PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cooke
vs
Rokicki

185 cm
25
203 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

183 cm
30
196 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokicki throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Rokicki misses with a body shot.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Cooke gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooke has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Rokicki works to full guard.

Cooke stands up and waves to Rokicki to follow him.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rokicki avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokicki throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rokicki really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokicki 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.
Cooke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Rokicki moves his leg out of the way.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokicki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rokicki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rokicki tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Rokicki jumps back.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Rokicki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rokicki loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Rokicki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokicki.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Rokicki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Rokicki throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Rokicki misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Rokicki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokicki.
Cooke lands a head kick. Rokicki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Rokicki didn't see that one coming.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Rokicki's shoulder, as Rokicki tries to avoid the shot.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Rokicki throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Rokicki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokicki misses the shot to the body.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Rokicki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki connects with the punch.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Rokicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokicki feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Rokicki looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Rokicki darts in looking for a takedown but Cooke gets double underhooks and turns Rokicki into the cage.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
A big left from Rokicki misses.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Cooke.
Cooke wants to slow Rokicki down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokicki stuffs the takedown.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Cooke.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Rokicki misses with a two punch combination.
Rokicki throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rokicki's corner calls for a 1-2. Rokicki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rokicki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke needs to keep his hands up - Rokicki had a free shot at his head there.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a one two! Rokicki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Rokicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Rokicki misses.
Rokicki moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Rokicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokicki.
Cooke swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rokicki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooke doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki with a jab.
Rokicki is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rokicki walks into a jab.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rokicki checks a leg kick.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokicki throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Rokicki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Rokicki's head.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Rokicki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Rokicki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rokicki is able to avoid easily.
Rokicki feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Rokicki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rokicki slips under a jab from Cooke.
Rokicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rokicki moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rokicki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Rokicki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Rokicki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Rokicki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokicki.
Rokicki lands a really nice looking cross but Cooke seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Rokicki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Rokicki tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rokicki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rokicki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Rokicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
Rokicki cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke moves out of range as Rokicki strikes.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Rokicki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Rokicki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rokicki! But no joy.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Rokicki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Rokicki is looking for the big counter here.
Rokicki moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick by Cooke misses
and Rokicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokicki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke cracks Rokicki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Rokicki jumps back.
Rokicki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rokicki scores with a nice strike.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Rokicki counters with a straight right hand.
Rokicki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rokicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Rokicki throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Rokicki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokicki.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rokicki tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokicki.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a right hand that Rokicki ducks under and follows up with a left that Rokicki also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Rokicki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Rokicki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Rokicki moved out of range.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rokicki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke defending well as Rokicki loads up on a big left hand.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Rokicki's legs.
Cooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rokicki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Rokicki checks it
and Rokicki counters with a one-two to the body.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rokicki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Rokicki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rokicki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rokicki. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Rokicki slips under a jab from Cooke.
Rokicki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Piotr Rokicki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rokicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooke circles away.
Rokicki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
Rokicki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.

Rokicki has closed the distance and engaged Cooke in a clinch.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Rokicki.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Rokicki.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokicki.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rokicki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rokicki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rokicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke defending well as Rokicki loads up on a big left hand.
Rokicki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rokicki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rokicki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Rokicki pushes him off.
Rokicki misses with a straight right.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Rokicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rokicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rokicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Rokicki misses with a leg kick.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Rokicki saw it coming and moves away.
Rokicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rokicki tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Rokicki takes it in his stride.
Rokicki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Rokicki manages to avoid it.
Rokicki throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Rokicki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCooke.
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Rokicki connects with a looping right hand.
Rokicki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks.
Rokicki shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rokicki.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Rokicki's belly button to the back.

Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Rokicki has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.

Rokicki breaks from the clinch.

Rokicki tries to keep at a distance but Cooke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke blocks the elbow strike.
Rokicki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rokicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rokicki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rokicki blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rokicki checks a low kick from Cooke.
Rokicki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Rokicki throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Rokicki throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rokicki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rokicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rokicki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooke.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Cooke.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
A very excited looking Matt Cooke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.