PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volt Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Cooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Volt Krueger's chin.

Cooper
vs
Krueger

199 cm
25
263 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger lands with a thumping leg kick.

Cooper scores with a takedown into Krueger's guard.

Krueger has his feet on Cooper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Cooper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Krueger manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Krueger pulls guard.
Cooper chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cooper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krueger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Krueger has his foot on Cooper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooper works his way back into a safe position though.

Krueger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper won't allow Krueger to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Cooper drops back looking for a leg! Krueger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krueger manages to kick Cooper off! Cooper jumps back into Krueger's guard.
Krueger is pulling down on Cooper's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooper, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krueger looking for a sweep. Not yet Krueger, not yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Cooper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krueger is trying to defend but Cooper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cooper stalling away here and it's allowed Krueger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom.
Cooper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krueger's head.

Krueger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krueger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooper is really struggling to control Krueger but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooper wants to get up but he can't break Krueger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krueger will feel that in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krueger misses with a few strikes there.

Krueger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krueger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Volt Krueger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cooper gets a double leg takedown into Krueger's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Krueger manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Krueger has double underhooks.
Krueger can't get the takedown.

Cooper has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Krueger is trying to keep an underhook but Cooper manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cooper trying to mount his opponent but Krueger defends it.

Cooper is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Krueger as he works his way to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses. Krueger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cooper's guard. Nice move by Krueger!

Cooper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger has Cooper pulled in close to control his posture.
Krueger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Cooper wants to get up but he can't break Krueger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Krueger trying to strike off his back.
Krueger pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
Cooper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Krueger's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Krueger blocks nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krueger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooper is in Krueger's guard.

Krueger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krueger tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooper tries to counter by clinching up but Krueger breaks away and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krueger has time to react.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krueger.
Stephen Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volt Krueger.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krueger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooper tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krueger dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Krueger is breathing heavily.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Krueger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Krueger stands up from Cooper's guard - Krueger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Krueger has a takedown stuffed.
We've been informed that Krueger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Cooper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Krueger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Volt Krueger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cooper tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.

Cooper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooper showed some decent athleticism there.
Krueger wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper is trying to control. Krueger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to stand and escape but Krueger is controlling the position.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krueger tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cooper has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to finish with strikes here!
Cooper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krueger controls the position.

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 lands a big elbow.
Cooper trying to control but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Krueger wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Krueger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Volt Krueger has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krueger sees it coming and defends easily.
Krueger wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krueger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Krueger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krueger has hold of Cooper's hands but Cooper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper is just content to waste time from the top position. Krueger takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Krueger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Krueger is working an open guard so Cooper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stephen Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cooper gets a double leg takedown into Krueger's guard.

Krueger pushes Cooper off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Volt Krueger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krueger 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Volt Krueger!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Volt Krueger!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Volt Krueger!

Volt Krueger wins by unanimous decision!