PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Hardin (ranked 4435 p4p, 0 weight class) and D B Cooper (ranked 6350 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardin
vs
B Cooper

180 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Condemned
Threads of HARDCORE

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casper Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D B Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Hardin in a clinch.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper tries to break free but Hardin pushes him back against the cage.
Hardin keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cooper is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hardin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cooper to the mat. Cooper regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hardin distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper is trying to keep Hardin in close.
Hardin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper is trying to keep Hardin in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardin is working Cooper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardin 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardin distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Hardin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Cooper is rocked!
Hardin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cooper is still in real trouble! Can Hardin finish him?
Hardin distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cooper's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Casper Hardin!
Casper Hardin made sure to mention his sponsor, Threads of HARDCORE in his post fight interview.