PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Hoxha (ranked 2532 p4p, 3011 weight class) and Jim Cools (ranked 260 p4p, 295 weight class). Cools is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Yellow Taxi. Vasil Hoxha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Cools's chin.

Hoxha
vs
Cools

166 cm
28
155
6 - 6 - 0

177 cm
26
155
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasil Hoxha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Cools!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoxha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hoxha manages to break the clinch.
Jim Cools seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cools misses with a body shot
and Hoxha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cools connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cools clobbers Hoxha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Hoxha moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cools.
Cools pushes Hoxha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoxha is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Cools as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoxha.
Cools keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoxha's efforts to push away.
Cools has a couple of punches blocked by Hoxha.
Cools lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Cools.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cools creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cools.
Cools lands a body punch.
Hoxha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoxha is trying to pull guard but Cools turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cools pushes Hoxha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cools throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoxha.
Cools lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cools swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cools.
Cools working aggressively here.
Cools prevents Hoxha from breaking the clinch.
Cools lands with a short shot to the head.
Cools blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cools - that landed with a thud.
Cools prevents a body shot from Hoxha.
Cools swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoxha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoxha swings wildly with an uppercut but Cools uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cools lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoxha is breathing heavily.
Cools lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoxha backwards.
Hoxha blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cools on the inside.
Hoxha wants a takedown but no success here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cools avoids the elbow strike from Hoxha, against the cage.
Hoxha misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cools.
Cools prevents a body shot from Hoxha.
A head punch on the inside from Cools fails to land.
Hoxha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cools fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cools lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cools fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cools working aggressively here.
Cools working aggressively here.
Cools tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoxha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cools lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cools throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoxhas head.
A head punch on the inside from Cools fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cools misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cools works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cools lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cools lands with a light punch inside.
Cools lands a shoulder strike.
Cools pushes Hoxha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hoxha is rocked!
Hoxha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oh Hoxha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Hoxha. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hoxha breaks the clinch.
Hoxha walks into a straight right hand from Cools.

Cools cracks Hoxha with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cools has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hoxha to stand back up!
Cools is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cools will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cools throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoxha misses the target.
Hoxha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cools circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hoxha to the canvas! Hoxha doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cools keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Cools!
Our winner, Jim Cools, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.