PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cooper
vs
Poppy

202 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

200 cm
27
265 lbs
26 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
KC Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Poppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Poppy motions for Cooper to come forward. Poppy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Cooper finds it's target.
Poppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Poppy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cooper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poppy back to the cage. Cooper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper throws a series of strikes that have Poppy backpedaling.
Poppy walks into a jab.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poppy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poppy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooper is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Poppy circles away.
Cooper throws a right hand that Poppy ducks under and follows up with a left that Poppy also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Poppy misses its intended target.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
Poppy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Poppy moves away and avoids it.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Poppy misses the target.
Poppy shoots in but no luck this time.
Poppy throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper digs a good body shot into Poppy's ribs.
Cooper tests Poppy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poppy.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poppy misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poppy's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poppy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poppy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Poppy's body. Poppy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Poppy is just out of range.
Poppy looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Poppy throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Poppy looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Poppy's head.
Cooper lands with a good body shot.
Cooper scores with a nice strike.
Poppy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poppy tries to land a leg kick but Cooper saw it coming and moves away.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poppy in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Poppy moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poppy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper punishes Poppy's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooper connects with a crisp jab.
Poppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Poppy.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poppy misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Poppy is just out of range.
Poppy throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poppy throws a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
Poppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Poppy.
Cooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poppy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooper checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppy misses with a low kick as Cooper jumps back.
Poppy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Poppy circles away.
Poppy swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cooper there.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poppy.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Poppy's defenses.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poppy can pounce on him.
Poppy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppy misses with a double jab.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooper punishes Poppy's body with a nice straight punch.
KC Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poppy misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KC Cooper dominated that round.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Poppy misses with a looping right.
Cooper tries to clinch but Poppy moves out of range.
Poppy misses with a leg kick.
Poppy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poppy needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Poppy thows a body shot but no joy.
KC Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Poppy's head.
Poppy walks into a jab.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poppy.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Poppy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Poppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Poppy misses with a low kick.
Cooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poppy. Poppy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poppy tried to score with a low kick but Cooper checks it.
Poppy looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cooper.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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 with a jab.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Poppy.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Cooper checks a leg kick nicely.
Poppy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Poppy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poppy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Poppy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper digs a good body shot into Poppy's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Cooper.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poppy momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Cooper as Poppy shoots in.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Poppy.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poppy throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
Poppy needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Cooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poppy is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Cooper catches Poppy right on the button with a cross.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Poppy circles away.
Cooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Poppy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poppy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throws a low kick but Cooper moves out of range easily.
Poppy throws a low kick but Cooper moves out of range easily.
Poppy wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Poppy is just out of range.
Cooper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cooper lands a jab.
Poppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Poppy.
Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Poppy is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Poppy misses the target.
A punch combination from Poppy misses.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Poppy circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poppy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooper has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Poppy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poppy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Poppy is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poppy to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Poppy works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KC Cooper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper connects with a single shot there.
Poppy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poppy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poppy throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper tests Poppy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poppy shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Poppy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Poppy feints and as Cooper raises his hands in defense, Poppy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poppy postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poppy wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poppy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poppy on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Poppy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cooper slips a jab from Poppy.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Poppy avoids them all with ease.
Cooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poppy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Poppy swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Poppy.
Poppy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Poppy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
No luck for Poppy with that takedown attempt.
Poppy throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper throws the left hand but Poppy avoids the punch easily.
Poppy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poppy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poppy loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Poppy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poppy off to one side.
KC Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Poppy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Poppy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poppy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poppy misses with a two punch combination.
Poppy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nick Poppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Poppy with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Poppy misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Poppy. Those never looked like landing.
Poppy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poppy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Poppy is avoiding it.
Cooper leaves Poppy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poppy throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Poppy misses with a low kick as Cooper jumps back.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poppy at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Poppy misses with a low kick.
Cooper lands a jab to Poppy's midsection.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper works Poppy's body with a nice hook.
Cooper jabs Poppy right on the nose. Poppy blinks but takes it well.
Poppy misses with a straight left.
Cooper scores with a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to KC Cooper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KC Cooper!
An out of breath KC Cooper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.