PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 3776 p4p, 335 weight class) and Paul Pearsons (ranked 24264 p4p, 406 weight class). The key to victory for Winston Cooper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cooper
vs
Pearsons

175 cm
22
152 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 5 - 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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Pearsons!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pearsons gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Pearsons is trying to drag Cooper to the mat but Cooper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearsons backwards.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsons's defenses.

It looks like Paul Pearsons has been cut.
Cooper stalls.
Pearsons takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper cracks Pearsons with a nice body shot.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Pearsons shrugs off.
Pearsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Pearsons blocks an uppercut.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearsons's elbow.
Cooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Pearsons 's eye.
Pearsons wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper'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.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooper.
Pearsons looks winded!
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Pearsons controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearsons takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearsons or not.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearsons backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.

That has opened up Paul Pearsons's cut even more.
Cooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Pearsons is rocked!
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearsons controls his hands.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearsons is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearsons can't break the clinch.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearsons seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsons takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsonss head.
Cooper cracks Pearsons with a nice body shot.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsonss head.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Pearsons controls the action.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsons's defenses.

The cut above Paul Pearsons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearsons blocks a body shot from Cooper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Paul Pearsons's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper works on Pearsons's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper'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.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooper.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Pearsons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Winston Cooper!
In his post fight interview, Winston Cooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.