PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 3406 p4p, 327 weight class) and Soren Bak (ranked 2536 p4p, 265 weight class). Winston Cooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soren Bak's chin.

Cooper
vs
Bak

175 cm
22
152 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soren Bak!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bak. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Bak keeps it at a distance.
Bak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bak takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.

Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper looking to stall.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Bak.
Bak stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Bak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak has Cooper pressed against the cage.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Bak 's eye.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Bak.
Bak scores with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Cooper has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bak blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bak is keeping busy.
Bak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Bak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Bak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bak prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Bak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper letting Bak take a breather here.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bak lands a body punch.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Winston Cooper has been cut.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bak.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bak as Cooper tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak connects with a knee to the head.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bak's brow.
Bak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper works on Bak's body with a couple of short punches.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Bak avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Bak avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Bak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bak.

Cooper is rocked!
Bak lands a big knee to the head and Cooper goes down! Bak pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soren Bak!
Soren Bak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.