PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The champ is here. Cooke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antonio Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samuel Cooke's chin.

Brown
vs
Cooke

175 cm
19
164 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Cooke.

Cooke clinches.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Antonio Brown has been cut.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.

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

Cooke pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to drag Cooke to the mat but Cooke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooke lands an elbow inside.
Cooke is struggling to control the position.
Cooke misses with a knee strike.
Cooke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cooke is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.

Cooke clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Brown letting Cooke take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooke.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuel Cooke.

Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cooke manages to break the clinch.

Cooke pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Cooke pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Cooke misses with a knee strike.

Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.

Cooke closes the distance and clinches.

Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samuel Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooke as he jumps to the side.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!

Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cooke gets a clinch.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.

Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cooke clinches with his opponent.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooke with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Cooke gets a clinch.

Cooke manages to break the clinch.

Cooke darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cooke moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cooke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cooke.

Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Cooke forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.

Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Brown is rocked!

Antonio Brown's cut is getting worse.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cooke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke has Brown pushed against the cage.

Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cooke has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Antonio Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.

Cooke pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samuel Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.

Cooke forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke working Brown over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cooke drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, Antonio Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Cooke!
Samuel Cooke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.