PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian McGregor (ranked 5649 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Jeff Cooper (ranked 557 p4p, 518 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGregor
vs
Cooper

178 cm
27
168
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
170
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.

Cooper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom here.

Cooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is looking for a sweep.

Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

Cooper tries for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.

Cooper in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McGregor is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Cooper!
In his post fight interview, Jeff Cooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.