PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by Jay-Z & Eminem. KC Cooper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cooper
vs
McSweeney

207 cm
26
257 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

193 cm
26
280 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper avoids the head kick by McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to score with a low kick but Cooper moves his leg out of the way.

McSweeney clinches up against the cage.
McSweeney is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.

McSweeney breaks from the clinch.

McSweeney clinches.

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

Cooper gets tackled into the cage by McSweeney. McSweeney maintains the clinch.
Cooper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McSweeney controlling the action here for a moment.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Cooper's ribcage.
McSweeney stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
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!
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McSweeney smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KC Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from McSweeney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

McSweeney clinches with his opponent.

McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by McSweeney.

McSweeney rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Cooper is trying to pull guard but McSweeney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
McSweeney slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for McSweeney.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McSweeney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McSweeney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Randall McSweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McSweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Cooper tries to keep at a distance but McSweeney has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
Cooper letting McSweeney take a breather here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McSweeney - that landed with a thud.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
McSweeney effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McSweeney moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randall McSweeney.
McSweeney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
McSweeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - McSweeney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

McSweeney rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.

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

McSweeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McSweeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McSweeney.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.

McSweeney clinches up against the cage.
McSweeney scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
McSweeney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooper takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like KC Cooper has been cut.
McSweeney working Cooper over with knees to the body.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McSweeney drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
McSweeney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Randall McSweeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooper won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
Cooper letting McSweeney take a breather here.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.

McSweeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, McSweeney throws an elbow but misses.

McSweeney breaks the clinch.

McSweeney has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper tries to pull guard but McSweeney holds him up against the cage and eventually Cooper drops back down to his feet.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney lands a body punch.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on KC Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

McSweeney has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McSweeney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McSweeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McSweeney lands with a right to the head.
McSweeney 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.

McSweeney gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney wants to stand but Cooper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

McSweeney wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cooper's closed guard. He's half up but Cooper has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cooper pivots and extends the arm, McSweeney falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cooper! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). KC Cooper!
KC Cooper thanked the fans post fight for their support.