PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hatred
vs
Cooter

188 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition (160!)
KAISER

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Hatred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter wants to clinch up but Hatred keeps it at a distance.
Hatred will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hatred throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatred blocks a head kick by Cooter.
A head kick misses from Hatred.
Hatred scores with a leg kick.
Hatred blocks the body kick.
Cooter looks to throw the jab but Hatred is out of range.
Hatred dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooter. That did some damage!
Hatred works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Hatred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooter slips under a jab from Hatred.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hatred, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatred.
Cooter wants to land a leg kick but Hatred is out of range.
Good exchange - Hatred coming out on top.
Max Hatred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatred chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooter can pounce on him.
Hatred will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hatred fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooter needs to keep his hands up - Hatred had a free shot at his head there.
Hatred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hatred.
Hatred tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hatred misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter throws a hook to the side of Hatred's head but Hatred sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatred fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooter in the body.
Hatred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooter.
Hatred goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Max Hatred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatred throws a low kick but Cooter moves out of range easily.
Cooter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hatred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hatred scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good work by Cooter as he checks the leg kick.
Hatred is looking to land body kicks.
Hatred tries to score with a low kick but Cooter moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooter.
Cooter moves out of range of the body kick from Hatred.
Cooter avoids a kick to the body.
Hatred throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hatred - the referee stops the clock and Cooter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hatred. Cooter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatred.
Hatred throws a hook but Cooter avoids it easily.
Hatred throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Hatred. Those never looked like landing.
Hatred avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter dips to his left and cracks Hatred with an uppercut!
Hatred lands a nice hook to Cooter's body. Cooter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatred.
Hatred turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred misses with a shot to the body

and Cooter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooter.
Hatred misses with the head strike.
Hatred lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hatred avoids it.
Hatred is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hatred's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatred makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooter has a couple of punches blocked by Hatred.
Cooter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooter misses with an elbow strike.
Hatred lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Hatred dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hatred listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatred thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatred connects with a leg kick. Cooter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Max Hatred is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooter misses the jab.
Cooter swings widly with a right hand
and Hatred counters with a nice leg kick.
Hatred lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatred goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hatred does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hatred connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hatred.
Hatred attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hatred will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hatred lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Hatred lands but Cooter takes it in his stride.
Hatred lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooter's sensitive parts.
Cooter misses with a straight right.
Hatred attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooter wants to clinch.
A big right from Cooter misses.
Hatred throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Hatred lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooter doesn't seem phased though.
Cooter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatred. Hatred circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hatred scores with a head kick.

It looks like Randal Cooter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hatred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooter moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooter blocks the body kick.
Cooter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooter misses with a low kick.
Hatred checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hatred is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooter can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Hatred.
Hatred ducks under a wild hook from Cooter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hatred.
Cooter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatred throws a head kick that half lands.
Hatred thows a leg kick but Cooter checks it

and Cooter counters by clinching up.
Hatred lands with a right to the head.
Cooter throws an elbow that misses.
Cooter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hatred swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooter.
Cooter blocks an uppercut.
Cooter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooter lands a shoulder strike.
Hatred pushes Cooter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatred working aggressively here.
Hatred lands a nice uppercut.
Cooter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hatred avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooter throws an elbow but misses.
Cooter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooter avoiding damage.
Hatred blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hatred is defending well for now.
Hatred tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
Cooter trying to land knees to the body.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatred controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Hatred dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randal Cooter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hatred lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooter's sensitive parts.
Cooter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatred.
Hatred throws a push kick but Cooter slaps the foot to one side.
Cooter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hatred. That's going to slow Cooter down.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatred moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hatred - that will leave a mark!
Cooter blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Cooter misses with an uppercut.
Cooter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooter lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred throws a sloppy head kick and Cooter moves out of range easily.
Cooter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hatred.
Hatred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses

and Cooter counters by moving into the clinch.
Cooter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooter tries to throw a body punch but Hatred avoids it by throwing Cooter back against the cage.
Cooter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hatred swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatred takes an elbow to the temple.
Hatred is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooter gets an underhook and turns Hatred into the cage.
Randal Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatred.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatred taking a breather.
Hatred lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.

Hatred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter is looking to clinch but Hatred is avoiding it.
Hatred lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatred wants to land a leg kick but Cooter is out of range.
Cooter wants to land a leg kick but Hatred is out of range.
Hatred thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cooter if he has to take too many more of those.
Hatred checks a low kick from Cooter.
Max Hatred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hatred counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooter.
Hatred lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hatred throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hatred.
Hatred swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooter.
Cooter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatred.
Hatred dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooter. That did some damage!
Cooter throws out a loose jab but Hatred uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooter throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatred catches Cooter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatred lands with a kick to the temple. Cooter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatred lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cooter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatred. Hatred obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatred connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatred throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Hatred showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hatred, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Hatred!