PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filiberto Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Voli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakub Voli has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cooper
vs
Voli

171 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 6 - 1

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Filiberto Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Voli!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Voli - that will leave a mark!
Jakub Voli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.
Cooper feints a jab promting Voli to slip. Cooper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Voli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Voli moved out of range nicely.
Voli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voli throws a body kick that misses.
Voli tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voli tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voli throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Voli looks winded!
Voli is looking to clinch.
Voli wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Voli looks to clinch

and Cooper counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Voli!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voli sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Cooper seems to be looking for submissions.

Cooper escapes and gets back to his feet.
Voli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cooper if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Voli. No joy for Cooper on that attempt.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Voli defends it nicely.
Voli misses with a takedown attempt - Cooper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cooper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Voli napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cooper prevents Voli from escaping the position.

Cooper decides to stand back up.
Voli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voli scrambles back to his feet.
Voli walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws a head kick but Voli moves out of range.
Voli avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Voli misses with a low kick as Cooper jumps back.

Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Voli in a clinch.
Voli has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voli jumps guard but Cooper stands there with Voli around his waist. Voli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cooper jumps guard but Voli stands there with Cooper around his waist. Cooper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filiberto Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Voli manages to get underhooks.
Cooper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voli's efforts to push away.
Cooper prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooper.

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.
Cooper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Voli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voli tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper goes for a takedown attempt but Voli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Voli throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Cooper attempts a counter takedown but Voli avoids it well and moves away.

Cooper pushes Voli up against the cage in a clinch.
Voli is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Cooper jumps guard.
Voli wanted to stand there but Cooper had control of the position.
Voli stands up out of Cooper's guard for a moment - Cooper manages to land a nice upkick.
Cooper striking off his back but it's not causing Voli any problems.
Cooper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filiberto Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cooper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Voli isn't so interested in that idea.
Voli trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voli working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cooper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cooper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voli pushes down on Cooper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Voli wants to get back to his feet.
Voli is breathing heavily.
Voli blocks the strikes from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voli wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cooper punching from the bottom.
Voli blocks the strikes from Cooper.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Voli shoots and misses
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voli tries to clinch up.
Cooper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voli can do to turn this around?

Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper stays in close to Voli's body and controls the position.
Cooper stops Voli from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voli is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.

Voli is looking for a triangle here but Cooper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Cooper tries for a kimura but Voli is defending well.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Voli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voli is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooper is staying tight to Voli's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Filiberto Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cooper tries for a kimura but Voli is defending well.
Voli is trying to buck Cooper off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voli is trying to get back to half guard.

Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cooper gets to mount! Voli was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cooper content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voli tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filiberto Cooper dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Voli shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Voli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voli looks to throw a body kick
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voli tries to land a body kick
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voli thinking.
Cooper cracks Voli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Voli throws a body kick that misses.
Voli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooper.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but Voli shows good takedown defense.
Voli shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to clinch but Voli moves out of range.

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.
Voli trying to control the position.
Voli keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Voli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voli wants to stand but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Cooper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Voli, up you get!
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Voli avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper keeps control of Voli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.

Cooper lands a takedown into guard.

Voli throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cooper uses it to pass to side control.
Voli is trying to buck Cooper off.

Cooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Voli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Cooper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Voli to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voli momentarily.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Voli but Voli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filiberto Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voli as he avoids it easily.
Voli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cooper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooper works over Voli's head and body with a nice combination.
Voli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooper will feel that in the morning.
Jakub Voli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper shoots in but Voli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filiberto Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voli gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Cooper counters with a single leg into guard. Voli didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filiberto Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

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