PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Pittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pittman
vs
Cooke

171 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Mizuko Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Pittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwight Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pittman throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pittman throws out the jab.
Cooke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Pittman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooke throws a right hand that Pittman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pittman also avoids with ease.
Cooke shoots in looking for a takedown but Pittman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pittman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bryan Pittman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pittman looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke with a hook.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Pittman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke takes a swing at Pittman's ribcage but misses.
Cooke moves out of range as Pittman throws a body kick.
Cooke with the counter takedown but Pittman avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a right and a left that Pittman avoids nicely.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
Pittman lands a nice elbow.

Cooke jumps guard.
Pittman trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Pittman wants to stand but Cooke is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pittman is controlling him.
Cooke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pittman wanted to stand there but Cooke had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooke moves out of range as Pittman strikes.
Cooke unleashes a big counter combination but Pittman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pittman leaves Cooke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Cooke closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pittman is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cooke avoids the elbow strike from Pittman, against the cage.
Pittman tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pittman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Cooke pulls guard successfully.
Cooke has a closed guard, preventing Pittman from standing up.
Pittman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cooke pushes Pittman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pittman defends well and Cooke ends up having to push Pittman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cooke fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Cooke 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.

Pittman clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pittman tries to pull guard but Cooke won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pittman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooke's brow.
Pittman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pittman jumps into guard, dragging Cooke to the mat.
Cooke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pittman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke stands and throws Pittman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pittman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cooke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke controlling from side mount.
Pittman is looking to regain half guard here but Cooke keeps moving and retains side control.
Pittman being controlled for a moment.
Pittman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cooke.
Pittman is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Cooke stalls from top position.
Cooke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pittman gets back to half guard.
Cooke stalling.
Pittman tries to roll over but Cooke keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pittman wants to improve his position but Cooke is controlling well.
Cooke is keen to just control but Pittman is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooke shoots for a double leg takedown but Pittman sprawls well. He's pushed Cooke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pittman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pittman looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Cooke.
Pittman misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Pittman backpedaling.

Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooke is working for takedown but Pittman is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pittman breaks from the clinch.
Cooke fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Cooke 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. This is the final round!

Cooke moves into the clinch.

Pittman gets control of Cooke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pittman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cooke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cooke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Cooke.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pittman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pittman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pittman is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Cooke controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pittman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Pittman didn't see that one coming.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Dwight Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Cooke.

Pittman is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Cooke moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Pittman! Cooke continues to tee off on Pittman, landing with a left and a right! Cooke connects with a right hand that leaves Pittman sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Cooke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwight Cooke!
Dwight Cooke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.