PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Way - Frank Sinatra. Alexander Dunn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cooper
vs
Dunn

178 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

178 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Dunn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.
Dunn misses with a few strikes there.
Cooper misses the jab.
Dunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Cooper catches Dunn right on the button with a cross.
Dunn lands a jab to Cooper's midsection.
Dunn swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Dunn swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Dunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Dunn coming out on top.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Dunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn takes one to the side of the head.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dunn is trying to control but can't.
Cooper working over Dunn with some ground and pound. Dunn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cooper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunn tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Dunn dodges it nicely.

Cooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Dunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cooper prevents Dunn from improving his position.
Cooper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunn gets full guard.
Dunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooper's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn pushes down on Cooper's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Cooper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cooper is staying active underneath Dunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Dunn has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is staying active underneath Dunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cooper is looking to get back to full guard here but Dunn has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dunn tries to control but Cooper wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dunn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Dunn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cooper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dunn controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is desperately trying to improve his position but Dunn has a good base and remains in mount.
Dunn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cooper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dunn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cooper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cooper is working hard here to advance position.
Cooper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cooper is squirming around, avoiding Dunn's attempts to control the action.

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.
Cooper is looking to get to half guard.
Cooper regains half guard.

Dunn seems to be looking for submissions.
Dunn moves nicely into side control.
Cooper misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
Cooper is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Cooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Dunn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dunn checks it well.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Dunn moved away.
Cooper throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Dunn.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Dunn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cooper rather than just go for the knockout.
Dunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Dunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Richard Cooper has been cut.
Dunn throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.

Cooper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dunn wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but Dunn defending well.
Cooper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Cooper.
Dunn is looking to improve his position.
Dunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooper's back!
Cooper manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dunn's guard. Nice work there by Cooper.
Dunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper works over Dunn with some ground and pound from guard.
Dunn keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunn wants to stand but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper distracts Dunn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A cross from Dunn lands.
Dunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooper's head backwards.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Dunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richard Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alexander Dunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dunn's waist but Dunn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooper off to one side.
Cooper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooper's head.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Dunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.

Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dunn's guard.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.
Dunn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooper's guard.
Dunn passes Cooper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.

Cooper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dunn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cooper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Dunn blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Dunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Cooper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cooper scores with a takedown into Dunn's guard.
Dunn working a defensive guard here.
Cooper passes Dunn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunn.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
Dunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cooper manages to get himself to full guard.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Cooper has an active guard here but Dunn has managed to pass into half guard.
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Dunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Dunn is controlling well.
Cooper works his way to full guard. Good work.

Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cooper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richard Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooper tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dunn's guard.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dunn controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.
Dunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn has control of Cooper's left arm, preventing Cooper from doing any damage.
Cooper won't allow Dunn to sweep him here.
Cooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Dunn throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Alexander Dunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn scores with a jab to the head.
Alexander Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunn throws out the jab.
Cooper throws a leg kick
and Dunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Dunn moved out of range.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper with a jab.
Dunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dunn counter with a right hand.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Dunn slips under a jab.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn moves away from the strike by Cooper.
Cooper throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Dunn.
Dunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Dunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Dunn lands a jab-cross combination.
Cooper lands an overhand right.
Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Dunn seems unphased.
Cooper misses the body punch
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Dunn.
Dunn moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Dunn.
I've got Dunn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Dunn!