PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Napasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Napasov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Napasov
vs
Cobain

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergey Napasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napasov stalks Cobain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cobain's face. Cobain staggers backwards, shaken.
Napasov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Napasov dives in and scores a takedown into Cobain's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Napasov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cobain is proving hard to escape from.
Napasov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Napasov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Napasov wants to stand but Cobain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cobain being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergey Napasov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Napasov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cobain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Napasov's guard.
Cobain looking to sit in guard and control but Napasov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cobain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Napasov is one step ahead there.
Cobain keeps trying to improve his position.
Napasov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Napasov is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergey Napasov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cobain stuffs the takedown attempt from Napasov. Napasov gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Napasov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Napasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napasov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cobain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Napasov throws a sloppy head kick and Cobain moves out of range easily.
Napasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napasov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Napasov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Napasov is breathing heavily.
Cobain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napasov but Napasov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Napasov throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napasov tries to clinch there but Cobain circles away.
Napasov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobain motions for Napasov to come forward. Cobain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Napasov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobain throws a jab when Napasov was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Napasov!
Napasov misses with a wild body shot.
Napasov has his takedown stuffed
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napasov is looking to clinch.
Cobain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Napasov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cobain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Napasov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobain avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Napasov looks for a takedown but Cobain sprawls well.
Cobain tries to bum rush Napasov with a series of wild strikes but Napasov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sergey Napasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobain tries for a takedown but Napasov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cobain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Napasov misses with a wild combination.
Napasov circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain slaps away a takedown attempt from Napasov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Napasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Cobain. No joy for Napasov on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Napasov throws a sloppy head kick
and Cobain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Napasov goes for a double leg but Cobain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cobain continues to drive forward.
Cobain tries to break free but Napasov pushes him back against the cage.
Napasov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Cobain jumps guard and drags Napasov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Napasov won't allow Cobain to get back to his feet.
Napasov won't allow Cobain to sweep him here.
Napasov forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napasov trying to control the action but Cobain is working from the bottom.
Cobain throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Napasov content to control rather than advance.
Cobain is refusing to be controlled, as Napasov sits in half guard.

Cobain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Napasov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Napasov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cobain pinned against the cage. Cobain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cobain misses with a head kick.
Cobain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Cobain does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Napasov.

Cobain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Napasov on his heels. He'll look to pass Napasov's guard now, I'm sure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napasov is trying to control the position but Cobain postures up.
Napasov wants to control but Cobain passes easily into half guard.
Cobain is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Napasov manages to get to full guard.
Napasov controls Cobain momentarily but Cobain frees himself.
Napasov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobain's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Napasov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cobain is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cobain has escaped and now he's on top!
Cobain prevents Napasov from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Cobain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cobain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Napasov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cobain defends it nicely.
Cobain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napasov with a poor takedown
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.

Napasov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Cobain looking for a guillotine here but Napasov defends easily.
Napasov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain wants to stand up but Napasov is controlling him.
Cobain throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Napasov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cobain can't keep his opponent in guard - Napasov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cobain tries to kick Napasov off but Napasov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cobain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Napasov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cobain taking some punishment here, with Napasov in his half guard.
Cobain wants to control the action here but instead Napasov manages to pass to full mount!
Napasov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Napasov landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Napasov with a couple of short strikes.
Napasov with the ground and pound from mount.
Napasov controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napasov working the ground and pound effectively.
Cobain is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sergey Napasov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Napasov scoring with strikes but Cobain is staying in there.
Napasov scoring with strikes but Cobain is staying in there.
Napasov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napasov controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobain tries to improve his position but instead Napasov has taken his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Napasov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Napasov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Sergey Napasov!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Sergey Napasov!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Sergey Napasov!

Sergey Napasov wins by unanimous decision!