PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Cooper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jones
vs
Cooper

175 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

173 cm
29
170 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Cooper!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones pulls Cooper in to control the position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooper throws a big elbow that misses.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Cooper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cooper is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooper lands a couple of elbows.
Cooper works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.

Jones moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cooper.
Jones is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.
Jones working the ground and pound.
A control attempt from Cooper but he's now mounted!
Cooper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cooper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Cooper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones working over Cooper with some ground and pound. Cooper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Cooper defending well.
Cooper tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper keeps trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooper tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Cooper will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Cooper letting Jones take a breather here.

Cooper jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Cooper is looking for a triangle here but Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cooper some visible discomfort.
Cooper is trying to get back to half guard.
Cooper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.
Cooper passes to side control.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.

Cooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cooper in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cooper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooper is working away from the top position though.
Riley Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Cooper scoring with some ground and pound.

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Cooper landing with the ground and pound.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Cooper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cooper with a nice head shot there.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vinnie Jones!
Vinnie Jones retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Vinnie Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.