PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cooper
vs
Povetkin

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povetkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cooper.
Povetkin misses with a body kick.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Povetkin defends it nicely.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Povetkin sprawls well. Povetkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Povetkin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Povetkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Povetkin manages to get underhooks.

Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Povetkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.

It looks like Ryan Cooper has been cut.

Cooper gets a clinch.

Cooper breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin keeps Cooper at a distance using the push kick.

Povetkin drops Cooper with a beautiful combination! Cooper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Povetkin is looking for the KO!
Povetkin feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Cooper collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vlad Povetkin!