PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Here's Johnny. Cooper has chosen s.mouse - slap my elbow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reach
vs
Cooper

195 cm
36
195 lbs
37 - 15 - 2

178 cm
38
190 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

King of Clothes

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 37 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reach lands with a nice body punch.

Cooper instigates a clinch.
Reach misses with some punches.

Reach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Reach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Reach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reach swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Reach lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cooper rushes Reach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Reach.
Reach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Reach backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach pushes Cooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reach blocks an uppercut.

Reach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reach throws an elbow but misses.

Reach breaks the clinch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reach throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cooper avoids it.
A jab from Reach misses.
Cooper tries to clinch but Reach is having none of it.
Cooper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reach.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with a looping left.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Reach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reach backwards.
Reach avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reach presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Reach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reach seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cooper can turn it around.
Reach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Johnny Reach has been cut.
Reach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reach backwards.
Reach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Reach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reach or not.

Reach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper is looking to clinch.

Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Reach blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reach breaks the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Reach circles away.

Cooper clinches.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reach comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Reach blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Reach tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.

Reach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cooper clinches.

Reach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Cooper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cooper wants to clinch.

Cooper forces Reach back against the cage and clinches.
Cooper lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reach breaks from the clinch.

Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reach, pushing him back against the cage.
Reach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reach blocks the elbow strike.
Reach digs a right hand into Cooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooper's gas tank.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper keeps control of Reach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Reach connects with a knee to the head.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Cooper tries to work over Reach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Reach.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Reach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Reach tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Reach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Reach in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper gets through Reach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reach letting Cooper take a breather here.
Reach lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Reach's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
Cooper is working Reach over against the cage.
Reach can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reach avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper avoiding damage as Reach throws knees to the body.

Reach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Reach throwing a counter right hand but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Johnny Reach is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Reach in his tracks for a moment.
Reach misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Reach throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Reach has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper tries a body shot but Reach blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Reach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
A short left from Cooper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Reach.
Reach missing with knees to the body.
Reach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reach's defenses.
Reach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reach throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper is pushing Reach up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cooper closes the distance and pushes Reach back into the cage.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reach.
Knees to the body from Reach.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Reach's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.

Reach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Reach misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch but Reach moves out of range.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Reach circles away.
Reach loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.

Cooper darts in and clinches Reach up against the cage.

Reach manages to break the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reach throws out the jab.
Reach swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reach paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cooper rushes Reach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.

Reach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper tries to clinch but Reach moves out of range.
Reach throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnny Reach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach keeps the fight on the outside.

Cooper clinches.
Nice elbow from Reach.

Reach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper tries to clinch but Reach moves out of range.
Reach is looking to counter with a body kick.
Reach throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Reach shakes him off and moves away.
Reach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cooper closes the distance and pushes Reach back into the cage.
Reach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reach can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Reach lands with a right to the head.

Reach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Reach keeps it at a distance.
Reach went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cooper slips a straight right by Reach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Reach circles away.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cooper gets a clinch.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Reach shrugs off.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reach throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reach swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cooper instigates a clinch.
Reach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooper's defenses.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Reach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Cooper is rocked!
Reach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Reach finish him?
Reach lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cooper to his knees! Reach keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach thanked the fans post fight for their support.