PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cooper Iv (ranked 4852 p4p, 250 weight class) and Jose The Blitz (ranked 4396 p4p, 222 weight class). Cooper Iv comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. Ray Cooper Iv could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose The Blitz's chin.

Cooper Iv
vs
The Blitz

176 cm
25
138 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
137 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Cooper Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose The Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper Iv gets caught flat footed, as The Blitz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Blitz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cooper Iv will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Blitz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooper Iv keeping full guard, as The Blitz tries to pass.

The Blitz drops back looking for a leg! Cooper Iv is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooper Iv manages to kick The Blitz off! The Blitz jumps back into Cooper Iv's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw The Blitz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The Blitz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Blitz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cooper Iv wants to stand up but The Blitz is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blitz passes into half guard.
Cooper Iv really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cooper Iv is trying to control but can't.

The Blitz is looking for a kimura but Cooper Iv is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Blitz to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Blitz wants to pass to mount but Cooper Iv is defending the position.

The Blitz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cooper Iv is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose The Blitz!
After winning the bout, Jose The Blitz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ray Cooper Iv spoke after the fight, saying 'Indigo Myles is tough. Good job to him, i'll be back! I must get back to the gym and improve my game. Thanks for coming out to support me and this event. Shout out to my sponsor Quarks nutrition.'.