PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Pedro Bengoetxea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pedro Bengoetxea
vs
Cooper

183 cm
29
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
21
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Pedro Bengoetxea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengoetxea misses with a hook.
Bengoetxea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengoetxea.
A shot to the liver by Cooper. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Cooper coming out on top.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Good exchange - Cooper coming out on top.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Bengoetxea.
Cooper misses with a right hand
letting Bengoetxea counter with a right hand.

It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Bengoetxea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengoetxea misses with an uppercut.
Bengoetxea misses with a hook.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper punishes Bengoetxea's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bengoetxea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Bengoetxea misses.
Bengoetxea lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengoetxea misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bengoetxea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bengoetxea thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Cooper. That snapped Bengoetxea's head back.
Bengoetxea throws an off balance right hand
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bengoetxea misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a nice body shot.
Cooper scores with a one two! Bengoetxea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bengoetxea is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengoetxea throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooper lands a leg kick that knocks Bengoetxea off balance momentarily.
Cooper pushes Bengoetxea away with a front kick.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Bengoetxea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Cooper has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Bengoetxea's body. Bengoetxea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bengoetxea on the side of the head.
Bengoetxea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bengoetxea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper scores with a shot to the body.
Cooper tests Bengoetxea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cooper lunges at Bengoetxea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bengoetxea's hand.
Cooper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bengoetxea eats them both and turns towards Cooper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Cooper drops Bengoetxea with a beautiful combination! Bengoetxea stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cooper is looking for the KO!

Bengoetxea is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper throws the left hand but Bengoetxea avoids the punch easily.
Cooper lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Adam Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bengoetxea thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bengoetxea throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Bengoetxea misses with a left hand
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bengoetxea misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bengoetxea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper lands a leg kick that knocks Bengoetxea off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bengoetxea backs up against the cage.
Bengoetxea has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Bengoetxea's head.
Bengoetxea misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bengoetxea thinking.
Cooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bengoetxea takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengoetxea.
Cooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bengoetxea momentarily.
Bengoetxea walks into a left hand.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bengoetxea's hands.
Oh Bengoetxea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bengoetxea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bengoetxea seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bengoetxea will feel that in the morning.
Cooper lands with a nice body punch.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bengoetxea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bengoetxea scrambles back to his feet.
Bengoetxea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cooper drops Bengoetxea with a beautiful combination! Bengoetxea stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cooper is looking for the KO!
Cooper Throws a clean left jab. Cooper Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bengoetxea's chin! Bengoetxea crumbles to the ground and Cooper follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Cooper!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adam Cooper!
Adam Cooper gave a mention to Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).