PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reece Cooley (ranked 4531 p4p, 4534 weight class) and Khaing Wai (ranked 219 p4p, 386 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cooley
vs
Wai

160 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reece Cooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaing Wai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooley clinches up against the cage.
Cooley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
Cooley pushes Wai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cooley manages to break the clinch.

Wai gets tackled into the cage by Cooley. Cooley maintains the clinch.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai takes a shot to the head.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wai blocks a body shot from Cooley.
Wai misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Cooley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wai pushes Cooley up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooley or not.
Cooley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai tries a body shot but Cooley blocks it.
Cooley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai misses with some punches.
Cooley lands a right hand.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai tries to work over Cooley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley blocking some punches.
A short right from Wai on the inside.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
Wai misses with the head strike.
Cooley presses Wai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai has a couple of punches blocked by Cooley.
Cooley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wai working aggressively here.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Wai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
Wai throws a head punch that misses.
Wai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooley's elbow.
Wai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wai struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Wai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Cooley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooley backwards.
Cooley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wai gets through Cooley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Wai.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooley backwards.

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

Wai clinches up with Cooley and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooley tries to work over Wai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooley gets through Wai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wai misses with some punches.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wai lands a right hand.
Wai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wai.
Wai lands a shot to the body.
Wai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cooley.
A short right from Wai.
Cooley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
Wai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooley tries to throw a body punch but Wai avoids it by throwing Cooley back against the cage.
Cooley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Wai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Reece Cooley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wai gets a clinch.
Wai misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Cooley.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.
Cooley lands with a right to the head.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Wai lands a body shot.
Cooley lands with a right to the head.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Wai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooley throws a head punch that misses.
Cooley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Wai tries to keep at a distance but Cooley has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wai on the inside.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Cooley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wai.
Reece Cooley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooley tries to work over Wai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooley scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cooley.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wai pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooley works on Wai's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wai.
Wai can't find room to land a body shot as Cooley controls the action.
Cooley tries to work over Wai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooley.
Cooley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooley.
Cooley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Wai working aggressively here.
Cooley stalls.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooley.
Wai lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Wai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cooley breaks the clinch.
Cooley misses with a body shot.

Cooley gets a clinch.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai is looking to control Cooley's arms but Cooley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wai has his back to the cage.
Cooley blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Wai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Wai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Cooley's head.
Wai misses with some punches.
Wai takes a shot to the head.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Wai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Cooley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands an uppercut.
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Cooley's head.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooley misses with the head strike.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai's elbow.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Cooley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooley presses Wai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wai scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Wai.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Reece Cooley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Wai has Cooley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooley misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Cooley.
Nice body punch from Cooley.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Wai has a couple of punches blocked by Cooley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley blocks an uppercut.
Cooley pushes Wai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai.
Cooley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wai misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai misses with the head strike.
Cooley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Wai misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Cooley - that landed with a thud.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Cooley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wai misses with a punch on the inside.
Khaing Wai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai misses with the head strike.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Cooley works on Wai's body with a couple of short punches.
Wai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley stalling in the clinch but Wai improves position.
A short right from Cooley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooley.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Cooley breaks from the clinch.
Wai moves in looking to clinch but Cooley pushes him off.

Cooley has closed the distance and engaged Wai in a clinch.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
Wai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooleys head.
Wai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooley backwards.
Cooley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wai backwards.

Wai is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooley.
Wai is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooley finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
A hook to the body from Wai.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooley lands an uppercut.
Cooley lands with a light punch inside.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
Cooley pushes Wai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Wai pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Wai.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai's elbow.
Cooley struggles to land a body shot inside as Wai controls his hands.
Cooley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai misses with some punches.
Wai lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cooley breaks the clinch.

Wai darts in and clinches Cooley up against the cage.
Cooley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wai can't find room to land a body shot as Cooley controls the action.
Wai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Wai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wai.
Reece Cooley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reece Cooley.
Well Cooley 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Cooley!