PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 2113 p4p, 269 weight class) and Big Mac (ranked 3927 p4p, 439 weight class). Cooper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, s.mouse - slap my elbow. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cooper
vs
Mac

178 cm
43
190 lbs
34 - 31 - 1

193 cm
24
194 lbs
8 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Mac!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mac manages to circle out of the way.
Cooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mac.

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.

Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Mac in a clinch.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Cooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Mac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mac up against the cage.
Cooper trying to stall but Mac improves his position.
Mac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Mac.
Cooper cracks Mac with a nice body shot.
Mac lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mac lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Mac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Mac pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Mac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Mac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Mac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mac.
Mac lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mac on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mac.
Mac blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
A short right from Mac on the inside.

Cooper is rocked!
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mac misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mac misses with some punches.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Mac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Mac blocks the elbow strike.
Mac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Mac swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Mac working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mac working aggressively here.
Mac working aggressively here.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Mac misses with some punches.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Mac.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mac's defenses.
Mac blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mac.
Mac avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Mac swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Mac misses with some punches.
Mac lands a right hand.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Mac controls the action.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Mac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper.
Mac creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cooper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cooper drops to his knees and Mac pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Mac!
A very excited looking Big Mac 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.