PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 2959 p4p, 2934 weight class) and Duster Bouglas (ranked 372 p4p, 368 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooke
vs
Bouglas

185 cm
43
210
43 - 23 - 3

194 cm
28
211
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duster Bouglas!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bouglas thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Bouglas misses with a body kick.
Bouglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
It looked like Cooke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bouglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke with a hook.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Bouglas.
Bouglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Bouglas moves out of range easily.
Bouglas looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook. Bouglas ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Bouglas counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Bouglas misses with a low kick.
Cooke tries a low kick but Bouglas avoids it.
Bouglas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bouglas staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Bouglas there.
Bouglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bouglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke keeps Bouglas at a distance using the push kick.
Bouglas throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bouglas.
Bouglas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Bouglas tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bouglas counters with a nice body kick.
Cooke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bouglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas lands a head kick!
Cooke with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
Cooke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Bouglas moved away.
Cooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Bouglas counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Bouglas's shoulder, as Bouglas tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke is looking to clinch but Bouglas is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Bouglas
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouglas slips under a jab from Cooke.
And Bouglas responds with a good body kick, but Cooke manages to step out the way in time.
A jab from Bouglas misses.
Cooke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bouglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bouglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooke 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.
Bouglas takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouglas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bouglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bouglas misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Bouglas's belly button to the back.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Bouglas slips the punch.
Bouglas moves away from the strike by Cooke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke tests Bouglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
It seemed like Bouglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bouglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouglas can do to turn this around?
Cooke lands a nice hook to Bouglas's body. Bouglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bouglas.
Bouglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bouglas lands.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Bouglas.
Jab, jab by Cooke - just one landing.
Bouglas misses with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouglas lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Bouglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bouglas misses with a hook.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Bouglas manages to avoid it.
Bouglas misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Cooke moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouglas throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Bouglas.
Bouglas has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Bouglas digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
Bouglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouglass head.
Bouglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cooke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Bouglas is controlling him.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Bouglas.
Cooke misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Bouglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke tries to circle away but Bouglas has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Bouglas.
Bouglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Bouglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke misses with the head strike.

Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Bouglas moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bouglas! But no joy.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Bouglas counters with a leg kick.
Cooke lunges at Bouglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bouglas's hand.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bouglas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bouglas's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouglas walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Bouglas is out of range.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Bouglas slips a jab from Cooke.
Bouglas throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke tries to land a body kick
and Bouglas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Bouglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Bouglas tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas misses with a looping left.
Bouglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bouglas misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Bouglas throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Bouglas manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bouglas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bouglas misses with a looping left.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Bouglas's body. Bouglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bouglas misses with a leg kick

and Cooke counters by clinching up.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouglas.
Cooke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Duster Bouglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke is trying to stall.
Bouglas tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouglas.
Cooke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bouglas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouglas.
Nice body punch from Bouglas.
Bouglas has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Bouglas lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.