PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cooper
vs
Sun

184 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Sun!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch there but Sun circles away.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sun scores with a spinning back kick!
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Sun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sun swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.

Sun clinches.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Sun.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sun backwards.
Sun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Cooper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cooper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cooper manages to get to full guard.

Cooper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooper is breathing heavily.

Cooper is looking for a triangle but Sun pushes his legs off easily.
Sun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sun passes into half guard.
Sun is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
Sun controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper actively working from the bottom here.
Sun tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cooper.
Sun wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper wants to control but Sun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sun passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cooper!
Cooper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sun trying to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Sun controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sun throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Cooper closes the distance but Sun moves to the side
and Sun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cooper wants to clinch but Sun slips to the side
and Sun counters with a big head kick but Cooper shrugs it off.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Sun counters with a head kick.
Sun tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Sun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper tries to clinch but Sun is having none of it.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Sun counters with a head kick. That will keep Cooper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick from Sun lands but Cooper takes it in his stride.

Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper pushes Sun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyrone Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyrone Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Sun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.

Sun moves into the clinch.
Sun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooper is keeping busy.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper is working Sun over against the cage.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Sun won't allow it.
Sun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper has Sun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sun tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sun stops a takedown attempt from Cooper.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Sun trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Sun missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sun tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper tries a body shot but Sun blocks it.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper avoiding damage as Sun throws knees to the body.
Sun taking a breather.
Sun controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooper.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sun's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sun backwards.
Cooper looking for a takedown.
Sun missing with knees to the body.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Sun improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Sun.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sun tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper.
Sun gets underhooks to prevent Cooper's takedown attempt.
Sun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Sun's head.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Sun taking a breather.
Cooper is looking to control Sun's arms but Sun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sun backwards.
Cooper taking a breather.
Sun trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sun is fending him off so far but Cooper persists. Nope, Sun circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Sun is avoiding it.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Sun circles away.
Sun throws a nice head kick!
Sun throws a head kick that Cooper semi-blocks.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Sun.

Sun closes the distance and clinches.
Sun is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Sun into the cage.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Cooper fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sun backwards.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Sun tries to tie him up.
Cooper looking to stall.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Sun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sun missing with knees to the body.
Sun pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Sun to work.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Sun improves position.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper has Sun pressed against the cage.
Sun looking to stall.
Cooper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cooper avoiding damage as Sun throws knees to the body.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sun is looking to control Cooper's arms but Cooper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sun has his back to the cage.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper is leaning against Sun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sun throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper avoiding damage as Sun throws knees to the body.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Sun prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper is looking to control Sun's arms but Sun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Sun tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cooper pushes Sun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sun missing with knees to the body.
Sun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Sun.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Sun.
Sun tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Sun back against the cage.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daniel Sun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Sun wants to stall.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sun backwards.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Sun.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sun misses with an elbow over the top.
Sun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sun wants to stall.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyrone Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Sun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Sun!