PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 3548 p4p, 400 weight class) and Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 2255 p4p, 290 weight class). Cooper's entrance music is s.mouse - slap my elbow. A fine choice. Agnarsson has chosen Black Pearl as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cooper
vs
Agnarsson

178 cm
47
190 lbs
39 - 38 - 1

185 cm
31
191 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Sin City Allstars

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 39 - 38 - 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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Agnarsson.

Agnarsson drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Cooper has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Agnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Agnarsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Agnarsson tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Agnarsson presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Agnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Agnarsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cooper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Agnarsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Agnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Cooper wants to control but Agnarsson passes easily into half guard.
Cooper is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agnarsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Agnarsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cooper is trying to escape back to his feet but Agnarsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to buck Agnarsson off.
Cooper parries the strikes from Agnarsson easily there. Agnarsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cooper to escape.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet here but Agnarsson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cooper's back.
Well, with Agnarsson on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cooper is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Agnarsson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cooper!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is taking damage to the body and head.
Cooper covering up well under a series of strikes from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson controlling well, preventing Cooper from escaping the position.
Cooper covering up well and avoiding damage.
Agnarsson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjarni Agnarsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Agnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.

Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Agnarsson rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Cooper is looking to control Agnarsson's arms but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.

It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Bjarni Agnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson connects with a nice cross there... Cooper is looking wobbly and Agnarsson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cooper to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Agnarsson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bjarni Agnarsson!
Bjarni Agnarsson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.