PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rapid Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Cooper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Badger
vs
Cooper

188 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rapid Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper dives in and grabs Badger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badger pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cooper gets a takedown into half guard.
Badger wants to get back to his feet.
Cooper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cooper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Cooper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger tries to kick Cooper off but Cooper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cooper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Badger is just riding it out for now. Cooper eventually gives up the hold.
Badger tries to kick Cooper off but Cooper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Badger is trying to stand back up but Cooper is controlling him

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but Badger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooper looks gassed!
Badger wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Rapid Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badger tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badger to the ground. Badger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rapid Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Cooper.
Badger wants to clinch.
Rapid Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badger circles away quickly and effectively.
Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Badger's waist but Badger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooper off to one side.
Badger tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Badger.
Badger wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Badger tries a head kick but it misses.
Badger tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badger tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badger to the ground. Badger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badger is fending him off so far but Cooper persists. Nope, Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badger tries to clinch up but Cooper circles away and keeps his distance.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badger wants to clinch.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
Badger moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Badger wants to clinch.

Badger has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rapid Badger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Badger lands with a nice body kick.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rapid Badger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Badger.
Cooper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Badger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Badger wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Badger moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Badger wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badger wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Badger moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badger is fending him off so far but Cooper persists. Nope, Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Badger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badger wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Cooper shoots for a double leg takedown but Badger sprawls well. He's pushed Cooper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rapid Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Cooper.

Badger takes the fight into the clinch.
Badger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Badger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Badger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Badger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Badger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Badger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Badger landing knees to the body.
Badger lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooper won't want to take too many of those.
Cooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Badger prevents it.
Badger lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooper won't want to take too many of those.
Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Cooper avoids the elbow strike from Badger, against the cage.
Badger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cooper.
Badger trying to control the position but instead, Cooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badger into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Badger.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Badger gets underhooks to prevent Cooper's takedown attempt.
Badger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Badger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Badger taking a breather.
Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badger stops a takedown attempt from Cooper.
Badger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Cooper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Badger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is looking for the choke from the back position but Badger is controlling his hands well.

Cooper working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Badger is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cooper has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Badger taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Justin Cooper!