PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cicero Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daddy comes to the cage accompanied by For whom the bell tolls. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobra's choice of entrance music: Súplica cearense. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Daddy
vs
Cobra

191 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

191 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cicero Cobra!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daddy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cobra keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Daddy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cobra keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy stops Cobra from standing up.
Cobra will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cobra misses with a hook. Daddy ducked under it nicely.
Cobra misses with a head kick.
Cobra stuffs the takedown attempt from Daddy. Daddy gets slowly back to his feet.

Cobra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobra has Daddy pressed against the cage, preventing Daddy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daddy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daddy avoiding damage as Cobra throws knees to the body.
Daddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobra walks away with a smile on his face. Daddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobra.
Cobra lands with a kick to the temple. Daddy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daddy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Cobra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobra.
Cobra tries to clinch up but Daddy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobra leaves Daddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cobra tries to close the distance and clinch but Daddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobra wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daddy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cobra's half guard.
Daddy is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobra wants to control but Daddy is keeping busy.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but Cobra defending well.

Cobra kicks off Daddy and gets to his feet.
Daddy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobra.
Cobra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daddy keeps the fight on the outside.
Daddy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cobra circles away.
Cobra wants to clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobra clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra connects with a knee to the head.

Daddy breaks the clinch.

Cobra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daddy, pushing him back against the cage.
Daddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but Daddy blocks with his arms.
Cobra tries to land knees in the clinch but Daddy avoids the damage to the body.
Cobra lands a knee to the body.
Cobra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daddy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobra obliges.
Cobra working Daddy over with knees to the body.
Daddy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobra scores a nice knee to the body.
Daddy is trying to force a seperation but Cobra has the dominant position.
Cobra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cobra manages to break the clinch.

Cobra has closed the distance and engaged Daddy in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra tries for a takedown but Daddy manages to get underhooks.

Daddy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cobra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cobra wants to get up but he can't break Daddy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daddy looking to control.

Cobra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Daddy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cobra has Daddy in his guard.
Daddy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daddy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cobra is looking to stand up but Daddy isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobra's waist but Cobra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daddy off to one side.
Jab, jab by Cobra - just one landing.
Cobra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daddy shoots in for a double leg but Cobra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cobra moves in looking to clinch but Daddy pushes him off.

Cobra moves into the clinch successfully.
Cobra misses with a knee to the head.

Cobra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Cobra misses.
Horrible takedown by Daddy or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobra which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cobra as Daddy shoots in.
Cobra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cobra darts in and clinches Daddy up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cobra landing knees to the head.
Cobra lands a knee to the body.
Daddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobra walks away with a smile on his face. Daddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cobra clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobra crunches a lovely knee into Daddy's ribcage.

Cobra breaks the clinch.

Cobra darts in and clinches Daddy up against the cage.
Daddy tries to break the clinch but Cobra is controlling the position.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daddy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but Daddy blocks with his arms.
Cobra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cobra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobra tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cobra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cobra lands an elbow inside that Daddy shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.

Cobra jumps guard and drags Daddy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Cobra keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cobra kicks Daddy off and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daddy is defended easily by Cobra.
Cobra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobra fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daddy.
Cobra tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cicero Cobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daddy.
Daddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Daddy or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobra which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra throws a sloppy head kick and Daddy moves out of range easily.
Cobra tries to close the distance and clinch but Daddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobra works over Daddy's head and body with a nice combination.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt - Cobra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cobra takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cobra.
Daddy fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.
Cobra connects with a knee to the head.
Daddy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daddy blocks it with crossed arms.

Daddy jumps into guard, dragging Cobra to the mat.

Daddy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cobra has his hands clasped together but Daddy extends an breaks Cobra's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Daddy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big Daddy!