PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Murgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgen Murgen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milton Cooper's chin.

Cooper
vs
Murgen

172 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgen Murgen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper is looking to clinch but Murgen is avoiding it.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Murgen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Murgen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murgen takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murgen controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Murgen blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murgen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Murgen.
A right hand to the body from Murgen.
Murgen has Cooper pushed against the cage.
Murgen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murgen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooper is trying to pull guard but Murgen has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murgen is defending well for now.
Cooper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Murgen looking to slow down the pace here.
Murgen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murgen throws an elbow but it misses.

Cooper pulls guard.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Murgen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murgen trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Murgen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Murgen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Murgen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murgen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Murgen from controlling successfully.
Murgen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Murgen pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murgen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Murgen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cooper darts in and clinches Murgen up against the cage.
Murgen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
A short right from Murgen.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murgen.
Murgen tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Murgen back against the cage.
Murgen lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murgen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murgen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper looking to throw knees to the head but Murgen is blocking nicely.
Cooper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murgen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jurgen Murgen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murgen throws a leg kick that misses.
Murgen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Murgen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murgen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murgen just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murgen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper blocks an elbow strike from Murgen.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murgen smiles and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Murgen. Those never looked like landing.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Murgen is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Murgen pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Murgen circles away.

Cooper moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murgen avoids it.
Murgen wants to stall.
Murgen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooper is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milton Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murgen stalling against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Murgen.
Cooper is trying to pull guard but Murgen has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murgen.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murgen.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Murgen holds him up against the cage and eventually Cooper drops back down to his feet.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murgen is keeping busy.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Murgen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper being controlled against the cage.

Cooper pulls guard successfully.
Murgen wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Murgen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Murgen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murgen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murgen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murgen controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murgen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murgen throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Murgen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cooper tries to clinch but Murgen moves out of range.
Milton Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murgen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Murgen pushes him off.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Murgen circles away and keeps his distance.
Murgen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Murgen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Murgen counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Murgen to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murgen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Murgen misses with a low kick.
Murgen throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murgen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cooper stumbling backwards into the cage! Cooper bounces back off the cage towards Murgen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Murgen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Murgen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jurgen Murgen!
In his post fight interview, Jurgen Murgen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.