PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cole
vs
Cooke

175 cm
22
200 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
203 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been informed that Cooke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cooke throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cole is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke is the new middleweight champion!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.