PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan Jr comes into the arena with Red - Damage blaring out of the sound system. Cooke has chosen Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Allan Jr
vs
Cooke

174 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke moves out of range as Allan Jr throws a body kick.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Allan Jr circles away.

Cooke clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Allan Jr is working Cooke over against the cage.

Allan Jr breaks the clinch.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Allan Jr circles away.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allan Jr. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Allan Jr is avoiding it.
Allan Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Allan Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Allan Jr circles away.
Cooke throws a jab when Allan Jr was well out of range.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Allan Jr circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Allan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr is looking to chop away at Cooke's legs.
Cooke throws a lazy body kick

and Allan Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Cooke is looking to reverse the position.
Cooke can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Allan Jr off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cooke tightening his grip on Allan Jr, looking for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is controlling the position but Allan Jr somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Allan Jr moves into full guard.
Cooke trying to control but Allan Jr is working from the bottom.
Allan Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Allan Jr prevents Cooke from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooke looking for a kimura from the bottom but Allan Jr passes into side control!
Cooke gets back to half guard.
Allan Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Allan Jr working Cooke over with strikes.
Allan Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allan Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cooke is holding on to half guard well.
Allan Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Cooke is pressing down on Allan Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Cooke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cooke trying to keep a closed guard but Allan Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Allan Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allan Jr distracts Cooke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Allan Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allan Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cooke's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Allan Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Allan Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Allan Jr scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allan Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Allan Jr.
Allan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.

Cooke clinches.

Cooke breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Allan Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allan Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke throws a head kick but Allan Jr moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allan Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zack Allan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Allan Jr.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
Allan Jr blocks a jab.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke throws a jab when Allan Jr was well out of range.
Allan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Allan Jr!
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allan Jr tries to score with a low kick but Cooke moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allan Jr, right into the meat.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allan Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Allan Jr does it's job there.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Samuel Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Allan Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Cooke is quick to defend against it.
Nice sprawl there from Cooke as Allan Jr shoots in.
Zack Allan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Allan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allan Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allan Jr misses with a body kick.
Allan Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke throws a big counter head kick but Allan Jr avoids it with no problem.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allan Jr.
Allan Jr lands with a nice body kick.

Cooke has closed the distance and engaged Allan Jr in a clinch.
Cooke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooke takes a shot to the head.
Cooke throws an elbow that misses.
Allan Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Allan Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke is trying to maintain a safe position but Allan Jr gets an underhook and turns Cooke into the cage.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Allan Jr tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Nice elbow from Cooke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Allan Jr's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allan Jr has Cooke pushed against the cage.
Allan Jr lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Allan Jr's brow.
Cooke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Allan Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allan Jr jumps guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Allan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allan Jr throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Allan Jr moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cooke as Allan Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Allan Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allan Jr tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Allan Jr moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Allan Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Allan Jr drives through with a takedown into Cooke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet but Allan Jr passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allan Jr drops an elbow to the side of Cooke's head.
Allan Jr stops Cooke from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Allan Jr.

Cooke looking for submissions off his back.
Allan Jr prevents Cooke from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Allan Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Allan Jr scores with a leg kick.

Allan Jr lands a big head kick that sends Cooke tumbling to the mat! Allan Jr takes a step backwards and waves Cooke back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cooke is rocked!
Allan Jr drops Cooke with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cooke! Allan Jr dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Allan Jr!
A very excited looking Zack Allan Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.