PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chavo
vs
Cooke

193 cm
35
275 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

190 cm
29
290 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Cooke!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooke gets caught flat footed, as Chavo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chavo being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavo.
Chavo postures up in Cooke's guard and throws a big left but Cooke blocks it.
Chavo throwing strikes but missing.
Cooke pulls Chavo in close to his closed guard and prevents Chavo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cooke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chavo controls the pace.
Cooke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooke has his hands on Chavo's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chavo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chavo throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Chavo pushes him off.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chavo sprawls well. Chavo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Chavo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavo scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavo staying out of range there.
Cooke shoots in but Chavo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
El Chavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cooke.
Chavo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cooke.
Cooke wants to clinch.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chavo jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavo.
Cooke lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooke.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Chavo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooke darts in looking for a takedown but Chavo gets double underhooks and turns Cooke into the cage.
Chavo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Chavo wants the takedown. Cooke is fighting it off but Chavo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cooke's guard against the cage.
Chavo stopping the sweep attempt from Cooke.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chavo postures up.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo won't allow Cooke to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavo landing some decent shots from guard.
Chavo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chavo connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Chavo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavo fails with the takedown.
Chavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Cooke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cooke working the body and head with strikes.
Chavo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chavo wants to control but Cooke postures up.
Chavo is trying to work for a sweep but Cooke has mounted him!
Chavo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chavo is squirming around, avoiding Cooke's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a big elbow.

It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Cooke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chavo is looking to escape.
Chavo is looking to improve his position but Cooke isn't that keen on the idea.
Chavo tries to hold on but Cooke postures up.
Chavo is squirming around, avoiding Cooke's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cooke.
Cooke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cooke lands a couple of good shots and Chavo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

El Chavo's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke wants to control but Chavo manages to buck him off and is now in Cooke's guard! Nice work there by Chavo!
Chavo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavo postures up in Cooke's guard and throws a big left but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavo works over Cooke with some ground and pound from guard.
Chavo works over Cooke with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke pulls Chavo in to control the position.
Chavo scoring with some ground and pound.
Chavo advances to half guard.
Chavo throws a strike but Cooke avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chavo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chavo throwing strikes from guard but Cooke blocks nicely.
Chavo trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Chavo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chavo lands a couple of elbows.
Chavo throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chavo works over Cooke with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cooke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo preventing the sweep.
Cooke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cooke fails with the takedown.
Nice body punch from Chavo.
Eric Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke tries to clinch but Chavo moves out of range.
Cooke doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Chavo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cooke's guard now.
Cooke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chavo manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chavo keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Chavo looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavo, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo working a defensive guard here.
Chavo wants to sweep here but Cooke controlling him for the moment.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavo has his hands on Cooke's head, controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Cooke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throwing shots but Chavo is blocking nicely.
Cooke thows a huge punch but Chavo dodges it nicely.
Chavo tries to roll over but Cooke keeps him under control.
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavo keeps working.
Chavo is trying to control but can't.
Cooke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooke looks to land a strike but Chavo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo wants to sweep here but Cooke controlling him for the moment.
Cooke trying to control but Chavo is working from the bottom.
Chavo wants to sweep here but Cooke controlling him for the moment.
Cooke trying to control but Chavo is working from the bottom.
Chavo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chavo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Cooke was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cooke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El Chavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cooke.
Cooke shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavo sprawls well. He's pushed Cooke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Chavo is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Chavo.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Chavo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Chavo!
Our winner, El Chavo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.