PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Prophet Malzahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malzahar has chosen One Hitta Quitta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooter
vs
Prophet Malzahar

183 cm
22
216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ultimate Fighting Fuel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Prophet Malzahar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter tries to land a front kick but Malzahar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malzahar throws out a loose jab but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooter.
Cooter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malzahar takes a step back to recover.
Malzahar misses with a straight right.
Malzahar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooter manages to avoid it.
Cooter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malzahar.
Cooter throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Malzahar misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malzahar. Cooter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malzahar's sensitive parts.
Cooter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malzahar's sensitive parts.
Malzahar staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malzahar dips to his left and cracks Cooter with an uppercut!

It looks like Randal Cooter has been cut.
Malzahar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malzahar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooter can pounce on him.
A jab from Malzahar misses.
Malzahar swings for the body but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter wants to land a leg kick but Malzahar is out of range.
Cooter moves in looking to clinch but Malzahar pushes him off.
Cooter moves forwards but Malzahar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malzahar throws a combination that misses
and Cooter counters with a good low kick that Malzahar was not able to check.
Malzahar scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter avoids the body shot from Malzahar.
Malzahar connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malzahar misses with a wild body shot.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Malzahar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malzahar. Cooter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Cooter there.
Cooter closes the distance and clinches up with Malzahar, looking for a takedown. Cooter pushes Malzahar against the cage but Malzahar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooter.
Cooter staying out of range there.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Cooter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malzahar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malzahar misses with a shot to the body

and Cooter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooter.
Cooter lands an elbow inside that Malzahar shrugs off.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Malzahar in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malzahar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.
Cooter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malzahar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooter after a bit of a struggle.
Malzahar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malzahar has had enough of the clinch but Cooter keeps him there for the moment.
Malzahar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malzahar is trying to drag Cooter to the mat but Cooter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Malzahar tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Cooter.
Cooter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooter lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Cooter.
Malzahar is trying to push Cooter away but Cooter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cooter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooter.
Malzahar is looking to control Cooter's arms but Cooter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malzahar has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter pushes off an throws an elbow but Malzahar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malzahar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malzahar misses with some punches.
Cooter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malzahar's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooter.
Malzahar blocks an elbow strike from Cooter.
Cooter lands an elbow inside that Malzahar shrugs off.
Cooter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Cooter - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Cooter - that landed with a thud.
Malzahar looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Cooter as the two fighters clinch.
Cooter lands a knee to the body.
Cooter has Malzahar pushed against the cage.
Malzahar tries to break the clinch but Cooter is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter lands an uppercut.
Cooter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malzahar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Cooter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randal Cooter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Cooter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malzahar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooter tries to move into range but Malzahar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Malzahar misses the jab.
Cooter tries to close the distance and clinch but Malzahar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malzahar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooter moves away.
Malzahar throws a series of punches but Cooter avoids them all with ease.
Malzahar misses the shot to the body.
Malzahar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malzahar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooter. Cooter obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooter connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malzahar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malzahar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malzahar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooter. Cooter obviously looking to wear him down.
Malzahar thuds his right hand into Cooter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malzahar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Cooter tenderised Malzahar's leg. Malzahar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malzahar lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malzahar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooter moves in looking to clinch but Malzahar pushes him off.
Malzahar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malzahar.
Cooter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malzahar is breathing heavily.
Malzahar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooter wants to clinch.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malzahar.
Cooter connects with a crisp jab.
Malzahar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malzahar misses with a right hand
and Cooter counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malzahar.
Malzahar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malzahar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cooter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Malzahar was covering up waiting for the punch and Cooter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Malzahar has wrist control.
Cooter stands up over Malzahar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malzahar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malzahar trying to control the position.
Cooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malzahar looking to control.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malzahar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malzahar trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Cooter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randal Cooter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Malzahar misses with a hook to the body
and Cooter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Cooter shoots in and gets a takedown into Malzahar's guard.
Malzahar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooter postures up in Malzahar's guard and throws a big left but Malzahar blocks it.
Cooter works over Malzahar with some ground and pound from guard.
Cooter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malzahar is keeping the position for now.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malzahar wants to stand up but Cooter is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malzahar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Malzahar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard.
Cooter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cooter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Randal Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooter keeping moving, preventing Malzahar from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malzahar controls the pace.
Cooter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cooter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooter is pulling down on Malzahar's head. It's preventing any offense from Malzahar, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randal Cooter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Malzahar misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malzahar throws a right hand that misses
and Cooter counters with a low kick, right behind Malzahar 's knee.
Malzahar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooter counters with a body kick.
Malzahar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malzahar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malzahar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooter lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cooter clinches up against the cage.
Randal Cooter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooter.
A short right from Cooter.
Cooter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooter lands an elbow inside.
Malzahar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooter.
A knee to the head by Cooter.
Cooter tries to land knees in the clinch but Malzahar avoids the damage to the body.
The Prophet Malzahar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malzahar wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooter won't allow it.
Cooter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter lands an elbow inside.
Malzahar throws a head punch that misses.
Malzahar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Cooter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooter 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randal Cooter!
An out of breath Randal Cooter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.