PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cock
vs
Grabber

185 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Cock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butsy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grabber swivels and escapes.
Cock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Grabber drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cock being controlled here, momentarily.
Grabber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cock's head.
Grabber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Cock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cock can't keep his opponent in guard - Grabber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Grabber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cock defends it well.
Grabber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cock gets full guard.

Cock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cock is breathing heavily.

Grabber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber forces his way into half guard.
Grabber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grabber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grabber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grabber winds up and cracks Cock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grabber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cock is in trouble now - Grabber has advanced to mount!
Grabber landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grabber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Cock is rocked!
Cock is trying to escape the mount.
Grabber unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cock is working hard here to advance position.
Cock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grabber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Grabber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grabber with the ground and pound from mount.
Grabber dominating with strikes here.
Oh Cock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cock working to try and regain half guard.
Grabber is landing with some decent strikes but Cock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grabber is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cock working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Grabber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grabber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grabber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Grabber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber wants to control the pace but Cock is squirming around nicely.
Cock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Grabber.
Grabber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cock seems to have got his legs back now.

Grabber is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cock has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Grabber is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grabber cracks Cock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cock?
The referee warns Cock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabber lands a big shot there that rocks Cock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grabber with good strikes from the mount here!
Cock is in a horrible position here. Grabber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Grabber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cock is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Grabber working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grabber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Grabber looking to secure an arm triangle but Cock defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grabber unloads with some shots from mount but Cock bucks and avoids them well.
Cock is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabber with shots to the head and body - Cock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grabber looking to finish Cock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cock!
Grabber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grabber throwing strikes here but Cock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butsy Grabber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cock tries for a takedown but Grabber circles away easily

and Grabber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cock tries to get to full guard but Grabber has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grabber lands a nice short elbow.
Grabber wants to pass to mount but Cock is defending the position.
Grabber trying to control the action but Cock is working from the bottom.
Cock regains full guard. Nicely done.

Cock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grabber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cock wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cock looking for a guillotine here but Grabber defends easily.
Grabber throws a big right hand that misses.

Cock had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Grabber is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cock Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Grabber's back instead.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Grabber's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cock is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grabber is defending well though. Cock let's go of the attempt for now.

Cock looking to break Grabber's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Grabber remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cock will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Cock is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Grabber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Butsy Grabber has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grabber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cock wants to pass the guard but Grabber is keeping the position.
Cock stopping the sweep attempt from Grabber.
Grabber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Cock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cock passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Cock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cock has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Cock working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grabber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Grabber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cock.

Cock moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Grabber has worked his arm free - good work by Grabber!
Grabber is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grabber wants to improve his position but Cock is controlling well.

Cock is working for a kimura but Grabber is defending it quite comfortably.
Cock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber is looking to improve his position but Cock isn't that keen on the idea.

Cock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grabber can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Cock looking to secure an arm triangle but Grabber defends it well.
Grabber is working to get back to half guard.
Grabber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grabber is trying to escape the mount but Cock keeps good control and instead manages to take Grabber's back.

Cock looking for the choke from the back.
Grabber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Grabber swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Grabber regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber is pressing down on Cock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Grabber is looking for a triangle but Cock pushes his legs off easily.

Grabber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cock 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.
Cock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Cock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grabber, who protects the arm well.

Cock tries for a kimura but Grabber is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grabber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alfred Cock will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Grabber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alfred Cock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cock fails with the takedown

and Grabber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cock!
Cock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cock regains half guard.
Cock gets back to full guard.
Cock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grabber!

Cock looking to secure an arm triangle but Grabber defends it well.
Grabber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cock wants to finish this one by submission but Grabber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cock wants to sweep here but Grabber controlling him for the moment.
Grabber pushes down on Cock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grabber moves nicely into side control.
Grabber lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cock down.

Grabber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cock, who protects the arm well.
Cock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Cock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Grabber is trying for a kimura here. Cock looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Grabber wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Butsy Grabber!