PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 3850 p4p, 413 weight class) and Padraig McNamara (ranked 5480 p4p, 507 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. McNamara has chosen Kung liligaya ka sa piling ng iba as his entrance music. 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?

Cooper
vs
McNamara

178 cm
48
190 lbs
40 - 40 - 1

188 cm
29
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 40 - 40 - 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Padraig McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McNamara finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooper's head.
McNamara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McNamara lands a jab-cross combination.

Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McNamara tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McNamara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNamara avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
McNamara dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from McNamara.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McNamara as Cooper tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from McNamara as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNamara.
A nice right hand lands inside from McNamara.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

McNamara lands a takedown into guard.
McNamara tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooper is retaining full guard.
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.
McNamara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McNamara advances position into side control!

McNamara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

McNamara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.

McNamara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

McNamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McNamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper defending against the ground and pound.

McNamara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooper, who protects the arm well.

McNamara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cooper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

McNamara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McNamara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cooper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McNamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McNamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

McNamara tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.

McNamara tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper is not content to let McNamara control the position.
The strikes coming from McNamara are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to get back to his feet.

McNamara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McNamara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

McNamara swings around for an armbar but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McNamara's guard.
McNamara keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
McNamara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooper's guard.

McNamara pushes down on Cooper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McNamara moves into full mount! Cooper won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig McNamara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McNamara cracks Cooper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Cooper moves into the clinch.
McNamara lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNamara misses with an elbow strike.

McNamara has hold of one of Cooper's legs. Cooper is fighting the takedown attempt but McNamara gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cooper wants to stand up but McNamara is controlling him.
McNamara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McNamara advances position into side control!

McNamara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cooper manages to work his way to half guard, despite McNamara's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McNamara seems to be working for a kimura but Cooper defends the submission attempt.
McNamara works his foot free and advances to mount.
McNamara fails to move to back control.
Cooper wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McNamara.

McNamara swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cooper is now in McNamara's guard. A big mistake from McNamara there, giving up the dominant position!
Padraig McNamara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cooper is sitting in close to McNamara's body. McNamara has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cooper is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cooper is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McNamara.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Padraig McNamara!
Padraig McNamara took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm feeling horny'.