PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Vogelpohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by s.mouse - slap my elbow. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vogelpohl
vs
Cooper

179 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

178 cm
24
182 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Vogelpohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogelpohl throws out a leg kick but Cooper moves out of range and Vogelpohl only half commits.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Vogelpohl circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Vogelpohl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vogelpohl loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vogelpohl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogelpohl. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vogelpohl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cooper rushes Vogelpohl and presses him up against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vogelpohl blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vogelpohl takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Vogelpohl blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Vogelpohl takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Chuck Vogelpohl has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vogelpohl wants a takedown.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Vogelpohl throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vogelpohl's brow.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Vogelpohl avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Vogelpohl tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Vogelpohl is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Vogelpohl shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogelpohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Vogelpohl 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.

Vogelpohl is rocked!

Chuck Vogelpohl's cut is getting worse.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Vogelpohl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Vogelpohl.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vogelpohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinched against the cage, Cooper lands a big elbow that drops Vogelpohl! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vogelpohl is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.