PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Pasila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by my baby girl - kalo kalo man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cooper
vs
Pasila

178 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
174 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

PWNAGE™ (WOT)
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Pasila!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasila lands a nice shot to the body.
Pasila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Pasila keeps it at a distance.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pasila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pasila with a nice cross.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Pasila keeps it at a distance.
Cooper wants to clinch but Pasila slips to the side
and Pasila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Pasila is avoiding it.
Cooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pasila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper tries to clinch up but Pasila circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Risto Pasila has been cut.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Pasila shrugs off.
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!
Cooper lands an elbow just above Pasila 's eye.

Pasila breaks from the clinch.
Charles Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Pasila is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Pasila.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasila swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Pasila.
Charles Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasila manages to avoid it.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pasila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Cooper has Pasila up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pasila's defenses.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Pasila blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pasila is defending well for now.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Pasila 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pasila 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.
Pasila takes an elbow to the temple.
Pasila blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Pasila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pasila is trying to break free.
Pasila takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Pasila blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Pasila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cooper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooper looking to throw knees to the head but Pasila is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Pasila tries to tie him up.
Pasila seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Pasila is trying to pull guard but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Pasila has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Pasila.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pasila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasila wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pasila is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pasila's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
Pasila looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Pasila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Pasila is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooper is keeping busy.
Pasila dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper has Pasila pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.

That has opened up Risto Pasila's cut even more.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Risto Pasila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cooper looks to clinch
and Pasila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasila swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch but Pasila moves out of range.
Pasila jabs Cooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Pasila circles away.
Pasila keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasila on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pasila throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Pasila swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Pasila counters with a straight right hand.
Pasila swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch but Pasila moves out of range.
Pasila misses with a two punch combination.
Pasila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pasila off to one side.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper looking to throw knees to the head but Pasila is blocking nicely.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pasila's brow.
Pasila avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper is trying to stall.
Pasila takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasila goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cooper prevents it.
Cooper misses with a knee strike.
Charles Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Pasila.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pasila misses with some punches.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pasila is defending well for now.

Pasila works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper pulls Pasila in close to prevent any damage.
Cooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasila is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pasila.
Pasila wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Pasila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pasila controls the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasila circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pasila counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Pasila moved away.
Pasila misses with a combination

and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pasila avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Pasila blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasila avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.

Pasila lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Risto Pasila's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Pasila pushes him off.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Pasila pushes him off.
Pasila misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Pasila - just one landing.
Cooper lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Pasila misses its intended target.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pasila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pasila takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pasila shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pasila shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Pasila is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cooper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cooper regains half guard, as Pasila was trying to land strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Pasila wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasila looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
Pasila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pasila controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pasila looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pasila.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasila thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.

Pasila is working for a submission of some sort.
Cooper trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pasila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper wants to control but Pasila is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to escape back to his feet but Pasila uses the scramble to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Cooper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pasila is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Risto Pasila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasila throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pasila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Pasila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Risto Pasila!
After winning the bout, Risto Pasila thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.