PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the name. Deon Du Plessis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Du Plessis
vs
Cooper

175 cm
27
168 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Du Plessis shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Du Plessis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Deon Du Plessis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Plessis moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.

Cooper feints and as Du Plessis raises his hands in defense, Cooper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Du Plessis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Du Plessis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
Du Plessis is working hard here to advance position.
Du Plessis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Du Plessis scoring with strikes but Cooper is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Du Plessis unloads with some shots from mount but Cooper bucks and avoids them well.
Du Plessis controlling his opponent.
Du Plessis wants to control the pace but Cooper is squirming around nicely.
Cooper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.

Du Plessis stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Du Plessis moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.

Cooper gets the takedown into side control.
Du Plessis parries the strikes from Cooper easily there. Cooper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Du Plessis to escape.
Du Plessis can't do much from the bottom here.
Du Plessis taking a bit of punishment here - Cooper scoring with strikes.
Cooper working the head with strikes.
Du Plessis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cooper.
Cooper landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper grinds an elbow into Du Plessis's temple.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis defending against the ground and pound.
Du Plessis is breathing heavily.
Du Plessis is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Cooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooper cracks Du Plessis with a big elbow.
Du Plessis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cooper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Plessis keeps working.
Cooper scoring with punches and elbows.
Cooper throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper working the head and body with strikes.
Cooper cracks Du Plessis with a big right hand but Du Plessis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cooper wants to control but Du Plessis is keeping him busy.
Cooper cracks Du Plessis with a big elbow.
Cooper landing strikes.
Cooper working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Cooper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du Plessis is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Cooper scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Cooper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up but Cooper circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Plessis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper connects with the punch.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Plessis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Du Plessis looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Du Plessis.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper lands a two punch combo.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Du Plessis as he avoids it easily.
Du Plessis misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Cooper! Du Plessis is backing up but he can't get away as Cooper lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Du Plessis and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Cooper!