PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Cooke (ranked 24228 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Garcia (ranked 5933 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Cooke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cooke
vs
Garcia

225 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
130 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cooke struggling a bit here.

Garcia stands up.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Cooke's legs.

Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cooke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooke struggling a bit here.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Cooke has his arm trapped.
Garcia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cooke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garcia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garcia working away.

Garcia swings around for an armbar but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garcia's guard.
Cooke content to stall in guard here.
Cooke wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cooke stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.

Cooke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Cooke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cooke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Cooke throws Garcia to one side and escapes!
Garcia looks winded!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Garcia jumps guard and drags Cooke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Cooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cooke with a nice head shot there.

Cooke stands up and waves to Garcia to follow him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Garcia scores with a takedown into Cooke's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Cooke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cooke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Garcia darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.

Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cooke uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Cooke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Garcia has managed to clinch.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cooke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cooke decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Cooke's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Cooke manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.

Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke checks the leg kick.
It looked like Cooke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.

Cooke gets a clinch.
Garcia is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.

Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Cooke distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Cooke landing with the ground and pound.
Cooke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.

Cooke gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Cooke shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.

Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.

Cooke has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garcia is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooke obliges.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.

Garcia drags the fight down to the ground.

Cooke stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Cooke moves into the clinch.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Garcia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cooke's half guard.

Cooke kicks Garcia off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas Cooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke has Garcia pushed against the cage.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Cooke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garcia closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage.

Cooke tightens his grip and picks Garcia up, before dumping him to the ground. Garcia manages to land in guard.
Cooke cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Cooke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cooke won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
Cooke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garcia wants to stand but Cooke is controlling the position.
Cooke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Cooke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke keeps Garcia under control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cooke keeping control of the position.
Cooke is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Cooke controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!

Cooke is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Garcia won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Cooke off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Douglas Cooke!