PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooper
vs
Pound

195 cm
30
198 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

185 cm
28
197 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sephiroth Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pound throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooper.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper throws a right hand that Pound ducks under and follows up with a left that Pound also avoids with ease.

Cooper closes the distance and pushes Pound back into the cage.
Pound using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pound.
Pound misses with a knee strike.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Pound is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Cooper blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Pound manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sephiroth Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pound lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Pound looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
A short right from Pound on the inside.
Pound leaning against his opponent.
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pound just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pound pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pound works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Pound - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pound is working Cooper over against the cage.
Pound unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
Pound connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Pound lands a left hand.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pound displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Pound putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound is leaning against Cooper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper letting Pound take a breather here.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Cooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Pound swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pound obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pound lands a damaging elbow.
Pound lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper looking for a takedown.
Pound with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper blocks the elbow strike.

Cooper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pound clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound tries to roll but Cooper sticks to his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Cooper is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pound throws a front kick aimed at Cooper's knee but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper shoots in but Pound avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pound motions for Cooper to come forward. Pound throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pound feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooper's calf.
Pound throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pound with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pound as he checks the leg kick.

Pound has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sephiroth Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Pound effectively controlling the action here.
Pound lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pound with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pound pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pound lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pound on the inside.
Pound lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pound smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pound defends it nicely.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Cooper is looking to advance position but Pound won't allow it.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Pound dodges it nicely.
Pound is staying active underneath Cooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cooper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Cooper is trying to work for a kimura but Pound is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound is looking to control Cooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pound avoid being mounted?

Cooper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Cooper is looking for a kimura here.

Cooper is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pound is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sephiroth Cooper!
Sephiroth Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155, into his post fight interview.