PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Cooleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) . Cooleman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real Nigga Roll Call. The key to victory for Norbert Grupe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Grupe
vs
Cooleman

186 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
181 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norbert Grupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaiah Cooleman!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grupe tries to clinch but Cooleman is having none of it.
Isaiah Cooleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Cooleman.
Cooleman wants to clinch but Grupe slips to the side
and Grupe counters with a series of strikes. Cooleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cooleman throws a sloppy head kick and Grupe moves out of range easily.
Cooleman tries to clinch but Grupe is having none of it.
Grupe tries to clinch but Cooleman is having none of it.
Cooleman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grupe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grupe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooleman lands a high kick!
Cooleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooleman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grupe eats them both and turns towards Cooleman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cooleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grupe swivels and escapes.
Cooleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grupe as he avoids it easily.
Cooleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cooleman misses its intended target.
Cooleman closes the distance but Grupe moves to the side
and Grupe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooleman is looking to clinch but Grupe is avoiding it.
Grupe wants to clinch.

Grupe moves into the clinch.
Cooleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grupe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grupe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Grupe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooleman tries to break the clinch but Grupe is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grupe is leaning against Cooleman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grupe wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grupe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooleman avoiding damage as Grupe throws knees to the body.
Grupe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooleman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooleman being controlled against the cage.
Grupe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooleman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cooleman looks gassed!
Cooleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooleman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooleman wants a takedown but no success here.
Norbert Grupe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Cooleman.
Cooleman is trying to force a seperation but Grupe has the dominant position.
Cooleman avoids the elbow strike from Grupe, against the cage.
Grupe prevents Cooleman from breaking the clinch.
Grupe lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Grupe.
Grupe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grupe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooleman managing to block the knees to the body from Grupe.

Grupe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grupe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooleman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Grupe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooleman wants to stall.
Cooleman takes an elbow to the temple.
Grupe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooleman is defending well for now.
Grupe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooleman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Isaiah Cooleman has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grupe breaks from the clinch.
Norbert Grupe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cooleman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grupe is trying to maintain the position but Cooleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Cooleman wants to stand up but Grupe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Grupe tries to kick Cooleman off but Cooleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grupe is looking to control Cooleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grupe avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norbert Grupe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Cooleman'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.

Grupe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grupe tries to clinch up but Cooleman circles away and keeps his distance.

Grupe clinches up against the cage.
Cooleman prevents Grupe from breaking the clinch.

Grupe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Cooleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooleman working hard to break the clinch.
Grupe tries a knee to the head but Cooleman blocks it.
Cooleman avoids the elbow strike from Grupe, against the cage.
Cooleman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooleman is breathing heavily.
Grupe crunches a lovely knee into Cooleman's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Grupe.

Grupe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grupe lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooleman checks a low kick from Grupe.
Nice body punch from Grupe.
Some wild striking there from Grupe.
Cooleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grupe as he avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooleman managing to block the knees to the body from Grupe.
A short left from Grupe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grupe tries a knee to the head but Cooleman blocks it.
Grupe lands with a light punch inside.
Grupe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grupe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grupe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooleman avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Grupe.
Cooleman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grupe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooleman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norbert Grupe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grupe has Cooleman pressed against the cage.
Grupe missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Grupe.
Grupe just leaning against Cooleman, taking a breather.
Grupe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooleman avoids it.
A body shot lands from Grupe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grupe.
Grupe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grupe tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooleman avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grupe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cooleman.
Grupe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grupe lands a right hand.
Grupe stalls.
Grupe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooleman or not.
Grupe just leaning against Cooleman, taking a breather.
Grupe lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Grupe.
Grupe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grupe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Grupe manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grupe, as that shot connected.
Cooleman misses with a combination
and Grupe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grupe lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooleman misses with an uppercut

and Grupe counters by clinching up.
Grupe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooleman backwards.
Cooleman blocks an elbow strike from Grupe.
Grupe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooleman.

Grupe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grupe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooleman tries for a takedown but Grupe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Norbert Grupe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Cooleman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grupe tries to clinch but Cooleman is having none of it.

Grupe instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norbert Grupe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Cooleman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grupe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Grupe darts in and clinches Cooleman up against the cage.
Cooleman is working for takedown but Grupe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grupe lands a right hand.
Cooleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Grupe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grupe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grupe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Grupe.

Grupe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooleman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grupe throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooleman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grupe scores with a hook to the body. Cooleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grupe jabs Cooleman to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Grupe rushes Cooleman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grupe stalling.
A short right from Grupe.
Grupe lands a nice elbow.
Grupe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cooleman is rocked!
Grupe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Grupe finish him?
Grupe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooleman avoids it.
Grupe presses Cooleman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grupe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooleman takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grupe.
Cooleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooleman letting Grupe take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grupe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grupe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grupe duly obliges.
Grupe rushes Cooleman with punches - Cooleman moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cooleman goes down! Grupe follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norbert Grupe!