PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes into the arena with s.mouse - slap my elbow blaring out of the sound system. Scalante has chosen Started from the bottom as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cooper
vs
Scalante

178 cm
26
182 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

188 cm
38
185 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Dark Side

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Scalante!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper wants to clinch but Scalante slips to the side
and Scalante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scalante misses with a straight left.
Scalante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Scalante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.

Cooper darts in and clinches Scalante up against the cage.
Scalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper looking to stall.
Scalante misses with a body punch.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Scalante 's eye.
Scalante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Scalante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head.
I was talking to Cooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scalante can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Rocky Scalante has been cut.
A short right from Scalante on the inside.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
A short right from Scalante on the inside.
Scalante misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalante misses with a punch on the inside.
Scalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scalante has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Scalante blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Scalante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
A short right from Cooper.
Scalante scores with a shoulder strike.
Scalante has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Scalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scalante lands a left hand.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Scalante gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Scalante in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Scalante lands an uppercut.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Scalante misses with the head strike.
Scalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scalante takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Rocky Scalante's cut even more.
Scalante tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scalante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Scalante tries to tie him up.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scalante takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scalante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head.
Scalante avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalante has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scalante's defenses.

The cut above Rocky Scalante's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Scalante prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Scalante digs a right hand into Cooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooper's gas tank.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Scalante scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Scalante swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Scalante in his tracks for a moment.

Rocky Scalante's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Rocky Scalante stepped up to the mic, saying '“What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that’s why he's number two.” '.