PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Drunkizkus (ranked 1440 p4p, 212 weight class) and Isaiah Cooley (ranked 801 p4p, 124 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drunkizkus
vs
Cooley

188 cm
23
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

187 cm
22
212 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

JagWars & BadBoys Inc.

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope Drunkizkus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Cooley!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooley throws a lazy right hand but Drunkizkus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drunkizkus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooley.
Cooley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drunkizkus looks to land a right hand but Cooley moved out of range.
Drunkizkus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Isaiah Cooley has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooley misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Drunkizkus misses its target.
Drunkizkus misses the body punch
and Cooley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drunkizkus throws out a loose jab but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunkizkus jabs Cooley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drunkizkus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drunkizkus just misses with a punch to the body.
Drunkizkus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Drunkizkus is looking to wear down Cooley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drunkizkus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooley manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkizkus misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooley ducks under a wild hook from Drunkizkus.
Cooley counters with a body kick.
Drunkizkus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drunkizkus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooley's head.
Drunkizkus throws a jab when Cooley was well out of range.
Drunkizkus throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drunkizkus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooley is just out of range.
Drunkizkus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drunkizkus misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drunkizkus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drunkizkus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooley's head backwards.
Cooley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drunkizkus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooley moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooley scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooley.
Drunkizkus tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drunkizkus backing away here, and Cooley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Drunkizkus throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Drunkizkus misses
enabling Cooley to counter with a crisp jab.
Drunkizkus misses the jab.
Cooley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Drunkizkus does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drunkizkus momentarily.
Drunkizkus misses the shot to the body.
Cooley throws a big counter head kick but Drunkizkus avoids it with no problem.
Cooley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooley counters with a solid body kick.
Cooley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus misses the body punch
and Cooley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drunkizkus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drunkizkus with a body shot.
Cooley throws the left hand but Drunkizkus avoids the punch easily.
Drunkizkus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Drunkizkus takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Drunkizkus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Drunkizkus.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Drunkizkus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkizkus tries to throw a body punch but Cooley avoids it by throwing Drunkizkus back against the cage.
Drunkizkus lands with a light punch inside.
Cooley blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Drunkizkus controls the action.
Cooley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drunkizkus tries a body shot but Cooley blocks it.
Drunkizkus misses with a body punch.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drunkizkus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooley lands a body punch.
Drunkizkus is breathing heavily.
Drunkizkus can't find room to land a body shot as Cooley controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus takes a shot to the head.
Cooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Drunkizkus.
A short left from Cooley.
Drunkizkus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooley's elbow.
Cooley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunkizkus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooley struggles to land a body shot inside as Drunkizkus controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Isaiah Cooley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Cooley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drunkizkus checks a leg kick.
Drunkizkus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drunkizkus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drunkizkus misses with a jab to the body
and Drunkizkus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drunkizkus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drunkizkus misses with an uppercut
and Cooley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pope Drunkizkus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooley defending well as Drunkizkus loads up on a big left hand.
Drunkizkus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drunkizkus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooley moves away.
Cooley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drunkizkus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooley scores with a counter punch that sends Drunkizkus to the canvas! Cooley smells blood - he's punishing Drunkizkus with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Drunkizkus has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Cooley!
A relieved looking Isaiah Cooley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Pope Drunkizkus had this to say: 'WHERE'S THE BOOZE, GODDAMMIT!?!'.