PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Lazerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by my baby girl - kalo kalo man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooper
vs
Lazerous

178 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loki Lazerous!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazerous dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Lazerous swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Lazerous lands with a straight right. Cooper didn't see that one coming.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Lazerous circles away.
Lazerous with a hook.

Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Lazerous has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lazerous blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Lazerous in his tracks for a moment.
Lazerous blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lazerous breaks the clinch.

Lazerous gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazerous blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Loki Lazerous has been cut.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Lazerous 's eye.
Lazerous avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Lazerous avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lazerous drags the fight down to the ground.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Cooper trying to control but Lazerous is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lazerous's guard.
Lazerous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Cooper wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lazerous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lazerous misses with a double jab.

Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Lazerous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lazerous struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Cooper taking a breather.
Lazerous blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Lazerous letting Cooper take a breather here.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lazerous.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lazerous avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Lazerous.
Lazerous takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Lazerous wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Lazerous scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cooper dominated that round.
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!

Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazerous swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazerous. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lazerous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lazerous looks to land a combination. Cooper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lazerous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Lazerous circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lazerous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Lazerous.
Lazerous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooper defending well as Lazerous loads up on a big left hand.

Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lazerous avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lazerous's efforts to push away.
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's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazerous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lazerous's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.

Lazerous has Cooper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lazerous pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cooper tumbling to the mat - Lazerous dives into Cooper's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lazerous controls the pace.
Lazerous trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lazerous must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cooper is working an open guard so Lazerous takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cooper slips a jab from Lazerous.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Lazerous closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazerous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lazerous lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Lazerous wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Lazerous 's eye.
Lazerous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Lazerous in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Lazerous blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Lazerous blocks with his arms.
Lazerous blocks the elbow strike.
Lazerous tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazerous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazerous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lazerous managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazerous.
Cooper working aggressively here.

Lazerous manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazerous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
Lazerous keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loki Lazerous 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.
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!

Lazerous swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Lazerous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Lazerous does no damage.
Lazerous lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooper's head.
Charles Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazerous swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Charles Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lazerous.
A jab from Cooper misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lazerous keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooper is pushing Lazerous up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lazerous blocking some punches.
Lazerous blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper looking to throw knees to the head but Lazerous is blocking nicely.

Lazerous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lazerous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Lazerous circles away.
Lazerous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.

Cooper pushes Lazerous up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lazerous avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Charles Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lazerous working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Lazerous.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper misses with a knee strike.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lazerous avoids it.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazerous blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazerous takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lazerous's brow.
Lazerous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Lazerous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Lazerous counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Lazerous to acknowledge the strikes.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazerous throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lazerous misses with a looping left.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lazerous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lazerous throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Lazerous gets a clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazerous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lazerous is trying to break free.
Lazerous dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Lazerous has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Lazerous is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Lazerous avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Cooper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Cooper made sure he mentioned PWNAGE™ (WOT), along with how happy he was to win his fight.