PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory House looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Cold
vs
House

180 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

190 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory House!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Cold lands.
House looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.

House 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.

Cold looking for submissions from the bottom but instead House passes into half guard.
Cold tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
Cold is working hard here to advance position.
Cold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
House won't allow Cold to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Cold.
House wants to control from the top but Cold keeps moving.

Cold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cold has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. House is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cold.
Cold tries to bench press House off him but House keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold manages to get back to half guard.
House prevents Cold from improving his position.
Cold regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from House.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cold is on top in guard.
Cold wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.

Cold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
House is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold pushing down on House's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
House wants to improve his position but Cold is controlling well.
Cold wants to pass to mount but House is defending the position.
House gets full guard.
Cold trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but House manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

House gets to his feet - Cold follows without any prompting.
House slips a jab and a cross from Cold.
Cold just misses with a punch to the body.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.

House clinches up against the cage.
House using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cold tries to pull guard but House won't allow it.
House tries to pull guard but Cold holds him up against the cage and eventually House drops back down to his feet.
Cold goes for a takedown attempt but House pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rock Cold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

House tries to land a front kick but Cold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to de liver by Cold. Beautiful body shot.
Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cold misses with a double jab.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
House takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cold misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
House throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cold looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
No joy there for Cold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with the combination.

Cold tries to keep at a distance but House has taken the fight into the clinch.

House breaks the clinch.
Cold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

House has managed to clinch.
House is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

House breaks from the clinch.
Cold lands a nice looking body shot.
Cold throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.

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

House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
House tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cold does no damage.
Rock Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
Cold lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as House backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Cold.
Cold swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
Cold misses with the combination.
Cold tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rock Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

House moves into range and clinches up with Cold.
Cold is looking to break free of the clinch but House has double underhooks.

House jumps guard and drags Cold to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House wants to sweep here but Cold controlling him for the moment.
Cold passes into half guard.
House trying to control here.
House tries to get to full guard but Cold has control of the leg.

Cold is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and House defends it well.
House is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Cold trying to work for an americana but House has managed to regain full guard.
House lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Cold works a leg free and moves into half guard.

House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
House trying to hold on to Cold's head to control him but Cold postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Rock Cold will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cold misses with a two punch combination.
Cold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cold throws a right hand that House ducks under and follows up with a left that House also avoids with ease.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

House closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cold wants to break free but House has control.

House manages to pull guard.
House striking off his back, scoring a few points.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House keeping moving, preventing Cold from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold looking to pass the guard.
House throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
House trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cold looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
Cold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

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.
Cold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
House on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
House misses with a two punch combination.
Cold throws a left and a right that both miss

and House counters with a single leg into guard. Cold didn't expect that.
House controlling from the top position.

Cold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! House escapes and throws Cold's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cold can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House lands an elbow.
Gregory House has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold pushes House away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, House gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
House controls the position from side control.
Cold sneaks back into half guard.
House not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
House is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cold reverses the position - he's now on top in House's guard.

Cold drops back looking for a leg! House is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and House manages to kick Cold off! Cold jumps back into House's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cold wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
House keeping full guard, as Cold tries to pass.
Cold looking to sit in guard and control but House gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. House doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. House manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cold 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rock Cold!