PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 2043 p4p, 249 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 2784 p4p, 312 weight class). Cooke comes to the cage accompanied by Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Samuel Cooke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cooke
vs
McCarthy

184 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for McCarthy.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCarthy on the side of the head.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
McCarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCarthy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Cormac McCarthy has been cut.
McCarthy moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke connects with a body shot.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from McCarthy is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a low kick, right behind McCarthy 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from McCarthy.
McCarthy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Cooke thumps McCarthy with a low kick.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw.

McCarthy is rocked!
Cooke lands with a right and another and another! McCarthy is in big trouble! Cooke lands again and this time it's lights out for McCarthy! A quality knockout there for Cooke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samuel Cooke!
Samuel Cooke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.