PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mini Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cooper
vs
Path

190 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, War Path!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooper in the body.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.
Path fails with an attempt to clinch.
Path on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Path looks gassed!
Cooper keeps Path at a distance using the push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper throws a wild body kick that Path sees coming a mile off.
Path takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Path takes a step back to recover.
Path takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooper throws a head kick but Path moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
Path takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like War Path has been cut.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Path moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Cooper.

Cooper lands a big head kick that sends Path tumbling to the mat! Cooper takes a step backwards and waves Path back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper throws a head kick but Path moves out of range.
Path throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Cooper slams his shin into Path's torso.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
Path avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Path.
Path wants to slow Cooper down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooper throws a leg kick which misses Path's front leg but catches the back leg as Path tries to avoid it.
Cooper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Path takes a step back to recover.
Path takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooper scores with a head kick. Path tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Path blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Path takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper throws a push kick but Path slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Path throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Path blocks the body kick.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes Path away with a front kick.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
Path has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooper.
Nice body kick from Cooper.
Path tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Path tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Path throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Path tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper throws a wild body kick that Path sees coming a mile off.
Mini Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Path explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooper is looking to slow Path down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Path moves out of range easily.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Path blocks a head kick by Cooper.

Path gets a clinch.

Cooper tightens his grip and picks Path up, before dumping him to the ground. Path manages to land in guard.

Path pushes a forearm under Cooper's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cooper is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). War Path!
War Path is the new light heavyweight champion!