PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 5983 p4p, 456 weight class) and Ajax Briggs (ranked 6484 p4p, 480 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cosby
vs
Briggs

185 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ajax Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Ajax Briggs has been cut.

Briggs clinches up against the cage.
Cosby is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cosby effectively controlling the action here.
Briggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Briggs looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cosby.
Briggs letting Cosby take a breather here.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Cosby is blocking nicely.
Cosby is struggling to control the position.
Cosby stalling.
Cosby seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cosby works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby slowing the pace effectively.
Cosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Cosby - that landed with a thud.
Cosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Cosby pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Cosby is working Briggs over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cosby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cosby as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Cosby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cosby lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Cosby.
Cosby pushes Briggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosby presses Briggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Cosby cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Cosby.
A right hook to the body lands for Cosby.
Cosby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
A body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosby works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Cosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cosby scores with a nice short uppercut.

Briggs is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby presses Briggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosby finish him?
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Briggs seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Cosby.
Cosby could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
A right handed body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby scores with a hook to the body.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cosby lands a body punch in the clinch.

Cosby drops Briggs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Briggs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cosby creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Briggs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Briggs drops to his knees and Cosby pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
In his post fight interview, Bill Cosby started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.