PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cooper
vs
Steel

150 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blue Steel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cooper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steel.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.

Steel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cooper is looking to reverse the position.

Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooper tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Steel tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.

Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper dodges the ground and pound from Steel.

Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Steel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cooper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Steel is trying to get an arm triangle but Cooper is defending well.
An elbow from Steel crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cooper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Steel's guard! Nice work there by Cooper!
Cooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steel controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
Cooper trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.

Steel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Cooper wants to get up but he can't break Steel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.

Steel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Steel dominated that round.
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.

Steel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Steel wants to work for an arm triangle but Cooper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Steel is trying to work for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Steel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooper manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooper wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now.

Steel drops back looking for a leg! Cooper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooper manages to kick Steel off! Steel jumps back into Cooper's guard.
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.

Steel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cooper manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steel has Cooper in his guard.
Steel wants to control the position but Cooper says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Steel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to stand but Steel is controlling his posture from full guard.

Steel has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cooper doesn't defend quickly enough and Steel has managed to lock this one up! Can Cooper escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Steel on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Blue Steel!
During a confident post fight interview, Blue Steel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.