PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 10378 p4p, 894 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 2865 p4p, 363 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Love the way you hate me . Cooper has chosen s.mouse - slap my elbow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charles Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Cooper

179 cm
45
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 3

178 cm
42
190 lbs
32 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson is leaning against Cooper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Cooper.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.

Hunter Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Cooper works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Cooper taking a breather.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stalls.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.

Hunter Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson avoiding damage.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Thompson taking a breather.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.

Jeez, Hunter Thompson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Cooper wants to stall.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson is stalling here.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cooper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.

Cooper clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Cooper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Charles Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hunter Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.