PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 880 p4p, 3884 weight class) and Rico Cole (ranked 126 p4p, 415 weight class). Cole has chosen Gerardo's Rico Suave as his entrance music. Bobby Bomstaerk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rico Cole's chin.

Bomstaerk
vs
Cole

188 cm
33
154
19 - 8 - 0

182 cm
47
168
41 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

PWNAGE™

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomstaerk looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole lunges at Bomstaerk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bomstaerk's hand.
Bomstaerk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk misses with a leg kick.

Cole gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bomstaerk lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bomstaerk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bomstaerk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Cole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Bomstaerk from controlling successfully.
Bomstaerk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!

Cole looking for a guillotine here but Bomstaerk defends easily.
Bomstaerk wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk pushes down on Cole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bomstaerk is sitting in close to Cole's body. Cole has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bomstaerk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bomstaerk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cole.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rico Cole!
Rico Cole thanked the fans post fight for their support.