PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Adair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kavanagh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adair
vs
Cooper

175 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sun-Tzu

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phillip Adair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kavanagh Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cooper.

It looks like Phillip Adair has been cut.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adair trying to control the position but instead, Cooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adair into the cage.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper wants to get back to striking at distance but Adair won't allow it.
Cooper is trying to force a seperation but Adair has the dominant position.
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adair has him pressed against the cage.
Adair misses with some punches.
Adair looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper is trying to push Adair away but Adair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Adair has double underhooks.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Cooper is trying to push Adair away but Adair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Adair is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper is trying to force a seperation but Adair has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adair throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Adair prevents Cooper from breaking the clinch.
Adair struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Adair swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Adair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Adair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Adair gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper takes a swing at Adair's ribcage but misses.

Adair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooper's efforts to push away.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to push Adair away but Adair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adair has him pressed against the cage.
Adair lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Adair.
A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adair misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adair tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Adair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper can't break the clinch.
Adair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Adair is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.

Adair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adair.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Adair is controlling the position.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Adair taking a breather.
Cooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adair rather than just go for the knockout.
Adair wants to clinch.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adair circles away quickly and effectively.
Kavanagh Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adair dives in for a single leg takedown but Cooper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adair appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooper as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Adair. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Adair clinches up with Cooper and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adair wants a takedown but no success here.
Adair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adair tries to pull guard but Cooper won't allow it.
Adair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Adair is controlling the position.
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 Phillip Adair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phillip Adair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice jab there from Cooper.
Cooper moves to clinch but Adair breaks away
and Adair counters with a leg kick.

Adair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phillip Adair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper wants to get back to striking at distance but Adair won't allow it.

Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adair.
Adair needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Adair breaks from the clinch.
Adair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the cage.
Adair keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Adair is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper tries to circle away but Adair has him pinned against the cage.
Adair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooper's defenses.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adair.
Adair misses with some punches.
Adair keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper tries to break free but Adair pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Adair drags the fight down to the ground.

Cooper gets to his feet. Adair looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooper.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to circle away but Adair has him pinned against the cage.
Adair 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.
Adair tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adair fails to pull guard.
Adair digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adair tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Adair has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.

Adair pulls guard successfully.

Cooper decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper misses with a body shot
enabling Adair to counter with a crisp jab.
Adair tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adair lands a head kick!
Adair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kavanagh Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Adair lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adair tries to clinch up but Cooper circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adair wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Adair moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Adair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adair moves away.

Cooper gets tackled into the cage by Adair. Adair maintains the clinch.
Adair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Adair is looking to control Cooper's arms but Cooper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adair has his back to the cage.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.

Adair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adair shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Adair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adair throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Adair's head but Adair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Phillip Adair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phillip Adair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adair is looking to clinch but Cooper is avoiding it.
Adair is looking to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch but Adair moves out of range.
Cooper scores with a jab. Adair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooper lands a jab to the head.

Adair has managed to clinch.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adair is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cooper tries to break free but Adair pushes him back against the cage.
Adair looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Adair lands with a short shot to the head.
Adair misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adair is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooper to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper can't break the clinch.
Adair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper is trying to push Adair away but Adair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adair is trying to stall.
Adair effectively controlling the action here.
Adair swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adair misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Adair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adair taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooper can't break the clinch.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper tries to circle away but Adair has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Adair is controlling him.
Adair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adair slows down the pace here.
Adair trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper can't break the clinch.
Adair has Cooper pressed against the cage, preventing Cooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adair 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. Adair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adair tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooper defends well and Adair ends up having to push Cooper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooper!

Cooper drives through and clinches with Adair against the cage.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Adair keeps him there for the moment.
Adair tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Adair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooper's efforts to push away.
Cooper wants to break free but Adair has control.
Adair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a nice combination. Adair backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Adair on that attempt.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper lands a jab to Adair's midsection.
Phillip Adair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Adair moves out of range.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooper avoids it really well and circles away.
Adair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adair off to one side.
Phillip Adair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper throws a head kick but Adair moves out of range.
Adair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kavanagh Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Adair.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kavanagh Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Adair!