PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carly Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarmiento has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Milton Cooper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Milton Cooper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cooper
vs
Sarmiento

172 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
157 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 5 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carly Sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarmiento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Sarmiento persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarmiento moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sarmiento throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.

Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Sarmiento can't break the clinch.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Sarmiento blocks with his arms.

Sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarmiento throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cooper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sarmiento's half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sarmiento has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cooper is on him like a limpet, forcing Sarmiento back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento letting Cooper take a breather here.
Sarmiento is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cooper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sarmiento blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarmiento's efforts to push away.
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarmiento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
Sarmiento misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sarmiento blocks it with crossed arms.
Sarmiento tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.

That's two 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.
Sarmiento wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Sarmiento is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarmiento can't break the clinch.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sarmiento has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sarmiento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper stalling.
Sarmiento throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper has Sarmiento pressed against the cage, preventing Sarmiento from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarmiento is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarmiento's coach down at Atlas MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sarmiento's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarmiento's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Sarmiento.
Milton Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carly Sarmiento.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Sarmiento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper keeps control of Sarmiento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper has Sarmiento pressed against the cage, preventing Sarmiento from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooper prevents Sarmiento from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper stalls.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Sarmiento blocks it.
Cooper prevents Sarmiento from breaking the clinch.
Sarmiento wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarmiento's efforts to push away.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sarmiento tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Sarmiento wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
Sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper is stalling here.
Sarmiento is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sarmiento wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Sarmiento misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper has Sarmiento pushed against the cage.
Sarmiento letting Cooper take a breather here.
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 Milton Cooper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooper pushes Sarmiento up against the cage in a clinch.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch.
Cooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarmiento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sarmiento misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmiento lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarmiento lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sarmiento has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cooper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Sarmiento tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sarmiento lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sarmiento wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper keeps control of Sarmiento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sarmiento is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Sarmiento's ribcage.
Sarmiento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarmiento tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarmiento can do to turn this around?
Sarmiento stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarmiento.

Sarmiento tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Sarmiento tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarmiento has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper prevents Sarmiento from breaking the clinch.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarmiento's efforts to push away.
Milton Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sarmiento takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarmiento tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sarmiento drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cooper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Milton Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carly Sarmiento.
Sarmiento misses with a few strikes there.

Sarmiento gets caught napping as Cooper dives in and scores a takedown. Sarmiento manages to retain guard.
Cooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cooper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sarmiento, up you get!
Cooper with a poor takedown
and Sarmiento counters with a straight right hand.
Carly Sarmiento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sarmiento's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Cooper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sarmiento, up you get!
Cooper is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooper gets tackled into the cage by Sarmiento. Sarmiento maintains the clinch.
Sarmiento is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cooper scores with a knee to the head.
Sarmiento throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sarmiento is rocked!
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarmiento is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper prevents Sarmiento from breaking the clinch.
Cooper jerks Sarmiento's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Sarmiento drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Cooper goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Cooper because Sarmiento was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Milton Cooper!
The defeated Carly Sarmiento had this to say: 'I will be back'.