PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Times Terror - Ikävässä paikassa. Kennedy has chosen MegaDeth - Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Jason Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cooper
vs
Kennedy

190 cm
23
262 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
22
275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cooper feints and as Kennedy raises his hands in defense, Cooper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cooper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kennedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooper has managed to get both his arms back between Kennedy's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.

Kennedy working for a triangle but Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.

Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kennedy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
Kennedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
Kennedy trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Kennedy pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kennedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kennedy looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Kennedy.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennedy. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kennedy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.

Kennedy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cooper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper is trying to control the position but Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy stopping the sweep attempt from Cooper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Cooper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kennedy looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Cooper thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Kennedy will probably get the nod.
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.

Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Kennedy circles away.
Kennedy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Cooper is looking to wear down Kennedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kennedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooper. Cooper obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooper swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kennedy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kennedy's guard.

Kennedy is looking for a triangle here but Cooper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Cooper trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cooper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Kennedy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooper misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kennedy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cooper.
Cooper content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Kennedy is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Kennedy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jason Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kennedy lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooper's head.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.

Kennedy darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kennedy is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Kennedy into the cage.
Kennedy is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kennedy up against the cage.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kennedy breaks the clinch.
Cooper throws a hook but Kennedy avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Cooper will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kennedy wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Cooper cracks Kennedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Kennedy misses with a body punch
and Cooper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Cooper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cooper connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
Cooper wants to pass to mount but Kennedy is defending the position.
Kennedy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooper's back!
Kennedy trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kennedy has the hooks in. Cooper is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to keep control of the position but Cooper is staying busy.
Cooper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kennedy is landing with some decent strikes but Cooper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kennedy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cooper is trying desperately to improve position.
Kennedy looking to ground and pound but Cooper is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws some wild stikes that Cooper manages to avoid easily.
Cooper can't escape the position.
Kennedy tries to control but Cooper wriggling away.

Kennedy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kennedy avoids the attempt from Cooper to control.
Kennedy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cooper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooper tries to get out of the position.
Cooper is trying desperately to improve position.
Kennedy punching from mount but Cooper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cooper is squirming around, avoiding Kennedy's attempts to control the action.

Kennedy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cooper manages to regain half guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Cooper!