PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (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.

Cooper
vs
Wayne

195 cm
34
198 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

185 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sephiroth Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wayne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Wayne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cooper trying to keep a closed guard but Wayne is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wayne with a flurry of punches that miss.

Wayne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wayne wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wayne working the ground and pound from side control.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom here.
Wayne working the ground and pound.
Wayne avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cooper.
Wayne in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cooper tries to improve position but can't.
Wayne throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
A lull in the action here as Wayne stalls from top position.
Cooper wants to control but Wayne postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
The strikes coming from Wayne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cooper is not content to let Wayne control the position.
Cooper is looking to reverse the position.
Wayne working away.
Cooper tries to improve position but can't.
Cooper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cooper is trying to control but can't.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back.
Wayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to sweep but Wayne has passed to side control!
Cooper tries to buck Wayne off but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne just content to control the position.
Cooper taking a bit of punishment here - Wayne scoring with strikes.
Wayne avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cooper.

Wayne tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
Cooper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wayne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wayne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooper is trying to control but Wayne manages to pass to mount!
Wayne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Wayne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Wayne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wayne looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cooper covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne!
John Wayne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155 for their support in the buildup to the fight.