PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 553 p4p, 877 weight class) and Cooper Roos (ranked 85 p4p, 132 weight class). Roos has chosen EASY MONEY as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

White
vs
Roos

189 cm
24
195
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
199
8 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shadow-Battle Clothing
Brooklyn Apothecary

Conviction
Conquer

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by White.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick from Roos.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Roos counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
White is breathing heavily.
White slips a straight right by Roos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Roos lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Roos has knocked White down with a huge combo! Roos steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Thor White has been cut.
White slips a straight right by Roos.
Roos throws a head kick that misses.
Roos misses with a hook.

Roos sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roos is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.

Roos lands a big uppercut and White crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but White looks OK. Roos waves White back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White jabs Roos right on the nose. Roos blinks but takes it well.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Roos should have avoided that one.
White staying out of range there.
Donk. White catches Roos right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roos throws a lazy uppercut
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Roos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White avoids the head kick by Roos.
Roos misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a left hand
and Roos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Roos counters with a nice body kick.
Roos moves away from the strike by White.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roos misses with a body punch
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Roos throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Roos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roos tries a head kick but it misses.
Roos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roos misses with a body shot.
White throws a shot from downtown. Roos moves away and avoids it.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Roos scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Roos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Roos lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Roos takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thor White's cut is getting worse.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Roos counters with a thumping low kick.
Roos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White is looking for a counter combo.
Roos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Roos counters with a nice uppercut.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Oooh a lovely combination from White sends Roos down but not out. White dives into side control looking to finish.

Roos is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roos is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?

White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Roos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roos seems to have recovered his senses.

White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Roos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White wants to control but Roos is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roos is looking for a sweep.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roos keeps working.

White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roos has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cooper Roos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Roos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White misses with a hook
and Roos counters with a solid body kick.
Roos lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Roos counters with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White staying out of range there.
White ducks under a wild hook from Roos.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White misses the jab.
White connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos scores with a leg kick.
White throws a series of strikes that have Roos backpedaling.
Roos thuds a left hand into White's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White slips a jab from Roos.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Roos.
Roos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Roos throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Roos misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roos at a distance.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Roos counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looks to land a left hand but Roos moved out of range nicely.
Roos throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Roos scores with a nice right hand.

Thor White's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Roos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice defenses there by Roos.
Roos misses with a left hand
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Roos. Beautiful body shot.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roos seems to be stalking White here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! White drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cooper Roos!
Cooper Roos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.