PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Cooke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cooke
vs
Small

211 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Small!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Small pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Small has managed to clinch.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Small throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Small has clasped his hands together around Cooke's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Small asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cooke is looking to regain half guard here but Small keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cooke is trying to improve his position.
Small grinds an elbow into Cooke's temple.
Small is putting a hurting on Cooke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Small tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cooke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Small is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cooke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Small throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small decides to stand back up.
Small misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a series of strikes. Small will be more careful next time no doubt.
Small tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cooke counters with a three punch combo that has Small backing up. Small nods at Cooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Small moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
As Small looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo bu Small just gets out of the way.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Small.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Small moves into the clinch successfully.

Small manages to pull guard.
Cooke throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Small keeps moving.
Cooke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooke being controlled here momentarily.
Cooke wants to stand and escape but instead Small has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooke swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Small throws a big right hand that misses.
Small distracts Cooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cooke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Small throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Small stopping the sweep attempt from Cooke.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Small seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooke dives in and grabs Small's left leg, looking for a takedown. Small pushes down on Cooke's head and hops out.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Small falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooke counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Small keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Small dances in with a quick combination. Cooke is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Small snaps Cooke's head back. Cooke stumbles backwards against the cage. Small steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Cooke's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Cooke just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elvis Small!