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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by Cosby Show. Paiva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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212 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Cosby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cosby clinches. Cosby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paiva pulls him back up using the underhooks. Paiva gets through Cosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Cosby blocks an uppercut.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paiva fails to land. Cosby wants a takedown but no success here.
Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside. Paiva gets through Cosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Cosby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paiva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cosby. That's going to take a lot out of him. Paiva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Paiva is pressed up against the cage. Cosby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paiva down to the mat. Paiva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Paiva closes the distance and pushes Cosby back into the cage. Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cosby has Paiva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paiva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva gets underhooks to prevent Cosby's takedown attempt.
Cosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Paiva working aggressively here.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Paiva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cosby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paiva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Cosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paiva lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva. Paiva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paiva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosby. Cosby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paiva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Paiva working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Cosby pulls guard. Cosby is striking from the bottom but Paiva uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. Paiva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosby keeps working. Cosby looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Cosby won't allow Paiva to pass to mount. Cosby tries to roll over but Paiva keeps him under control. Paiva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cosby controls his leg. Paiva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Cosby kicks off Paiva and gets to his feet. Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Cosby is breathing heavily. Paiva clinches up with Cosby and pushes him back against the cage. Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside. Paiva throws a head punch that misses. Paiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cosby backwards. Paiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Cosby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paiva just stands there and leans against the cage. Cosby is looking to break free of the clinch but Paiva has double underhooks. Cosby stalling the fight.
Cosby wants a takedown but no success here.
Paiva pushes Cosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside. Paiva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosby. Paiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cosby is trying to drag Paiva to the mat but Paiva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Paiva lands a left hand.
Paiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosby backwards. Paiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Paiva scores with a shot to the side of Cosby's head. Paiva misses with a short punch on the inside. Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paiva lands a shoulder strike. Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head. Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head. Cosby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paiva smiles and moves away.
Paiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Cosby on the wrong end of a nice jab. Paiva connects with a right hand. Cosby shakes it off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Paiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Paiva misses with the head strike.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva. Paiva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Paiva throws a head punch that misses. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Paiva lands with a right to the head. Cosby tries for a takedown but Paiva manages to get underhooks.
Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Cosby is working for takedown but Paiva is calmly controlling the position for now. Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva pushes Cosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paiva misses with the head strike.
Cosby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cosby blocking some punches.
Cosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Cosby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paiva has him pressed against the cage. Paiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paiva. Cosby blocking some punches.
Paiva is stalling here.
Paiva stops a takedown attempt from Cosby.
Paiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paiva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Paiva lands with a light punch inside. Cosby takes a shot to the head. Paiva has a couple of punches blocked by Cosby.
Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva throws a head punch that misses. Still in the clinch, Paiva scores with a nice short uppercut. Paiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Paiva pushes Cosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Paiva fails to land. Paiva lands with a short head shot on the inside. Paiva scores with a nice hook to the head. Cosby blocking some punches.
Paiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Paiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paiva takes the fight into the clinch. Cosby pulls Paiva into guard.
Paiva advances position into side control! Cosby sneaks out the side door and pushes Paiva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Paiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Paiva throws a series of strikes that have Cosby backpedaling.
Paiva lands a body shot.
Paiva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cosby tries to keep at a distance but Paiva has taken the fight into the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Paiva misses with some punches.
Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Cosby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paiva is looking to control Cosby's arms but Cosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paiva has his back to the cage. Paiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Paiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Paiva. Paiva lands a right hand. Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Paiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosby backwards. Paiva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cosby. Paiva lands with a right to the head. Paiva misses with some punches.
Cosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Paiva. Paiva lands a left hand.
A short right from Paiva. Paiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raphael Paiva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Cosby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Paiva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Nice shot lands for Paiva. Paiva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Paiva lands a left and a right that send Cosby crashing to the mat, dazed. Paiva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cosby is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paiva drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cosby right on the button. Cosby goes down! Paiva follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Paiva gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Paiva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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