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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil B - I own Swag. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 cm
26
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
20
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cold! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Probert scores with a sloppy right hand. Cold should have avoided that one. Probert looks to throw the jab but Cold is out of range. Probert throws a combination that misses and Cold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Probert won't be happy with that. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Probert is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cold is controlling him well. Cold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Probert is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cold working the ground and pound but Probert is defending the strikes. Cold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Probert is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Cold working the ground and pound from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. 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! Cold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Probert taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cold landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Cold are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Cold working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cold lands a few punches from side control. Cold creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Cold scores with punches from side control. Probert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cold. Probert is trying to buck Cold off. Probert is trying to escape the position but Cold is controlling the position. Cold connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Probert some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Cold working the head with strikes. Cold working the ground and pound but Probert is defending the strikes. Cold landing strikes. Cold in side control lands a decent elbow. Probert is trying to buck Cold off. Probert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Probert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cold throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Probert on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cold taking a breather here. Probert parries the strikes from Cold easily there. Cold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Probert to escape.
Cold scores with punches from side control. Cold cracks Probert with a big right hand but Probert just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cold is working Probert over with some ground and pound from side control. Probert takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Probert is rocked! An elbow from Cold crashes against the mat.
Cold is trying to ground and pound but Probert uses the momentary lack of control by Cold to regain half guard. Cold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Probert taking some punishment here, with Cold in his half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Cold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Cold seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Cold misses with a head shot. Probert uses the momentum to regain guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cold's corner. There ya go! There ya go! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cold dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Probert misses with a hook. Cold ducked under it nicely. Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
Cold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert. Cold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Probert to the ground. Cold is now in Probert's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Probert has his feet on Cold's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Sparky Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Probert tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Cold counters with a shoot takedown. Probert fights it but they end up in guard. Cold throws a big right hand that misses. Cold wants to control from the top but Probert keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Probert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Cold trying to control the position from guard on top but Probert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cold scoring with punches to the head and body. Cold landing with the ground and pound. Probert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Probert keeping full guard, as Cold tries to pass. Cold postures up and lands a big shot to Probert's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Probert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cold is controlling him. Cold pushing down on Probert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Cold slips a nice elbow through Probert's hands, connecting with Probert's forehead. Cold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Cold not landing any meaningful shots this time. Probert is breathing heavily. Cold winds up and cracks Probert with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Cold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Probert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Cold stops Probert from getting back to his feet.
Cold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Probert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Ground and pound from Cold. Cold has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Ray Cold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Probert's face.
Probert is still in real trouble! Can Cold finish him? Cold is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cold unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Probert wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cold celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Cold! A relieved looking Ray Cold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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