PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brewer
vs
Cooper

185 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
A combination from Brewer does no damage.
Brewer 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 Brewer off to one side.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
A jab from Brewer misses.

Brewer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brewer landing a few strikes.

Cooper throws Brewer to one side and escapes!
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Brewer slips the punch.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brewer circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brewer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brewer throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.

Brewer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Brewer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brewer thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brewer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Cooper manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brewer lands a with a good body shot.

Brewer gets caught flat footed, as Cooper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooper wants to stand but Brewer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brewer 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.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
Brewer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Cooper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brewer, up you get!
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Cooper looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Brewer's shoulder, as Brewer tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Brewer misses.
Brewer misses with a wild combination.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brewer fails to land with a series of punches.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brewer lands with a shot to the body.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer prevents Cooper from breaking the clinch.

Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brewer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brewer's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cooper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brewer slips under a jab from Cooper.
A slow jab from Brewer misses its intended target.
Brewer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Brewer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brewer takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt
and Brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Brewer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.

Cooper pushes Brewer off and gets back to his feet.
Brewer lands with an overhand left.
Cooper is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooper looks for the body kick but Brewer saw that one coming.

Brewer scores with a takedown into Cooper's guard.

Cooper pushes Brewer off and gets back to his feet.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brewer lands a nice hook to Cooper's body. Cooper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brewer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brewer.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brewer doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewer.
Brewer 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 Brewer off to one side.
Cooper throws a combination that misses

and Brewer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
Brewer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Cooper pushes Brewer off and gets back to his feet.
Brewer blocks the body kick.
Cooper moves out of range as Brewer strikes.
Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brewer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decent striking displayed by Cooper there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper tries to clinch but Brewer is having none of it.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper wants to clinch but Brewer slips to the side
and Brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
Brewer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Brewer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Brewer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper misses with a hook to the body

and Brewer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Brewer isn't so interested in that idea.
Brewer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cooper wants to stand but Brewer is controlling the position.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewer trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brewer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brewer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brewer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooper 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 Brewer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brewer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Jerry Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper tries to clinch but Brewer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper walks into a stiff left hand from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a straight right.
Brewer cracks Cooper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
No joy there for Brewer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brewer drops his hands momentarily and Cooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brewer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cooper counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brewer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper slips a jab from Brewer.
Brewer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brewer walks into a straight right hand from Cooper.
Brewer keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brewer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper is trying to stand up here but Brewer is controlling him well.
Brewer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
Cooper won't allow Brewer to pass to mount.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

and Cooper counters with a single leg into guard. Brewer didn't expect that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper wants to stand and escape but instead Brewer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Cooper.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cooper!