PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rural Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Advantage comes to the cage accompanied by Drain the Blood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cook's choice of entrance music: Lifeless by 12 Stones. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Advantage
vs
Cook

180 cm
32
172 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

182 cm
27
181 lbs
14 - 10 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rural Advantage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advantage tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Advantage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Advantage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Advantage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Advantage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been told by Advantage's head coaches at Gold Standard Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cook misses with a double jab.
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Advantage swinging wildly here.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Advantage's ribs.
Advantage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Advantage darts in looking for a takedown but Cook gets double underhooks and turns Advantage into the cage.
Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Advantage manages to break the clinch.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cook lands a right hook to the body.
Advantage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cook to score with a decent uppercut.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Advantage's ribs.
Cook swings for the body but Advantage moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been informed that Cook has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Advantage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Advantage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cook there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Advantage moved out of range.
Advantage throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
Advantage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cook throws a right hand that Advantage ducks under and follows up with a left that Advantage also avoids with ease.
Cook works over Advantage's head and body with a nice combination.
Cook scores with a leg kick.
Cook lands with a hook. Advantage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Cook has managed to clinch.
Cook has Advantage pressed against the cage, preventing Advantage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Advantage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Advantage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Advantage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Advantage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook misses with a looping right.
Advantage tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.
Cook smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Advantage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Cook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook is looking to break free of the clinch but Advantage has double underhooks.

Cook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook scores with a one two! Advantage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cook cracks Advantage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Advantage slips a jab and a cross from Cook.
Cook lands a nice looking body shot.
Advantage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Cook misses.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook lands with a right hand.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Advantage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cook, as that shot connected.
Cook misses with a hook. Advantage ducked under it nicely.

Advantage darts in and clinches Cook up against the cage.

Advantage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dane Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Advantage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Advantage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cook there.
Cook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Advantage is rocked!
Advantage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Advantage's ribs.
A punch combination from Cook misses.

Advantage closes the distance and pushes Cook back into the cage.
Advantage tries to pull guard but Cook won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rural Advantage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cook wants to get back to striking at distance but Advantage won't allow it.
Cook prevents Advantage from breaking the clinch.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Advantage's efforts to push away.
Cook lands an uppercut.

Advantage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook cracks the inside of Advantage's front leg.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook jabs at Advantage's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook misses with a body punch
and Advantage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cook takes a swing at Advantage's ribcage but misses.
Advantage ducks right into an uppercut from Cook.
Advantage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cook's hands.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.
Advantage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Cook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Advantage doesn't seem phased though.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Cook scores with a body shot.
Advantage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Advantage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cook connects with a looping right hand.
Advantage misses with a two punch combination.
Cook works Advantage's body with a nice hook.
Advantage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Advantage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cook sprawls well. Cook wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Advantage gets slowly back to his feet.
Cook misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Advantage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cook.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Advantage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cook lands a nice looking body shot.

Cook darts in and clinches Advantage up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cook.
Advantage blocks a body shot from Cook.
Cook is looking to break free of the clinch but Advantage has double underhooks.
Advantage jumps guard but Cook stands there with Advantage around his waist. Advantage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Advantage manages to break the clinch.
Cook lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Advantage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Advantage. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook clobbers Advantage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cook avoids the body shot from Advantage.
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Advantage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Advantage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Advantage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Advantage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Advantage takes one to the side of the head.
Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Advantage should have avoided that one.
Cook scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Cook lands.
Advantage dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Advantage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Advantage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cook thuds his shin into the meat of Advantage's side.

Cook moves into the clinch.

Cook breaks the clinch.
Advantage swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Cook.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Advantage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Advantage moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cook cracks Advantage with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Advantage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cook bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cook misses with a double jab.
Advantage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Advantage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Advantage somewhat.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rural Advantage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Advantage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rural Advantage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Cook both land. Nice combination.
Cook connects with a jab.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Advantage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cook is keeping busy.
Cook taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cook manages to break the clinch.
Advantage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cook feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Advantages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cook connects with a body shot that sends Advantage's belly button to the back.
Advantage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cook.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Advantage.
Advantage is looking to clinch.
Cook lands with a hook. Advantage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Cook gets tackled into the cage by Advantage. Advantage maintains the clinch.
Advantage wants to get back to striking at distance but Cook won't allow it.

Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook misses the jab.
Dane Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook misses with a hook.
A left lands for Advantage.
Advantage slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cook!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Advantage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Advantage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Advantage tries to clinch there but Cook circles away.
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Advantage.
Cook is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Advantage is defended easily by Cook.

Cook gets tackled into the cage by Advantage. Advantage maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Cook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cook tries to break the clinch but Advantage is controlling the position.

Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Advantage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Advantage is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Advantage tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Advantage throws out the jab.
Cook punishes Advantage's body with a nice straight punch.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Advantage wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.
Advantage seems to have got his legs back now.
Cook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Advantage.
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Advantage's defenses.
Advantage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Advantage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cook but Cook pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Advantage needs to keep his hands up - Cook had a free shot at his head there.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Advantage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cook defends well and Advantage ends up having to push Cook into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cook takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Advantage's efforts to push away.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Advantage's efforts to push away.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Advantage's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Advantage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Advantage controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Advantage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Advantage breaks from the clinch.
Cook is looking to clinch but Advantage is avoiding it.
Dane Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Advantage moves in looking to clinch but Cook pushes him off.
Cook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Advantage closes the distance and clinches up with Cook, looking for a takedown. Advantage pushes Cook against the cage but Cook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rural Advantage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cook jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Advantage shoots in looking for a takedown but Cook manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Advantage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Advantage walks into a straight right hand from Cook.
Cook scores with a punch to the head.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Advantage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Advantage at a distance.
Advantage avoids a kick to the body.
Advantage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Advantage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Advantage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Advantage.
Advantage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Cook breaks the clinch.
Cook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook lands with a cross.
Advantage tries to clinch there but Cook circles away.
Cook moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cook throws a right and a left that Advantage avoids nicely.
Advantage tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Advantage tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Advantage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cook lands a nice shot that snaps Advantage's head back.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Advantage saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cook.
Advantage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook slips a jab from Advantage.
Advantage misses with a takedown attempt - Cook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cook thows a body shot but no joy.
Advantage is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
Cook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cook is pawing at Advantage, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Advantage's nose. Advantage is badly hurt! Cook pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Advantage tries desperately to hold on but Cook is relentless in his assault! As Advantage receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Cook away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dane Cook!
A very excited looking Dane Cook made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.