PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bate Pesadão. The key to victory for Diego Rosa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rosa
vs
Cooke

177 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Vandal Fight Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Cooke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa tries to clinch there but Cooke circles away.
Rosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rosa tries to clinch there but Cooke circles away.
Rosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Zach Cooke has been cut.
Rosa throws a series of punches but Cooke moves out of range.

Cooke dives in and scores a takedown into Rosa's guard.
Cooke advances position into side control!
Cooke lands an elbow.
Rosa struggling a bit here.
Cooke sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rosa defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cooke.
Cooke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rosa is trying to improve his position.
Rosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rosa some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cooke working the ground and pound from side control.
Cooke throws a strike aimed at the side of Rosa's head but Rosa avoids it well.
Cooke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cooke sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cooke cracks Rosa with a big elbow.
Cooke scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rosa tries to bench press Cooke off him but Cooke keeps the position.
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosa keeps working.
Rosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooke on the ground.
Cooke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Cooke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cooke working the ground and pound from side control.
Cooke working the body and head with strikes.
Cooke working the ground and pound from side control.
Cooke controlling the position from side mount.
Cooke tries to advance to mount but Rosa denies him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rosa is trying to control Cooke's posture but Cooke avoids it.
The strikes coming from Cooke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Cooke decides to stand back up. Cooke steps back and let's Rosa get back to his feet.
Cooke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
Cooke shoots in but Rosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooke looks gassed!
Rosa jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Rosa is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosa counters with a right hand to the body.

Rosa drops Cooke with a beautiful combination! Cooke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rosa is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Rosa there.

Cooke is rocked!

That has opened up Zach Cooke's cut even more.
Cooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooke is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosa finish him?
Cooke leaves his chin hanging out and Rosa seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cooke crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Rosa!