PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 741 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 43 p4p, 63 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cooper
vs
Drop

195 cm
28
270
16 - 8 - 0

199 cm
27
278
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Fast

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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Drop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drop loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Drop loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Drop's shoulder, as Drop tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drop moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Drop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
Cooper 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.
Drop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Cooper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drop.
Drop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooper backs up against the cage.

It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper throws a hook but Drop avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Drop.

Drop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drop is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drop lands a left hand.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Drop misses with a punch to the body.
Drop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drop as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Drop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cooper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Drop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Drop's head.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
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!
A short left from Drop.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Drop dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Drop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drop lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooper won't want to take too many of those.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Drop lands with a short shot to the head.
Drop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Drop.
Drop lands a nice knee to the body.
Drop with a knee to the head.

Cooper is rocked!

Matt Cooper's cut is getting worse.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Drop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Drop blocks an elbow strike.
Drop lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Drop.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.

Cooper lands a takedown into guard.
Drop is looking to stand up but Cooper isn't so interested in that idea.
Cooper trying to control but Drop is working from the bottom.
Cooper prevents Drop from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control but Drop is working from the bottom.
Drop wants to stand and escape but Cooper is having none of it.

Drop has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cooper off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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 tries to land a leg kick but Drop saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
The crowd cheers as Drop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooper doesn't seem phased though.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Drop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Drop.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Drop's head but Drop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drop throws a body kick that misses.
Drop throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Drop throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Drop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drop misses the jab.
Nice shot by Drop.
Cooper catches Drop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Cooper misses.
Martin Drop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Drop knows he should have avoided that one.
Drop thuds his shin into the meat of Cooper's side.
Drop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
A cross from Cooper lands.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Drop.
Drop throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drop throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drop's corner calls for a 1-2. Drop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
A shot to the liver by Drop. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooper is looking to counter punch.
Drop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cooper.
Drop blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Drop.

Matt Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a low kick.
Drop looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drop connects with a right hand. Cooper shakes it off.
Drop looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drop tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper throws a big counter combination but Drop scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Drop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Drop does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Cooper backs off Drop throws a huge counter combo but Cooper manages to avoid it all.
Drop takes one on the button.
Cooper tries to clinch but Drop moves away
and Drop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick from Drop.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drop just misses with a punch to the body.
Drop lands with a kick to the temple. Cooper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drop looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Drop.
No joy there for Drop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper throws a push kick but Drop slaps the foot to one side.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drop scores with a head kick. Cooper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooper with the inside leg kick.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drop.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drop.
Cooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drop looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Drop tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Drop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper lands a jab to the head.
Drop scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drop. That one must have hurt.
Drop cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
Drop slips a jab from Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop cracks Cooper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drop.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drop steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Drop is out of range.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
Drop lands the left hand.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Drop lands a jab to Cooper's midsection.
Drop lands a slapping body shot.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drop defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Drop moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Drop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drop lands a jab.
Drop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Drop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right-left combo lands from Drop.
Some wild striking there from Drop.
Drop keeps Cooper at a distance using the push kick.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drop was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Drop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Jeez, Matt Cooper's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Drop stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Drop.
Cooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drop scores with the left hand. Cooper knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Drop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Drop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
The crowd cheers as Drop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooper doesn't seem phased though.
Drop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Drop.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Drop misses with a looping left.
Drop slips a straight right by Cooper.
Drop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooper with a body shot.
Cooper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Drop scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Drop slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Cooper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drop.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Drop misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drop has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drop punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Cooper misses.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Drop's head.
Nice cross by Drop.
Drop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Drop lands with a hook. Cooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper cracks Drop with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Cooper.
Drop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drop's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drop.
Cooper motions for Drop to come forward. Cooper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drop misses with a looping left.
Cooper tries to clinch but Drop is having none of it.
Cooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drop is looking to clinch.
Cooper throws a big counter combination but Drop scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooper throws a hook but Drop avoids it easily.
Drop scores with a body shot.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.

Drop takes the fight into the clinch.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Drop misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drop up against the cage.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Drop.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin Drop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands with a right to the head.

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 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Drop!