PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bessenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bessenger's entrance music is Hostile Mass. A fine choice. Cool is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blind Melon - Skinned. This should be fireworks!

Bessenger
vs
Cool

187 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bessenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Cool!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool lands with a cross.
Cool connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bessenger is looking to clinch but Cool is avoiding it.
Cool moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bessenger is looking to clinch.
Bessenger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cool paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cool moves into the clinch successfully.

Cool breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bessenger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cool swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cool keeps the fight on the outside.
Bessenger doesn't manage to clinch there - Cool circles away.
Bessenger fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cool drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Cool stands up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cool, as that shot connected.
Cool connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bessenger's hands.

Cool shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Ground and pound from Cool.
Cool stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessenger throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bessenger is trying to stand.
Bessenger is trying to get back to full guard.
Cool trying to mount his opponent but Bessenger defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cool fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bessenger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cool swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bessenger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bessenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cool lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessenger is looking to clinch.

Cool pushes Bessenger up against the cage in a clinch.
Cool blocks an elbow strike.

Cool breaks the clinch.
Mike Bessenger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bessenger tries to clinch
enabling Cool to counter with a crisp jab.
Bessenger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bessenger is breathing heavily.

Cool feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cool is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cool stops Bessenger from standing up.

Cool stands up and waves to Bessenger to follow him.
Bessenger tries to clinch but Cool is having none of it.
Cool misses with a series of wild punches.
Bessenger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cool counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Cool there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool looks to land a combination. Bessenger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cool bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bessenger's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cool circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cool works over Bessenger's head and body with a nice combination.
Bessenger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cool scores with a jab. Bessenger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cool throws a series of strikes that have Bessenger backpedaling.
Cool lands the left hand.
Cool keeps the fight on the outside.

Cool gets the takedown into side control.
Cool lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bessenger wants to get back to his feet.
Bessenger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cool trying to control the position but Bessenger is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessenger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessenger trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cool stalks Bessenger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bessenger's face. Bessenger staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cool connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cool looks to land a combination. Bessenger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck for Cool with that takedown attempt.
Bessenger tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
Cool might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bessenger is looking to clinch but Cool is avoiding it.
Cool swats away the attempt to clinch by Bessenger.
Bessenger wants to clinch but Cool slips to the side
and Cool counters with a three punch combo that has Bessenger backing up. Bessenger nods at Cool to acknowledge the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bessenger tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
Cool goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Cool dominated that round.
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.

Cool feints and as Bessenger raises his hands in defense, Cool changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cool stopping the sweep attempt from Bessenger.

Cool decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bessenger is looking to clinch but Cool is avoiding it.
Bessenger wants to clinch up but Cool keeps it at a distance.
Cool circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bessenger looks to clinch

and Cool counters with a single leg into guard. Bessenger didn't expect that.
Cool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cool slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bessenger working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cool has passed into half guard!
Cool seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bessenger is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cool pulls his head out easily.
Cool has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bessenger working to try and regain half guard.
Stevie Cool has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bessenger's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bessenger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cool tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bessenger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bessenger is trying to stand up.
Bessenger working to try and regain half guard.
Cool controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Cool has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Stevie Cool just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cool lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cool darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bessenger is looking to clinch.
Bessenger tries to clinch up but Cool circles away and keeps his distance.
Bessenger wants to clinch but Cool slips to the side
and Cool counters with a right hand to the body.
Bessenger looks to clinch
enabling Cool to counter with a crisp jab.
Bessenger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cool scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Cool looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bessenger is looking to escape.
Cool looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Cool decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Cool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cool lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cool misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cool throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cool has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cool will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bessenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bessenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cool swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bessenger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cool swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cool closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bessenger to the mat! Bessenger manages to get full guard.
Bessenger wants to get back to his feet but Cool is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Cool gets to his feet. Bessenger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Cool changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bessenger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bessenger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cool trying to control the position but Bessenger is working away.
Cool takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bessenger gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool passes to full mount!
Bessenger really wants to buck Cool off and get back to his feet.
Cool content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bessenger is working to get back to half guard.
Cool content just to control the position here.
Bessenger is trying desperately to improve position.
Cool tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bessenger is looking to improve his position but Cool isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bessenger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cool takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mike Bessenger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Despite being in the dominant position, Stevie Cool just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cool gets the takedown into side control.
Bessenger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cool connects with a decent elbow.
Cool working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessenger is trying to escape the position but Cool is controlling the position.
Bessenger is trying to get back to his feet.

Cool decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bessenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cool swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bessenger tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
Cool circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cool counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bessenger working for submissions but it's allowed Cool to get to half guard.
Bessenger is trying to stand up here but Cool is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Cool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cool 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Cool!