PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 352 p4p, 51 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 540 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Alvado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ichense Dub. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cobb
vs
Alvado

180 cm
30
187 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

183 cm
30
171 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado slips a straight right by Cobb.
Alvado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Cobb throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado scores with a leg kick.
Cobb lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Cobb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado is looking to score with low kicks.

Cobb moves into range and clinches up with Alvado.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Cobb avoids the elbow strike from Alvado, against the cage.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Cobb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvado working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado takes a shot to the head.
Alvado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Cobb gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Cobb throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb tries a body shot but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Cobb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
A right hand to the body from Cobb.
A short left from Cobb.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Alvado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Alvado is blocking nicely.
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 Marciano Cobb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cobb misses with a body shot.
Alvado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado tries to land a body kick

and Cobb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.

Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado stuns Cobb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb scores with a nice right hand.
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Cobb.
Alvado throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.

Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Cobb dodges an elbow strike from Alvado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Alvado is blocking nicely.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobb.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvado tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobb avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvado works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Alvado on the inside.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Alvado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb connects with a knee to the head.
Alvado works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvado's brow.
Alvado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado lands a nice uppercut.

Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvado swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Alvado has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cobb walks into a jab.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cobb will feel that in the morning.
Cobb scores with a nice strike.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Alvado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Cobb wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cobb throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Cobb throws a series of strikes that have Alvado backpedaling.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Cobb takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvado - that will leave a mark!
Alvado pushes Cobb away with a front kick.
Cobb scores with a jab.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Alvado.
A low kick from Cobb misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado looks for the body kick but Cobb saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Alvado
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Alvado throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Alvado avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado throws a low kick, looking for Cobb's leg but Cobb calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cobb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cobbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvado wants to slow Cobb down by chopping away at his legs.
Marco Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cobb.
Alvado 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobb as he connects with a hook.
Cobb throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Alvado defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb moves to clinch but Alvado breaks away
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Alvado throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Alvado defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Cobb misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb cracks Alvado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvado tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado dodges an elbow strike from Cobb.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado lands a right hand.
Cobb lands an elbow inside.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado is working Cobb over against the cage.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvado digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvado lands a body punch.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Nice body punch from Alvado - that landed with a thud.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a body shot.

Cobb darts in and clinches Alvado up against the cage.
Cobb lands a body punch.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short right from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobb.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvado wants to stall.
Cobb working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
Marco Alvado thanked the fans post fight for their support.