PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sorrentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Sorrentino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Cooper's chin.

Cooper
vs
Sorrentino

225 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

184 cm
27
258 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Sorrentino!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper takes a swing at Sorrentino's ribcage but misses.
Cooper lands a nice shot that snaps Sorrentino's head back.
Cooper lands a jab to Sorrentino's midsection.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Max Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sorrentino back to the cage. Cooper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sorrentino looks gassed!
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sorrentino.
Some bone on bone action there as Sorrentino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sorrentino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Sorrentino's head.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.

Cooper has clasped his hands together around Sorrentino's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sorrentino sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Sorrentino is defending well.

Sorrentino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sorrentino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sorrentino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooper scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sorrentino doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.
Cooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sorrentino defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sorrentino on the ground.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cooper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sorrentino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Sorrentino actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper drops an elbow to the side of Sorrentino's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooper drops an elbow to the side of Sorrentino's head.
Sorrentino taking some punishment here, with Cooper in his half guard.

Sorrentino looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper working the head and body with strikes.

Sorrentino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cooper pulls his head out easily.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cooper working over Sorrentino with some ground and pound. Sorrentino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cooper slips a nice elbow through Sorrentino's hands, connecting with Sorrentino's forehead.
Cooper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sorrentino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Cooper prevents Sorrentino from improving his position.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Sorrentino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sorrentino tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.

Sorrentino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cooper pulls his head out easily.

Cooper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sorrentino is just riding it out for now. Cooper eventually gives up the hold.

Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sorrentino sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sorrentino swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper lands the left hand.
Cooper lands a jab.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Cooper looks to land a combination. Sorrentino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sorrentino shoots in but no luck this time.
Sorrentino is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorrentino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorrentino off to one side.
Cooper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sorrentino is out of range.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sorrentino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper tries to bum rush Sorrentino with a series of wild strikes but Sorrentino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper cracks a nice hook into Sorrentino's ribs.
Max Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Cooper.
Cooper with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Cooper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sorrentino backs up against the cage.
Max Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper feints a jab promting Sorrentino to slip. Cooper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sorrentino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sorrentino has a takedown stuffed.
Max Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Sorrentino.
Cooper scores with a punch to the head.
Cooper scores with a nice right hand.
Sorrentino fails to land the takedown.
Cooper connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sorrentino's calf.
Cooper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrentino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sorrentino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sorrentino can do to turn this around?
Cooper looks to land a combination but Sorrentino avoids it well.
Sorrentino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Sorrentino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sorrentino blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Cooper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooper scores with a three punch combo!

Cooper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sorrentino actively working from the bottom here.

Sorrentino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cooper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Sorrentino dodges it nicely.

Sorrentino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sorrentino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooper.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Cooper there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sorrentino looking for submissions off his back.

Sorrentino looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Cooper dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sorrentino needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Sorrentino checks a low kick from Cooper.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Sorrentino blocks the leg kick.
Sorrentino shoots in looking for a takedown. Cooper tries to sprawl out of it but Sorrentino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cooper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sorrentino takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sorrentino at a distance.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.

Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Sorrentino.

Cooper works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Sorrentino is keeping the position.

Sorrentino throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cooper escapes and throws Sorrentino's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorrentino manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sorrentino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sorrentino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Max Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sorrentino not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sorrentino is trying to work for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
Sorrentino not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sorrentino is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cooper is just riding it out for now. Sorrentino eventually gives up the hold.
Sorrentino wants to pass the guard but Cooper is defending well.

Sorrentino is looking for a kimura here.

Cooper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sorrentino pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets full guard.

Cooper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sorrentino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sorrentino works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sorrentino seems to be working for a kimura but Cooper defends the submission attempt.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooper 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Max Cooper!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Max Cooper!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Max Cooper!

Max Cooper wins by unanimous decision!