PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filiberto Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Terrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cooper
vs
Terrill

171 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Filiberto Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Terrill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrill with a poor takedown
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Terrill slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terrill thows a leg kick but Cooper checks it
and Cooper counters with a two punch combo.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooper wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Terrill moves into the clinch.
Terrill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terrill working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terrill prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filiberto Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cooper lands a takedown into guard.
Cooper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Terrill's guard.
Cooper trying to control but Terrill is working from the bottom.

Cooper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Terrill seems keen to control Cooper's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Terrill keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Terrill seems keen to control Cooper's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terrill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Terrill closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Cooper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Terrill.

It looks like Filiberto Cooper has been cut.
Terrill looking for a takedown.
Terrill is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.

Terrill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrill.

Terrill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Terrill stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrill prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Terrill.
Terrill trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Terrill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terrill has Cooper pushed against the cage.
Cooper has Terrill pressed against the cage, preventing Terrill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terrill trying to land knees to the body.
Terrill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Terrill wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Filiberto Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Filiberto Cooper'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.

Terrill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper can't get the takedown.
Terrill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Terrill tried to score with a low kick but Cooper checks it.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.

Terrill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Terrill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrill controls his hands.
Cooper is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filiberto Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Cooper tries a body shot but Terrill blocks it.
Terrill 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. Terrill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Terrill. Terrill gets slowly back to his feet.

Terrill drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
Cooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terrill prevents it.
Terrill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has Terrill pressed against the cage, preventing Terrill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terrill missing with knees to the body.
Terrill wants a takedown but no success here.
Terrill wants a takedown.
Terrill is breathing heavily.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Terrill.
Cooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Terrill tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Terrill.
Terrill presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrill tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooper working Terrill over with knees to the body.
Terrill prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Terrill tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooper tries a body shot but Terrill blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper can't get the takedown.
Terrill trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Cooper jumps guard but Terrill stands there with Cooper around his waist. Cooper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terrill is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short uppercut from Terrill.
Stalling in the clinch from Terrill.
Cooper looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Terrill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Filiberto Cooper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Terrill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper feinted with a counter takedown.
Terrill fails with a takedown attempt.
Terrill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cooper counters with a good low kick that Terrill was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Terrill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Terrill moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Cooper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Terrill connects with a body shot.
Filiberto Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terrill circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Terrill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terrill is trying to stall.
Cooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filiberto Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper prevents Terrill from breaking the clinch.
Cooper letting Terrill take a breather here.
Terrill throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Terrill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terrill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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.
Terrill trying to land knees to the body.
Terrill working hard to break the clinch.
Terrill has Cooper pressed against the cage, preventing Cooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terrill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terrill tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper avoiding damage as Terrill throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terrill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Terrill.
I think Terrill 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!