PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reece Cooley (ranked 4146 p4p, 25160 weight class) and Maitland Rask (ranked 208 p4p, 535 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.

Cooley
vs
Rask

160 cm
25
145
1 - 2 - 0

153 cm
25
142
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Cooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maitland Rask!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rask throws a hook but Cooley avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cooley.
Cooley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooley cracks Rask with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rask misses with a straight right.

Cooley clinches with his opponent.
Cooley wants to get back to striking at distance but Rask won't allow it.
Cooley scores with a shot to the side of Rask's head.
A short right from Cooley on the inside.

Rask is rocked!
Rask jumps guard but Cooley stands there with Rask around his waist. Rask gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rask is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooley finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Cooley.
A nice left hand lands by Cooley.
Cooley slows down the pace here.
A short right from Cooley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Cooley on the inside.
Rask fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Cooley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rask waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooley.
Rask scores with a hook to the body. Cooley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooley moves out of range as Rask strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rask jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rask is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooley lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Rask falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reece Cooley!
Reece Cooley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.