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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1458 p4p, 190 weight class) and Steven Cold (ranked 1417 p4p, 181 weight class). Vladimir Punchsky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 cm
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187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
199 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steven Cold! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punchsky!
Cold misses with a looping right. Cold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Punchsky as he jumps to the side. Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cold wants to clinch up but Punchsky keeps it at a distance. Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Punchsky lands the left hand. Punchsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Cold. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Punchsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cold's head backwards. Punchsky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Cold slips under a jab from Punchsky. Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cold throws a body kick that misses. Punchsky misses the jab. Cold wants to clinch. Cold thuds a left hand into Punchsky's body. Punchsky tries to land a body kick and Cold counters with a single leg into guard. Punchsky didn't expect that. Cold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punchsky pushes Cold off and gets back to his feet.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Punchsky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Cold. Cold maintains the clinch. Punchsky blocks a body shot from Cold. Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Punchsky is trying to break free. Cold blocks a body shot from Punchsky. Cold misses with a body punch.
Punchsky misses with the head strike.
Cold scores with a nice hook to the head. Cold lands a nice shot to the body. Cold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards. Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punchsky's elbow. Punchsky misses with a body punch.
Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Punchsky controls the action.
A short uppercut from Punchsky. A short right hand to the side of the head by Cold. Punchsky tries to work over Cold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cold pushes Punchsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Punchsky misses with the head strike.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchsky working aggressively here.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Cold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Punchsky has a couple of punches blocked by Cold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Punchsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Punchsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Punchsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A short right hand to the side of the head by Cold. Punchsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cold.
Cold tries for a takedown but Punchsky circles away easily and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand! Punchsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punchsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchsky swats him away and circles back towards the center. Punchsky is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punchsky paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cold lands a glancing blow to the side of Punchsky's head. Cold darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Cold trying to control the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Cold will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Punchsky swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cold to counter with a crisp jab. Punchsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cold. Cold fails in his attempt to clinch. Cold throws a head kick that misses and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand. Cold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards. Punchsky prevents a body shot from Cold. Cold scores with a shot to the side of Punchsky's head. Punchsky misses with some punches.
Cold scores with a shoulder strike. Cold misses with a short punch on the inside. Cold presses Punchsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Cold lands a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cold gets through Punchsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Cold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Punchsky is rocked! Cold presses Punchsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cold lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Punchsky to his knees! Cold keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Cold! An out of breath and clearly excited Steven Cold thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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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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