PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cooke
vs
Tesla

185 cm
21
203 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Tesla.
Tesla throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tesla misses with a body kick.
Tesla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Tesla is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Tesla takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Tesla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tesla.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesla misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tesla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tesla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tesla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tesla. That did some damage!
Tesla defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tesla.
Tesla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Tesla moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tesla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Tesla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tesla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tesla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Tesla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tesla throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Tesla doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooke circles away.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tesla moves away.
Tesla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tesla swinging wildly here.
Cooke misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Tesla's head but Tesla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Tesla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesla.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Tesla moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Tesla throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Tesla tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
And Cooke counters with a quick kick to the body but Tesla blocks it.
Tesla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Tesla.
Tesla walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Tesla ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Tesla looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Tesla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Tesla manages to avoid it.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tesla tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cooke connects with a right hand. Tesla shakes it off.
Tesla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tesla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Tesla thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Tesla.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Tesla lands a front kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Tesla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cooke rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tesla drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Tesla throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Tesla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke wants to slow Tesla down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Tesla's front leg but catches the back leg as Tesla tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tesla.
Tesla misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Tesla lands but Cooke takes it in his stride.
Tesla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Tesla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Tesla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tesla lands a body shot.
Tesla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tesla stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tesla.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tesla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tesla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Tesla.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cooke lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tesla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Tesla moved away.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Tesla checks it
and Tesla counters with a left to the body.
Tesla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tesla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a body punch but Tesla moves out of range.
Tesla misses with a head kick.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tesla moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Tesla slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands a front kick.
Tesla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Tesla.
Cooke sets himself, and Tesla steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooke avoids it this time.
Tesla takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tesla might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooke has got the better of the exchanges.
Tesla defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tesla cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Tesla moved away.
Tesla throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Tesla throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Tesla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Tesla moves away from the strike by Cooke.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Tesla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tesla swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesla.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tesla just manages to avoid it.
Tesla misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Tesla throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Tesla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Tesla on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke tries to work over Tesla's front leg with a kick but Tesla checks it.
Tesla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Tesla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tesla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tesla pushes Cooke away with a front kick.
Tesla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tesla throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Tesla lands with an overhand left.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Tesla's knee but Tesla avoids it well.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tesla.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tesla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tesla.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tesla!
Cooke moves out of range as Tesla throws a body kick.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Tesla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tesla misses with a head kick.
Cooke digs a good hook to Tesla's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tesla.
Both fighters circling a little - Tesla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tesla throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Tesla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tesla misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tesla lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Tesla. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Tesla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Tesla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooke.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Tesla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tesla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tesla can do to turn this around?
Tesla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Tesla swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab from Tesla.
Tesla looks to clinch
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Tesla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke sets himself, and Tesla steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooke avoids it this time.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tesla. That did some damage!
Tesla throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tesla.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke pushes Tesla away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesla throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Tesla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tesla misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Tesla's ribs.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tesla.
Tesla has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Tesla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Tesla scores with a jab.
Tesla connects with a nice looking jab.
Tesla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke wants to slow Tesla down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Tesla catches Cooke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tesla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tesla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tesla. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tesla moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tesla throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Nicola Tesla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Tesla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Cooke moves out of range as Tesla strikes.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tesla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tesla just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot

and Tesla counters by clinching up.
Tesla trying to land knees to the body.
Tesla misses with some punches.
Cooke works on Tesla's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Tesla controls his hands.

Tesla breaks from the clinch.
Tesla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.

Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Tesla. Tesla maintains the clinch.
Cooke effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke pushes off an throws an elbow but Tesla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Tesla improves position.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tesla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Tesla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tesla misses with a body punch.
Cooke effectively controlling the action here.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Tesla controls the action.
Tesla throws a head punch that misses.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tesla fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Nicola Tesla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tesla throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Tesla lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooke won't want to take too many of those.
Tesla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch on the inside from Tesla fails to land.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Tesla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicola Tesla.
I think Cooke 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
A very excited looking Matt Cooke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.