PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desean Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooper
vs
Gunn

194 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Desean Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gunn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gunn tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gunn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cooper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gunn gets back to half guard.

Gunn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooper throwing shots but Gunn is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gunn actively working from the bottom here.
Cooper prevents Gunn from improving his position.

Gunn looking for submissions off his back.
Gunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooper's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunn tightening his grip on Cooper, looking for the choke.

Gunn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gunn doesn't have the hooks in and Cooper manages to turn into his guard.

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

Gunn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cooper is defending well. Gunn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cooper has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gunn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Gunn!