PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 1686 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Cole Watts (ranked 72 p4p, 131 weight class). Watts has chosen Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cooper
vs
Watts

195 cm
24
270
6 - 4 - 0

194 cm
34
285
9 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts lands with an overhand left.
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
Cooper thuds his right hand into Watts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Watts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooper in his tracks.
Watts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Cooper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut lands for Watts. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Cooper misses with a hook. Watts ducked under it nicely.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watts blocks a jab.
Watts tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper walks into a stiff left hand from Watts.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick from Watts, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Watts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watts.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Watts scores with a hook.
Cooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
A big right from Watts misses.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper moves out of range as Watts strikes.
It looked like Cooper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watts.
Cooper tests Watts's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Watts slips under a jab from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cooper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Watts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooper's head.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Watts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cole Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Watts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooper scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
Watts throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Watts. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Watts misses.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Watts scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Cooper defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper misses the jab.
Watts scores with a jab. Cooper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Watts tries to counter with a clinch but Cooper shakes him off and moves away.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.

Watts clinches up against the cage.
Watts takes a shot to the head.
Watts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watts misses with an elbow strike.
Watts swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooper.
Cooper blocks an elbow strike.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Watts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watts misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Cooper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watts.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper tests Watts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
And Watts tries to counter it with a takedown but Cooper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooper moves out of range as Watts strikes.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watts tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watts tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Cooper.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts slips under a jab from Cooper.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
Watts misses the body punch
and Cooper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cooper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands with an uppercut that bounces Watts off the cage and back into range.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Matt Cooper's cut is getting worse.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watts cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Cooper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper backing away here, and Watts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Cooper catches Watts right on the button with a cross.
Cooper connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Cooper throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper moves out of range as Watts strikes.
Cooper slips a straight right by Watts.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
Watts shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matt Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper scores with a punch to the head.
Watts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Matt Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Watts throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Cooper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cooper.

Watts is rocked!
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watts is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Watts is breathing heavily.
Cooper flashes Watts a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Watts's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Watts crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Cooper punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Cooper!