PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Gracie has chosen Bodies/Drowning pool as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cooper
vs
Gracie

178 cm
23
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
30
177 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirk Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Cooper.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Gracie.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie shoots in but Cooper avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie jumps guard but Cooper stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kirk Gracie has been cut.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Kirk Gracie's cut even more.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.

The cut above Kirk Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.

Kirk Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kirk Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.