PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 913 p4p, 1122 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 46 p4p, 53 weight class). 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!

Cooper
vs
Hall

195 cm
25
270
10 - 5 - 0

186 cm
34
273
21 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Cooper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cooper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall being controlled against the cage.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Cooper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.

It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper tried to counter with a leg kick but Hall avoided it.
Cooper throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Hall takes one on the button.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Hall swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Hall tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Cooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper jabs at Hall's body.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matt Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Cooper wants to stall.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.
Cooper keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Hall wants to counter the offense by Cooper and move into the clinch position.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper with a jab.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall slips a jab from Cooper.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Cooper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charlie Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooper avoids it really well and circles away.

Cooper rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Cooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cooper as Hall shoots in.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matt Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Hall.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Cooper scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooper blocks the leg kick.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.

It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
It looked like Cooper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Cooper.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall fails with the takedown.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooper's sensitive parts.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooper digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooper backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooper. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooper slips a jab from Hall.
Cooper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hall staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
Cooper cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Hall misses.
It looked like Cooper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hall stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooper checks it well.
Cooper half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hall's knee momentarily.
Hall tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Cooper appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooper dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper, which made it look bad.
Cooper moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Cooper throws out a powerful jab.
Cooper connects with a body shot.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Hall is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall wants to clinch.
Cooper throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hall cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
Cooper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall shoots and misses
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Cooper takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Cooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Charlie Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper cracks Hall with a big elbow.
Cooper lands an elbow.
Hall is pushing Cooper's head away, looking to escape. Cooper manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Cooper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooper!