PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dag has chosen Holy Diver as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooper
vs
Dag

173 cm
21
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, First Dag!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a low kick, looking for Dag's leg but Dag calmly moves out of range.
Dag checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dag somewhat.
Dag throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dag jumps guard but Cooper stands there with Dag around his waist. Dag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Dag is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Dag.
Adam Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of First Dag.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Dag misses.
Dag throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dag throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Dag throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.

It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
Dag misses with a straight right.
Dag shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adam Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Dag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dag misses with a body shot.
Dag takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Dag does no damage.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dag.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Dag.
Dag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dag throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dag drops his hands momentarily and Cooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dag.
Dag looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Dag.
Cooper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dag might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dag punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Dag looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Dag.
Dag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Dag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Dag tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dag's sensitive parts.
First Dag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dag lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Dag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dag throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
First Dag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Dag. Those never looked like landing.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Dag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooper but Cooper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooper digs a good hook to Dag's body.
A slow jab from Dag misses its intended target.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Dag's shoulder, as Dag tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dag swinging wildly here.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Dag has him pressed against the cage.
Dag keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cooper is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dag is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cooper to the mat. Cooper regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dag trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dag on the ground.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Dag isn't so interested in that idea.

Dag is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooper wants to stand up but Dag is controlling him.
Dag trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dag's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooper is pulling down on Dag's head to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Cooper just wasn't active enough.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dag avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper stuffs the takedown.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dag.
Cooper slips under a jab from Dag.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper tries to circle away but Dag has him pinned against the cage.

Dag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Dag moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dag misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Dag.
Dag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dag misses with a series of wild punches.
Dag with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Dag counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but First Dag will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cooper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dag swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dag.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dag looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Dag avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Dag moved away.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dag takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dag.
Dag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Dag persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Dag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dag keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Dag misses.
Dag pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dag throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Dag throws a big shot that misses.
Dag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper slips under a jab from Dag.
Dag shoots in and drives through. Cooper sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cooper.
Dag misses with a wild body shot.
Dag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
A swing and a miss from Dag.

Dag looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cooper!
Cooper tries to hold on but Dag postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dag cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dag controlling from the full mount.
Dag tries to control but Cooper wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dag looking to secure an arm triangle but Cooper defends it well.
Cooper really wants to buck Dag off and get back to his feet.
Dag dominating with strikes here.

Adam Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adam Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). First Dag!
First Dag spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.