PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brashear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Brashear has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brashear
vs
Cooper

190 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Brashear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Cooper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries for a takedown but Brashear circles away easily
and Brashear counters with a nice body kick.
Cooper wants to clinch

and Brashear counters by moving into the clinch.

Brashear successfully pulls guard.
Brashear wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooper wants to stand but Brashear is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cooper forces his way into half guard.
Brashear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooper is working away from the top position though.
Brashear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Cooper throwing shots but Brashear is blocking nicely.
Brashear looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brashear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Brashear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Brashear looking for submissions off his back.
Brashear makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brashear.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brashear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooper is controlling him.
Brashear controlling the position.
Cooper wants to stand but Brashear has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Cooper stands up and waves to Brashear to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brashear misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooper wants to clinch but Brashear slips to the side

and Brashear decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.
Cooper looks gassed!
Cooper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brashear!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brashear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cooper.
Brashear tries to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Brashear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brashear tries to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Brashear is trying to escape the mount.
Brashear is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brashear to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brashear shrugs it off.
Brashear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cooper throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cooper prevents Brashear from getting the reversal.
Cooper seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Brashear is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brashear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cooper working the ground and pound effectively.
Brashear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You get the feeling that Brashear really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cooper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cooper misses with a head shot.
Brashear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brashear tries to get out of the position.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brashear is looking to get to half guard.
Cooper sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brashear tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cooper raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Donald Brashear will probably get the nod.
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.

Brashear gets a takedown into half guard.
Brashear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brashear tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cooper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cooper is looking to improve his position.
Cooper strikes from the bottom but Brashear passes into mount!
Cooper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brashear wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Brashear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashear is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brashear is keeping the position for now.
Brashear controlling Cooper's posture.
Cooper chips away with some ground and pound.

Cooper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Brashear has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cooper off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

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.
Brashear throws a nice outside leg kick.

Brashear moves into the clinch.

Brashear has picked Cooper up - he's going for a ride! Brashear dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brashear controlling the action here.
Cooper wants to get back to full guard.
Brashear trying to pass the guard but Cooper defending well.
Brashear keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Donald Brashear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Brashear looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Donald Brashear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooper trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is looking for a triangle but Brashear pushes his legs off easily.

Brashear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Brashear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brashear has managed to get both his arms back between Cooper's legs - danger averted.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brashear is controlling him.
Cooper has momentary wrist control but Brashear slips an elbow through the middle.
Brashear wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Brashear wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Cooper working for a triangle but Brashear defends it easily.
Cooper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brashear throwing strikes but missing.
Brashear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Cooper wants to stand but Brashear is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brashear dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Brashear digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Donald Brashear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brashear's sensitive parts.
Brashear misses with a head kick.
Cooper has his takedown stuffed
and Brashear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brashear counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brashear with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brashear is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brashear seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Donald Brashear just wasn't active enough.
Brashear lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into rage.
Brashear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brashear lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cooper wants to clinch

and Brashear counters with a single leg into guard. Cooper didn't expect that.
Brashear won't allow Cooper to get back to his feet.
Brashear working some strikes from top position.
Brashear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Brashear avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brashear trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brashear controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cooper working for a triangle but Brashear defends it easily.
Brashear connects with a couple of short punches.
Brashear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brashear is aware though and is defending well.
Brashear seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brashear has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Cooper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brashear can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brashear wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Brashear passes into half guard.
Cooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.
Brashear moves nicely into side control.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.

Brashear has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Brashear scores a takedown into full mount!
Cooper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brashear looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brashear is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cooper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brian Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Brashear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brashear looking to control but Cooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Brashear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brashear 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Brashear!