PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 1949 p4p, 206 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 1637 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Porch Honky. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cooter
vs
Smith

169 cm
28
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooter to score with a decent uppercut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cooter enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cooter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooter, not yet.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith wants to stand but Cooter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith postures up in Cooter's guard and throws a big left but Cooter blocks it.
Cooter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cooter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cooter is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Cooter.
Cooter is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Cooter keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Cooter wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Cooter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooter is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Cooter pushes him away.
Cooter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooter fails with a takedown attempt.

Cooter gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooter is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith tries to roll over but Cooter keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Cooter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Star Studded Beef inform us that Smith has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooter's guard.

Cooter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.

Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooter won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Cooter with a nice head shot there.
Cooter 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.
Cooter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cooter with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith tries to clinch but Cooter is having none of it.

Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cooter is trying to keep Smith in close.
Cooter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cooter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.

Cooter throwing strikes but missing.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter controlling from the top position.
Cooter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control.
Smith pulls Cooter in close to prevent any damage.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith controlling the position.
Cooter stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cooter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooter, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooter swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Cooter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is pulling down on Cooter's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooter, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Cooter stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Cooter throwing strikes but missing.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four 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.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Cooter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cooter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cooter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooter trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobweb Cooter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cooter throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Cooter scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Smith forces Cooter back against the cage and clinches.

Smith has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cooter is trying to keep an underhook but Smith manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cooter tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Smith manages to move to mount!
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Cooter is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cooter gets back to half guard.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cooter is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Cooter defending well.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith wants to stand up but Cooter is controlling the position.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooter defending well though.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cooter is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cooter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cooter is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cobweb Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter looking to control.
Cooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith is in close to Cooter's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Cooter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith cracks Cooter with a solid left hand.

Cooter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Cooter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooter trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Cooter blocks nicely.
Smith distracts Cooter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith distracts Cooter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peter Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith stands up over Cooter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Cooter is working hard here to advance position.
Cooter trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobweb Cooter!
As Cobweb Cooter got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Nando Vasquez (317728) we are one and one in me eyes we need to finish this face me if you have the guts to find out once and for all which one of us is the superrior fighter'.