Crow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cobain but Cobain pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain avoids the head kick by Crow.
Cobain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobain.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobain.
Crow throws a right hand that misses
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
Kurt Cobain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow walks into a stiff left hand from Cobain.
Cobain with the inside leg kick.
Cobain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crow.
Crow throws a lazy head kick
and Cobain counters with a left to the body.
Crow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cobain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crow doesn't seem phased though.
Cobain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Cobain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cobain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Cobain!
An out of breath Kurt Cobain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.