PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Conley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Conley
vs
Cooper

190 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Conley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conley takes one on the button.
Rick Conley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a body punch but Conley moves out of range.
Conley misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Conley looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conley.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Conley.
Conley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Conley keeps Cooper at a distance using the push kick.
Conley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Conley checks a low kick from Cooper.
A head kick misses from Conley.
Conley misses with a low kick.
Conley throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conley misses with a body punch
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conley checks it well.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conley throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conley misses with a few strikes there.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Conley rather than just go for the knockout.
Conley misses with a double jab.
Conley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Conley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for Cooper.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper throws a front kick that sends Conley stumbling back into the cage.
Conley is breathing heavily.
Cooper feints and then cracks Conley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conley down.
Cooper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Conley throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Conley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Conley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Conley's head.
Cooper jabs Conley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conley checks it well.
Conley throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conley.
Cooper looks to land a body kick but Conley moved away.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a body punch
and Conley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cooper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Conley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conley thuds a left hand into Cooper's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conley throws a body kick that misses.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Conley throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick
and Cooper counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Conley ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conley.
Conley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper jabs at Conley's body.
Cooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Conley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper throws a looping overhand right but Conley ducks down to avoid it.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Conley is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Conley.
Conley misses with a body kick.
Cooper connects with a body shot that sends Conley's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conley misses with a right hand
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conley manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Cooper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conley doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Cooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cooper throws a body punch but Conley moves out of range.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Conley.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Conley avoids them all with ease.
Conley throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Conley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Conley knows he should have avoided that one.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conley tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Cooper both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper swings for the body but Conley moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conley.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Conley's body. Conley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooper punishes Conley's body with a nice straight punch.
Conley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Conley saw that one coming.
Adam Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conley misses with a body kick.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conley on the side of the head.
Cooper jabs Conley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Conley misses.
Conley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Conley takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Conley.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Conley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooper.
Cooper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooper.
Cooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conley scrambles back to his feet.
Conley throws a lazy head kick
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooper, as that shot connected.
Cooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooper swings for the body but Conley moves out of range.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cooper lands with a hook. Conley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Conley.
Cooper bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conley throws a body kick that misses.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Conley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Conley throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conley throws a lazy head kick
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Cooper.
Cooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conley. Conley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conley avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Conley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conley at a distance.
Conley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cooper throws a shot to the body.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Conley.
Cooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Conley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Conley.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper lands a jab to Conley's midsection.
Conley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rick Conley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conley throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Cooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Cooper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conley.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conley doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cooper.
Conley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooper.
Conley takes one to the chin there.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooper, right into the meat.
Conley throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Conley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooper jabs at Conley's body.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Conley throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooper lands a slapping body shot.
Cooper takes a swing at Conley's ribcage but misses.
Conley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rick Conley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conley in his tracks.
Cooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Conley.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conley moves away.
Cooper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cooper.
Conley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conley walks into a stiff left hand from Cooper.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conley's head backwards.
Conley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Conley misses with a body shot
and Cooper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper swings for the body but Conley moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Conley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conley throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Conley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooper feints and then cracks Conley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conley down.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conley.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Conley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conley throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Conley.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper cracks a nice hook into Conley's ribs.
Cooper digs a good body shot into Conley's ribs.
A head kick by Conley misses
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper jabs at Conley's body.
Cooper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conley backs up against the cage.
Conley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooper lands a jab to Conley's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Cooper!
Adam Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.