PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Milano (ranked 1113 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 43 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Milano
vs
Cooper

200 cm
29
265
12 - 8 - 0

195 cm
23
270
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monty Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooper thuds a left hand into Milano's body.
Milano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milano throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milano defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Milano seems unphased.
Milano lands a jab.

It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Milano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Milano knows he should have avoided that one.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Milano is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Milano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milano.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper avoiding damage as Milano throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Milano.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
Cooper receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Milano misses with a body punch.
Milano misses with some punches.
Milano blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Milano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Milano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milano pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper is looking to control Milano's arms but Milano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Milano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Milano lands with a light punch inside.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Milano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Milano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milano takes a shot to the head.
Milano tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milano lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Milano breaks the clinch.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Milano.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Milano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milano tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Milano misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Milano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milano defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Milano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milano throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper lands a jab to Milano's midsection.
Milano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Milano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Milano.
Milano dodges the punch combination from Cooper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Milano.
Milano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Milano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper throws a hook but Milano blocks it.
Milano misses with a looping left.
Cooper moves out of range as Milano strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Milano.
Milano throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper throws a big counter head kick but Milano avoids it with no problem.
Milano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper connects with a high kick.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milano.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milano misses the jab.
Milano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milano missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper throws a hook but Milano avoids it easily.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Milano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Monty Milano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milano.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Milano misses.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milano slips a jab from Cooper.
A slow jab from Milano misses its intended target.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooper blocks the leg kick.
Milano misses with a lunging right hand
and Milano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Monty Milano has been cut.
Milano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Milano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Milano with a hook.
A jab from Cooper misses.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Milano wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Milano is looking to clinch.
Milano throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Cooper slips a straight right by Milano.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Milano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Milano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Milano throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Cooper lands.
Milano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milano throws a low kick, looking for Cooper's leg but Cooper calmly moves out of range.
Cooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Milano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Milano throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper slips under a jab from Milano.
Good leg kick by Cooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper tries to clinch but Milano is having none of it.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milano.
Milano throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Milano saw that one coming.
Milano is looking to counter the offense by Cooper and move into the clinch.
Milano slips under a jab.
Cooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matt Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milano.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Milano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milano throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Milano misses.
Despite the aggression on Cooper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooper scores with a hook.
Milano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Milano throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Milano blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a hook but Milano blocks it.
Milano throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Milano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooper at a distance.
Milano looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Milano clobbers Cooper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That has opened up Matt Cooper's cut even more.
Milano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooper cracks a nice hook into Milano's ribs.
Milano lands a head shot.
No joy there for Milano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milano.
Cooper looks to land a combination. Milano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Milano scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Milano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Milano moved out of range nicely.
Milano lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper slips a jab from Milano.
Cooper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cooper lands an overhand right.
Milano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Milano slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
A big left from Milano misses.
Milano scores with a jab.
Milano wants to clinch.
Cooper slips under a jab from Milano.
A nice side step and Cooper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Milano misses.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milano.
A left lands for Milano.

The cut above Matt Cooper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Milano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Cooper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Milano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooper's head backwards.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Milano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper lands a nice shot that snaps Milano's head back.
Cooper walks into a left hand.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Milano avoids them all with ease.
Cooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milano moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Milano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Milano.
Milano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milano's head.
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!
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Milano.

Milano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Milano is keeping busy.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Cooper breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Milano's defenses.
Milano throws a solid leg kick but Cooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Milano.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Milano.

Matt Cooper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Milano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Milano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper moves out of range as Milano strikes.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Milano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Milano.
Cooper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Milano with a body shot.
A big left from Milano misses.
A combination from Milano does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Monty Milano!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Monty Milano made sure he mentioned Bondi MMA 🏝️, along with how happy he was to win his fight.