PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 1298 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 75 p4p, 80 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.

Mad Onion
vs
Cooper

192 cm
42
275
53 - 36 - 0

195 cm
30
270
20 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

NARCOS

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 53 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mad Onion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been told by Mad Onion's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooper.
Mad Onion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mad Onion swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Mad Onion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mad Onion misses with a two punch combination.
Mad Onion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooper should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooper throws a head kick but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Mad Onion missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mad Onion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Mad Onion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Mad Onion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mad Onion throws a front kick that sends Cooper stumbling back into the cage.
Mad Onion wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Mad Onion.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Mad Onion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mad Onion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mad Onion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mad Onion lands a jab to the head.

Mad Onion rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper pushes Mad Onion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad Onion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mad Onion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Mad Onion scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Mad Onion to work.
Mad Onion scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad Onion connects with a knee to the head.
Mad Onion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.

That has opened up Matt Cooper's cut even more.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Mad Onion drops Cooper with a big knee straight up the middle! Cooper is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Cooper is rocked!

Mad Onion closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Mad Onion finish him?

Mad Onion lands a vicious elbow to the side of Cooper's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Mad Onion tries to finish him with strikes but Cooper still seems able to defend himself so Mad Onion steps back and lets Cooper get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
A shot to the liver by Mad Onion. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper seems to have recovered his senses.
Mad Onion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Mad Onion lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Mad Onion.

The cut above Matt Cooper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Matt Cooper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mad Onion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Mad Onion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Mad Onion tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Mad Onion misses with a hook.
Mad Onion throws a body shot but no joy.
Mad Onion lands a nice shot to the body.
Mad Onion throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Mad Onion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Mad Onion checks a leg kick nicely.
Mad Onion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mad Onion at a distance.

Mad Onion rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.

Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Mad Onion throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Mad Onion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mad Onion moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion blocking some punches.
Mad Onion looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Mad Onion!
Our winner, Luke Mad Onion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.