PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingmar Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Of Spades kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ziggy Cooper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cooper
vs
Scott

181 cm
22
223 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
29
210 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ziggy Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ingmar Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott wants to clinch.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Scott cracks Cooper with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Ziggy Cooper has been cut.
Cooper jabs at Scott's body.
Scott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Scott misses with the combination.
Scott throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Scott wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Scott misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Cooper gets tackled into the cage by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
Scott tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scott is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cooper.

It looks like Ingmar Scott has been cut.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Scott.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Cooper is working Scott over against the cage.
Cooper lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Cooper as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooper keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Scott is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Scott into the cage.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott throws a combination that misses
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper lands with a nice body punch.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper cracks Scott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Scott tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
Ingmar Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott 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.

A close round but Ingmar Scott will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Scott with an uppercut!
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cooper eats them both and turns towards Scott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on 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!
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ingmar Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Scott.
Ingmar Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott avoids the body shot from Cooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cooper scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cooper 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.
Cooper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cooper is standing up over Scott. Scott looks to escape but Cooper dives into side control.
Cooper taking a breather here.
Scott is trying to buck Cooper off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scott is letting Cooper control him for a moment.
Scott struggling a bit here.
Scott is not content to let Cooper control the position.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ingmar Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scott wants to clinch.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scott wants to clinch.
Scott tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooper. That snapped Scott's head back.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Cooper scores with a punch to the head.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott slips under a jab from Cooper.
Scott tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooper. That snapped Scott's head back.

Cooper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Cooper getting side control.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ziggy Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scott is just riding it out for now. Cooper eventually gives up the hold.
Scott is staying active underneath Cooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
Scott pushes Cooper off looking to stand but Cooper dives back in and keeps control.

Cooper is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Scott makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Scott wants to clinch.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Cooper - just one landing.
Ingmar Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ingmar Scott.
I've got Scott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingmar Scott!
After winning the bout, Ingmar Scott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.