PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Cooler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Van Veenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cooler
vs
Van Veenen

184 cm
26
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Cooler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Van Veenen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooler throws a leg kick but Van Veenen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Veenen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooler stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Veenen. Van Veenen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooler, right into the meat.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Veenen looks gassed!
Van Veenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooler. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Veenen takes a step back to recover.
Cooler scores with a leg kick.
Van Veenen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Cooler.
Good leg kick by Cooler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooler. Cooler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooler, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Cooler.
Van Veenen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Veenen will feel that in the morning.
Cooler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damien Cooler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Damien Cooler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooler throws a head kick that half lands.
Cooler scores with a leg kick.
Cooler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Veenen.
Cooler scores with a push kick.
Cooler thows a body kick. Van Veenen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooler is looking to slow Van Veenen down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooler.
Van Veenen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooler. Cooler obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooler. Cooler obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Veenen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooler.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooler.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooler throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Cooler lands but Van Veenen takes it in his stride.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooler is looking to slow Van Veenen down with leg kicks.
Cooler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooler throws a leg kick which misses Van Veenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Veenen tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cooler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooler.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooler!
Good leg kick by Cooler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooler pushes Van Veenen away with a front kick.
Cooler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veenen. That did some damage!
Cooler lands with a kick to the temple. Van Veenen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cooler scores with a push kick.
Van Veenen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooler.
Cooler scores with a nice body kick.
Cooler thumps Van Veenen with a low kick.
Cooler throws a leg kick which misses Van Veenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Veenen tries to avoid it.
Van Veenen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooler tries to avoid it but Van Veenen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooler to the ground. Cooler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooler is looking to slow Van Veenen down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooler feints and then cracks Van Veenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veenen down.
Van Veenen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Veenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooler. That one must have hurt.
Van Veenen shoots in and drives through. Cooler sprawls well.
Damien Cooler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Van Veenen.
Cooler scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooler.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Cooler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooler cracks the inside of Van Veenen's front leg.
Cooler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooler.
Cooler lands a head kick. Van Veenen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Cooler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Van Veenen is predictable there
and Cooler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Veenen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cooler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Veenen will feel that in the morning.
Cooler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooler.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.
Cooler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooler. Cooler obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Veenen's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooler throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooler.
Cooler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooler. That's going to slow Van Veenen down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Veenen's calf.
Damien Cooler is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veenen. That did some damage!
Cooler scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Veenen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cooler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Veenen.
Cooler scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Veenen.
Cooler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooler.
Cooler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Cooler lands but Van Veenen takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Cooler.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.
Cooler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Veenen.
Cooler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooler.
Cooler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Veenen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Veenen misses with a takedown
and Cooler counters with a good low kick that Van Veenen was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooler.
Cooler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Veenen can do to turn this around?
Cooler throws a leg kick which misses Van Veenen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Veenen tries to avoid it.
Cooler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooler. Van Veenen shrugs it off though.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Veenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooler. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooler.
Cooler scores with a push kick.
Marius Van Veenen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooler throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veenen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooler scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Veenen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Veenen.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Cooler.
Van Veenen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Veenen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooler has got the better of the exchanges.
Cooler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Veenen throws a lazy body kick
and Cooler counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Veenen shrugs it off.
Cooler cracks the inside of Van Veenen's front leg.
Cooler connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooler connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Veenen misses with a hook.
Cooler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Veenen's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooler is looking to slow Van Veenen down with leg kicks.
Cooler scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Cooler lands but Van Veenen takes it in his stride.
Cooler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooler feints and then cracks Van Veenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veenen down.
Cooler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooler scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Cooler.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooler throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.
Van Veenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooler. That one must have hurt.
Van Veenen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Cooler dominated that second round.
That's time! Cooler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cooler lands a head kick. Van Veenen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veenen. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooler.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooler throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Cooler.
Cooler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooler. That's going to slow Van Veenen down.
Cooler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veenen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.
Cooler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Veenen's calf.
Cooler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooler thows a body kick. Van Veenen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooler.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooler.
Good leg kick by Cooler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Cooler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooler feints and then cracks Van Veenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veenen down.
Cooler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooler.
Cooler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooler.
Cooler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooler keeps Van Veenen at a distance using the push kick.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veenen. That did some damage!
Cooler scores with a nice body kick.
Damien Cooler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veenen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Veenen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooler.
Cooler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooler scores with a head kick.
Van Veenen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooler. That one must have hurt.
Cooler feints and then cracks Van Veenen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veenen down.
A good leg kick by Cooler.
Van Veenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooler. Cooler obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooler.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooler.
Nice body kick from Cooler.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooler.
A good leg kick by Cooler.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Veenen's calf.
Cooler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veenen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooler.
Cooler lands a front kick.
Cooler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Veenen's sensitive parts.
Cooler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Veenen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooler connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooler.
Cooler thows a body kick. Van Veenen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Veenen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooler scores with a leg kick.
Cooler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Veenen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooler.
Marius Van Veenen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooler keeps Van Veenen at a distance using the push kick.
Cooler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Veenen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Veenen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooler.
Cooler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veenen. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Veenen's calf.
Cooler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooler.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Cooler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Cooler!