PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koala Baertum (ranked 1796 p4p, 184 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 2626 p4p, 241 weight class). Baertum's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Cooter has chosen Porch Honky as his entrance music. Koala Baertum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Baertum
vs
Cooter

170 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

169 cm
26
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cooter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baertum dodges the ground and pound from Cooter.
Baertum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baertum tries to get out of the position.
Cooter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Baertum being controlled for a moment.
Cooter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter tries to score with some ground and pound. Baertum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cooter throwing strikes but Baertum manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cooter manages to get back to half guard.
Cooter keeping hold of Baertum's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard.
Baertum stalling.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooter gets back to full guard.
Cooter is pulling down on Baertum's head to control his posture.
Baertum content to stall in guard here.
Cooter is pulling down on Baertum's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baertum trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooter lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baertum is looking to clinch.
Cooter lands with a hook. Baertum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooter fails to land with a series of punches.

Cooter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baertum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Baertum working a defensive guard but Cooter passes into half guard.
Cooter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Baertum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Baertum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooter on the ground.
Cooter is taking a breather. Baertum says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baertum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooter trying to control the pace.
Cooter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baertum defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baertum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baertum wants it to stay on the feet.
Cooter swats away the attempt to clinch by Baertum.
Cooter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooter misses with the combination.
Baertum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut.
Baertum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooter momentarily.
Cooter sizes up Baertum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Cooter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baertum quickly recovers to half guard.
Baertum regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cooter.
Baertum keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baertum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter tries to free his leg and advance position but Baertum is retaining full guard.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Baertum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baertum is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cooter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cooter working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baertum keeping full guard, as Cooter tries to pass.
Cooter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baertum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooter.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cobweb Cooter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Baertum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Baertum has managed to clinch.
Cooter tries to break free but Baertum pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baertum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baertum throws a head punch that misses.
Cooter prevents a body shot from Baertum.
Cooter can't get the takedown.
Cooter digs a right hand underneath Baertum's ribcage. Baertum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooter misses with the head strike.
Baertum lands a body shot.
Cooter is trying to stall.
Baertum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baertum misses with some punches.
Baertum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooter has a couple of punches blocked by Baertum.
Cooter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooter.
Cooter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooter throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baertum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooter stalling in the clinch but Baertum improves position.
Baertum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooter blocks a body shot from Baertum.
Baertum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooters head.
Baertum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baertum is working Cooter over against the cage.
Baertum is pressed up against the cage. Cooter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baertum down to the mat. Baertum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koala Baertum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
A swing and a miss from Cooter.
A jab from Baertum misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck for Cooter with that takedown attempt.
Baertum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baertum moves out of range of the strikes.
Baertum tries to clinch but Cooter is having none of it.
Cooter throws a hook but Baertum blocks it.

Baertum closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cooter drives through and clinches with Baertum against the cage.
Cooter working aggressively here.
Koala Baertum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooter stalling against the cage.
Baertum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Baertum controls his hands.
Baertum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooter misses with a body punch.
Baertum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooter swings wildly with an uppercut but Baertum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baertum misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cooter breaks from the clinch.
Baertum misses with a wild body shot.
Cobweb Cooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baertum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooter connects with a crisp jab.
Cooter shoots for a takedown but Baertum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baertum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cooter does no damage.

Baertum closes the distance and pushes Cooter back into the cage.
Baertum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baertum gets through Cooter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Baertum controls his hands.
Baertum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baertum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooter lands with a light punch inside.
Baertum misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baertum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooter blocks a body shot from Baertum.
Cooter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baertum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koala Baertum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baertum.
Cooter 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!

Cooter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baertum tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baertum is fending him off so far but Cooter persists. Nope, Baertum circles away and we're back to standing.
Baertum seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cooter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baertum circles away.
Koala Baertum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Cooter throws an overhand right that lands on Baertum's shoulder, as Baertum tries to avoid the shot.
Baertum is looking to clinch.
Baertum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baertum manages to avoid it.
Baertum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baertum moves in looking to clinch but Cooter pushes him off.
Baertum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baertum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baertum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooter backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baertum clinches up with Cooter and pushes him back against the cage.
Baertum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooter prevents a body shot from Baertum.
Cooter is trying to break the clinch but Baertum is controlling him.
Baertum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baertum swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baertum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baertum backwards.
Cooter lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baertum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.
Cooter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooter can't get the takedown.
Cooter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baertum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Cooter manages to pull guard.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooter has Baertum pulled in close to control his posture.
Baertum prevents Cooter from getting back to his feet.
Cooter trying to control the position here.
Baertum postures up in Cooter's guard and throws a big left but Cooter blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cobweb Cooter.
I've got Cooter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cobweb Cooter!
After winning the bout, Cobweb Cooter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Koala Baertum stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.