PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Lovejoy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cooper
vs
Lovejoy

170 cm
24
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

177 cm
21
157 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

PED Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Lovejoy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a right hand that Lovejoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovejoy also avoids with ease.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovejoy.
Cooper works Lovejoy's body with a nice hook.
Cooper takes a swing at Lovejoy's ribcage but misses.
Cooper moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLovejoy.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Lovejoy avoids them all with ease.
Lovejoy walks into a jab.
Lovejoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jake Lovejoy has been cut.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovejoy walks into a stiff left hand from Cooper.
We've been told by Cooper's head coaches at Helsinki Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovejoy looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper is looking to wear down Lovejoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lovejoy at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovejoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooper connects with the punch.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cooper knocks Lovejoy out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Cooper!
After the big win, John Cooper made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bushido Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.