PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ice Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quade Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dacir
vs
Cooper

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ice Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quade Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to land a front kick but Dacir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Dacir landing knees to the body.

Cooper manages to break the clinch.

Cooper moves into the clinch.
Dacir tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Dacir lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dacir avoiding damage.
Dacir misses with a knee to the head.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dacir controlling the action here for a moment.
Dacir landing knees to the head.
Dacir scores a nice knee to the body.
Dacir managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Dacir is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacir is defending well for now.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Dacir blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dacir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Dacir has double underhooks.
Dacir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dacir trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dacir up against the cage.
Cooper is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir just leaning against Cooper, taking a breather.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dacir landing knees to the body.
Come on Dacir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dacir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dacir looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dacir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
Dacir tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Dacir missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dacir.
Cooper tries to stall but Dacir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Cooper misses

and Dacir moves into the clinch.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacir is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dacir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Dacir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Cooper is looking to control Dacir's arms but Dacir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Dacir looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Dacir is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dacir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Dacir improves position.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Dacir.
Dacir avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Dacir stalls.
Dacir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Dacir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dacir.
Dacir misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper tries to circle away but Dacir has him pinned against the cage.
Dacir working aggressively here.
Dacir scores with a knee to the head.
Dacir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Dacir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dacir swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Dacir misses with a body shot.
Dacir lands a leg kick that knocks Cooper off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cooper closes the distance and pushes Dacir back into the cage.
Cooper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dacir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
Dacir tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Dacir keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dacir lands a nice knee to the body.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Dacir is controlling him.
Dacir managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Dacir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ice Dacir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Dacir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dacir seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dacir obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacir is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Cooper is trying to stall.
Dacir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Dacir connects with a knee to the head.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Dacir.
Cooper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dacir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dacir avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dacir clinches with his opponent.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Dacir has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
Dacir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dacir trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.
Dacir managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacir is defending well for now.
Dacir just leaning against Cooper, taking a breather.

Cooper breaks the clinch.
Dacir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Dacir.
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dacir checks it well.
Dacir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dacir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Cooper moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to push Dacir away but Dacir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dacir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
Dacir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dacir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
Dacir managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Dacir has him pressed against the cage.
Dacir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dacir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Dacir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Dacir dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cooper pushes Dacir up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Dacir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dacir.
Dacir fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dacir rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dacir looking to stall.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Dacir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dacir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooper wants to break free but Dacir has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Dacir is controlling the position.
Dacir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dacir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dacir scores a nice knee to the body.
Dacir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dacir missing with knees to the body.
Dacir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper is looking to control Dacir's arms but Dacir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Dacir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dacir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Dacir keeps him there for the moment.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Dacir with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper misses with a low kick as Dacir jumps back.
Cooper slips under a jab from Dacir.
Dacir tries to work over Cooper's front leg with a kick but Cooper checks it.
Cooper tries to work over Dacir's front leg with a kick but Dacir checks it.
Dacir lands a nice looking body kick.
Dacir thows a body kick. Cooper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
Dacir checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. Dacir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dacir connects with a high kick.
Dacir ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
Dacir throws a body kick that misses.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dacir looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Dacir misses with a head kick.
Dacir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dacir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dacir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to land a leg kick but Dacir saw it coming and moves away.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Dacir.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Dacir.
Quade Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dacir.
Dacir tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Dacir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dacir pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ice Dacir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dacir misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dacir avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Cooper misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Dacir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dacir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Dacir!