PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benny Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Leaving California. Benny Prince has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Prince
vs
Cooper

165 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Prince darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Prince seems content to control.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
Prince wants to free his trapped foot but Cooper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prince decides to stand up.
Cooper has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Prince pushes him off.
Prince lands a lovely overhand right.
Prince connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prince has a takedown stuffed.

Prince dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prince. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prince won't allow Cooper to get back to his feet.
Prince trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prince's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Prince prevents Cooper from getting back to his feet.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Prince from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Prince gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prince.
Prince is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooper has double underhooks.

Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Benny Prince has been cut.
Prince is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Prince using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prince wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince can't break the clinch.

Prince decides to pull guard.

Prince kicks Cooper off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.

Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Prince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Prince avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prince's face.
Prince leaning against his opponent.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Prince dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Prince's cut.
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.

Prince shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prince fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Prince is avoiding it.
Milton Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prince manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prince seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Prince throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prince avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prince gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cooper regains guard.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Prince isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prince stands and steps away. Cooper gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Prince tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper lands a nice knee to the body.
Cooper prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prince avoids it.
Prince managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prince.
Milton Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Prince lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prince tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Prince avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper tries to clinch but Prince moves out of range.
Milton Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cooper clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper is pressed up against the cage. Prince has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cooper down to the mat. Cooper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Prince circles away.
Prince appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Prince pushes him off.
Benny Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cooper has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Prince gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prince is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prince tries for a takedown. No joy.
Prince is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prince tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prince wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Prince is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prince has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooper.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper tries to clinch but Prince moves out of range.

Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Prince.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prince's face.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Prince's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Prince's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Prince.
Prince is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper has Prince pressed against the cage, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Prince shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Prince tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prince up against the cage.
Prince fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prince's efforts to push away.
Prince avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Prince jumps guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prince drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cooper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prince is defending well for now.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cooper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Prince.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cooper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Prince pushes him off.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Prince shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooper defends it nicely.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prince lands a right hand.
Prince stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Cooper prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
Prince tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prince avoids it.
Prince tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Cooper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Prince keeps it at a distance.
Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Prince seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prince will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prince is looking to counter with a body kick.

Cooper closes the distance and pushes Prince back into the cage.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Prince avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Prince avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper is pushing Prince up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Cooper!