PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen The end of the Line as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cooper
vs
Oliveira

191 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cooper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Oliveira.

Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooper, who protects the arm well.

Oliveira tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cooper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Oliveira is trying to get an arm triangle but Cooper is defending well.
Cooper defending against the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooper delivers a nice body kick.
Rodrigo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliveira's calf.
A solid body kick from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a kick to the temple. Oliveira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliveira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooper.

Cooper lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Cooper takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Rodrigo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooper throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Alexander Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooper scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Oliveira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooper can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a head kick!
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cooper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Cooper slams his shin into Oliveira's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooper!
Alexander Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Cooper tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cooper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?

Cooper lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Cooper takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oliveira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Alexander Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.

Cooper lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Cooper takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliveira.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oliveira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooper.
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooper lands a high kick!

That has opened up Rodrigo Oliveira's cut even more.
Oliveira dives in and grabs Cooper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes down on Oliveira's head and hops out.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooper.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper connects with a high kick.
Cooper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
Cooper throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooper.
Oliveira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Cooper lands but Oliveira takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooper.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooper.
Cooper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Cooper.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooper.
Oliveira looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Cooper lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Cooper takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper pushes Oliveira away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliveira's calf.
Cooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooper. Cooper obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Cooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooper.

Cooper lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! Cooper takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Cooper as Oliveira shoots in.
Oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliveira somewhat.
Alexander Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Oliveira.
Cooper throws a front kick that sends Oliveira stumbling back into the cage.
Cooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper lands a high kick!
Oliveira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Cooper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodrigo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Cooper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Alexander Cooper!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Alexander Cooper!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Alexander Cooper!

Alexander Cooper wins by unanimous decision!