PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 1889 p4p, 2330 weight class) and Fedor Morozov (ranked 248 p4p, 309 weight class). Morozov has chosen Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cooke
vs
Morozov

185 cm
41
210
39 - 19 - 3

189 cm
47
223
33 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 39 - 19 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morozov.
A lazy body kick from Morozov
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Morozov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Morozov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Morozov moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Morozov checks it.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morozov.
Morozov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morozov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Morozov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morozov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morozov scrambles back to his feet.
Morozov slips under a jab from Cooke.

Morozov looking to score a takedown here. Cooke is defending well but Morozov drives through and ends up in Cooke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morozov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooke is trying to keep Morozov in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov won't allow Cooke to sweep him here.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cooke looking for a guillotine here but Morozov defends easily.
Morozov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Morozov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cooke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke is controlling Morozov's posture.
Morozov trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Cooke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morozov is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cooke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke pulls Morozov in to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morozov slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Morozov is just out of range.
Morozov feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Morozov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Morozov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Morozov tries to counter it with a takedown but Cooke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morozov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Morozov moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Morozov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morozov moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morozov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morozov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Morozov off balance momentarily.
Morozov takes one to the chin there.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Morozov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morozov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morozov takes a shot to the head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Morozov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morozov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.

Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Morozov moved away.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morozov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morozov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Morozov throws a counter combo.
Morozov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a head kick that half lands.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morozov. Morozov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morozov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morozov.
Morozov avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morozov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooke throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Morozov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Morozov misses.
Morozov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCooke.
Cooke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morozov tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morozov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Morozov tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke jabs Morozov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morozov checks it well.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Morozov's body. Morozov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morozov fails with the takedown
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Cooke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morozov eats them both and turns towards Cooke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle, before Cooke throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Morozov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cooke lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Matt Cooke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matt Cooke made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Fedor Morozov spoke after the fight, saying 'i want rematch'.