PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyud Rautha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cooper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cooper
vs
Rautha

170 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Feyud Rautha!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Rautha.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Rautha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rautha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Cooper.
Rautha lands a jab to the head.
Cooper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautha punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautha dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Rautha moved out of range.
Cooper throws a hook but Rautha blocks it.
Rautha throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper slips a jab from Rautha.
Rautha blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautha slips a jab from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautha. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautha misses with a wild combination.
Rautha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rautha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
John Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Rautha's shoulder, as Rautha tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautha.
Rautha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Rautha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rautha works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
Rautha slips a jab from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper throws a right hand that Rautha ducks under and follows up with a left that Rautha also avoids with ease.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rautha's coach down at LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rautha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slow jab from Rautha misses its intended target.
Rautha misses with a straight left.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Rautha knows he should have avoided that one.
Rautha misses with a body shot.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rautha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rautha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautha! But no joy.
Rautha swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Rautha misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cooper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rautha misses with a straight right.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Feyud Rautha has been cut.
Cooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooper throws a hook but Rautha blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Rautha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautha misses with a left hand
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rautha slips under a jab from Cooper.
Rautha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Rautha tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautha.
Cooper throws an overhand right that lands on Rautha's shoulder, as Rautha tries to avoid the shot.
Rautha throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Rautha manages to avoid it.
Rautha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Rautha throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Rautha throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
A punch combination from Rautha misses.
Rautha misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper is looking for a counter combo.
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 John Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feyud Rautha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautha.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Rautha moves away and avoids it.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.
Cooper lands with a nice body punch.
Cooper tries to bum rush Rautha with a series of wild strikes but Rautha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rautha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Rautha throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautha.
Rautha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rautha counters with a straight right hand.
Rautha throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rautha!

Cooper is rocked!
Rautha misses with a hook.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautha.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautha throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rautha misses the shot to the body.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
Rautha lands with a straight right. Cooper didn't see that one coming.
Cooper cracks Rautha with a good jab.
Rautha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rautha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rautha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautha throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
Rautha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautha scores with a punch to the head.
Rautha misses with a jab to the body
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rautha throws a good cross that connects.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Rautha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooper scores with a one two! Rautha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rautha slips a jab from Cooper.
Rautha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Rautha.
Cooper misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautha misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Rautha.
A shot to the body from Rautha misses
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautha.
Cooper stuns Rautha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautha stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rautha counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper lands with an overhand left.
Rautha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rautha does it's job there.
A lazy left from Rautha finds it's target.
Rautha stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautha throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Rautha misses with a body shot.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Rautha misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Rautha avoids them all with ease.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Rautha lands a nice shot that snaps Cooper's head back.
A swing and a miss from Rautha.
Rautha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rautha counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Feyud Rautha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Feyud Rautha's cut.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cooper throws a hook but Rautha blocks it.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rautha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Cooper both land. Nice combination.
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rautha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautha lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rautha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautha.
Rautha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rautha throws out a powerful jab.
Cooper cracks Rautha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rautha throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rautha moves forwards but Cooper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rautha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rautha throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rautha punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Rautha.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rautha scores with a punch to the head.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Rautha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Rautha saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautha falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Rautha slips the punch.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Rautha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rautha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and Rautha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Rautha counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Rautha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Rautha clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautha can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Rautha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rautha is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rautha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Rautha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rautha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Rautha has double underhooks.
Rautha avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rautha misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautha lands with a right to the head.
Rautha misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rautha.
Rautha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rautha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rautha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rautha tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Rautha back against the cage.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautha.
Rautha can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Rautha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Feyud Rautha.
I think Rautha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Cooper!
John Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bushido Fightwear, into his post fight interview.