PBP Commentary

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

Hartmann
vs
Cooper

184 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jurgen Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vic Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Hartmann scores with a spinning back kick!
Cooper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hartmann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Hartmann sets himself, and Cooper steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartmann avoids it this time.
Nice body punch from Hartmann.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hartmann dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Hartmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Hartmann pushes him away.
Hartmann throws a solid leg kick but Cooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hartmann.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Hartmann pushes him away.
Hartmann throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmann. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann misses with a looping right.
Hartmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartmann.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartmann misses the body punch

and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hartmann breaks the clinch.
Hartmann swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartmann has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Do you even lift BRO? in the buildup to the fight.
Hartmann swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.
Cooper needs to keep his hands up - Hartmann had a free shot at his head there.
Hartmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Cooper takes one on the button.
Cooper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hartmann keeps Cooper at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmann. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Hartmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Hartmann throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Hartmann misses its intended target.
Cooper defending well as Hartmann loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Hartmann throws a poor cross that misses

and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hartmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Hartmann misses with a hook

and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.

Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hartmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Hartmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a hook to the body

and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hartmann breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Hartmann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Hartmann misses the target.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vic Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann connects with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cooper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
Hartmann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
Hartmann throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Cooper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a body kick that misses.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartmann takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Hartmann misses the shot to the body.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Hartmann pushes him away.
Hartmann looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann misses with a jab to the body

and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hartmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Hartmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartmann throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartmann.
Hartmann digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Hartmann scores with a jab to the body.
Hartmann takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann misses with a body kick.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Hartmann cracks Cooper with a good jab.
Cooper moves out of range as Hartmann throws a body kick.
Hartmann missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hartmann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper moves out of range as Hartmann throws a body kick.
Hartmann looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Hartmann looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Jurgen Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmann. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Hartmann clobbers Cooper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartmann sets himself, and Cooper steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartmann avoids it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Cooper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Hartmann dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hartmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartmann. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Cooper slips a straight right by Hartmann.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooper blocks the leg kick.
Hartmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Hartmann pushes him away.
Hartmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann lands a jab to the nose.
Hartmann takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Hartmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann misses the shot to the body.
Hartmann sets himself, and Cooper steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartmann avoids it this time.
Cooper slips a straight right by Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartmann.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hartmann takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Hartmann pushes him away.
Hartmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vic Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Cooper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartmann swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch.

Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper moves out of range as Hartmann strikes.
Hartmann misses with a wild body shot.
Hartmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Hartmann shakes him off and moves away.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a body punch

and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Cooper taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Cooper's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Hartmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartmann.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Hartmann pushes him away.
Cooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hartmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmann throws out the jab.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Hartmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper wants to counter the offense by Hartmann and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the liver by Hartmann. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann cracks Cooper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jurgen Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartmann, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurgen Hartmann!