PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Chee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 8 Seconds to Glory. Josh Cooper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chee
vs
Cooper

180 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Chee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Chee pushes him off.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Nice jab there from Cooper.
Cooper connects with a single shot there.
Cooper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Chee slips under a jab.
Josh Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Chee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Chee avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper cracks Chee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Chee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Chee moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Cooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Chee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Chee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cooper blocks a head kick by Chee.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chee tries a head kick but it misses.
Chee throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Chee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chee dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chee moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Chee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Chee slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Chee tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chee swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper throws a series of strikes that have Chee backpedaling.
Chee slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Chee throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Chee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Chee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Chee dodges the punch combination from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chee was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chee has time to react.
Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chee throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Chee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper tries to bum rush Chee with a series of wild strikes but Chee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chee.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Chee moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Chee.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chee ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Chee slips the punch.
Chee swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Chee moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chee was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Chee keeps it at a distance.
Chee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Josh Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Chee avoids it well.
Chee misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Cooper jabs Chee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper tries to clinch but Chee is having none of it.
Chee throws a head kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Chee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chee throws a head kick that misses.
Chee tries a head kick but it misses.
Chee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chee was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper tries to bum rush Chee with a series of wild strikes but Chee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chee pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chee avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Cooper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chee throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Chee circles away.
Chee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd cheers as Cooper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chee doesn't seem phased though.
Chee keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chee circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Chee avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Cooper scores with a four punch combination!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Chee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Chee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chee circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chee throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Chee is just out of range.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Chee dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Josh Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Cooper.
Chee staying out of range there.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper throws a right hand that Chee ducks under and follows up with a left that Chee also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chee throws a head kick that misses.
Chee throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Chee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper throws a body punch but Chee moves out of range.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chee throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

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