PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quade Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newton Grabapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quade Cooper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cooper
vs
Grabapple

184 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quade Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Newton Grabapple!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Grabapple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grabapple scores with a nice right hand.
Grabapple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Grabapple.

Cooper clinches up with Grabapple and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cooper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grabapple's face.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Grabapple on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooper obliges.
Grabapple has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grabapple on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cooper lands a good knee to the midsection. Grabapple won't want to take too many of those.
Grabapple looks winded!
Grabapple is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Grabapple is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cooper landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Grabapple takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grabapple lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.

Grabapple is rocked!
Cooper has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Grabapple - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cooper, and another! Grabapple is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Quade Cooper!
Quade Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , into his post fight interview.