PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by my baby girl - kalo kalo man. Naama has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Charles Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cooper
vs
Naama

178 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Naama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naama misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Naama circles away.

Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Naama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Naama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Naama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cooper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cooper lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Cooper.

It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
Naama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Naama wants a takedown but no success here.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauta Naama.
Naama blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Naama has Cooper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Naama goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Naama.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Naama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naama throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Naama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Naama lands a jab.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Good work by Naama as he checks the leg kick.
Naama lands with a hook. Cooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naama swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Naama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Naama persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Naama.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Naama.
Naama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naama fails to land the takedown.
Cooper darts in trying to clinch

and Naama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cooper!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You get the feeling that Cooper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cooper has given up his back.

Naama has got one arm under Cooper's chin. This could be trouble... Cooper trying to control the other hand but Naama gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Cooper has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rauta Naama!
Rauta Naama gave a mention to Outkast Clothing Line in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).