PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cristiano Teixeira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cooper
vs
Teixeira

225 cm
25
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

169 cm
27
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristiano Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teixeira wants to clinch
and Cooper counters with a low kick, right behind Teixeira 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Teixeira.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teixeira tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira looks gassed!
Cooper misses with an uppercut

and Teixeira counters by moving into the clinch.

Cooper is trying to trip Teixeira. He has hold of a leg but Teixeira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cooper persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Teixeira has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Teixeira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooper defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.

Teixeira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper stands and throws Teixeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cooper connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Teixeira some visible discomfort.
Cooper scoring with punches and elbows.
Cooper is working Teixeira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cooper working the head with strikes.
Cooper cracks Teixeira with a big elbow.
Cooper has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cooper is landing with some decent strikes but Teixeira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Teixeira is bucking up trying to escape but Cooper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira taking shots to the head.
Cooper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teixeira looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cooper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cooper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teixeira looks a forlorn figure.
Cooper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Teixeira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cooper raining down shots from the mount!
Teixeira gets back to half guard.
Teixeira tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Cooper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teixeira on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teixeira has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cooper escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cooper!
Cooper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Teixeira is looking to regain half guard here but Cooper keeps moving and retains side control.
Cooper looks up at the clock and then as Teixeira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cooper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Teixeira manages to get back to half guard.
Teixeira 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!
Teixeira has the hooks in. Cooper is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Well, with Teixeira on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cooper is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Teixeira is looking for the choke from the back position but Cooper is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira controlling well, preventing Cooper from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Teixeira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cooper is defending well though. Teixeira let's go of the attempt for now.

Teixeira patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cooper turns into Teixeira and is now in his guard.

Cooper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Teixeira working for a triangle but Cooper defends it easily.

Teixeira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cooper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Teixeira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooper has managed to get both his arms back between Teixeira's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Teixeira dominated that round.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Teixeira moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a low kick as Teixeira jumps back.

Cooper darts in and clinches Teixeira up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cooper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Teixeira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cooper doesn't have the hooks in and Teixeira manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cooper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Teixeira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Teixeira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Teixeira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Cooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cooper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Teixeira defends well.
Teixeira passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Teixeira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teixeira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooper is trying to get back to half guard.
Teixeira has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Teixeira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cooper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cooper is looking to improve his position but Teixeira isn't that keen on the idea.
Cristiano Teixeira has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teixeira is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Teixeira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cristiano Teixeira!