PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. s.mouse - slap my elbow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Charles Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Backlund
vs
Cooper

189 cm
27
197 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

178 cm
31
190 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Backlund.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Backlund blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Backlund wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Backlund 's eye.
Backlund 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 throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Backlund 's eye.

It looks like Bob Backlund has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Backlund is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooper is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Backlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Backlund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Backlund jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cooper walks away with a smile on his face. Backlund gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Backlund shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Backlund circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Backlund plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands an overhand right.
Backlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Backlund throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Cooper forces Backlund back against the cage and clinches.
Backlund fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Backlund tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Backlund takes an elbow to the temple.

Backlund is rocked!
Cooper pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Backlund! Cooper unloads with more strikes and Backlund sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.